Asian Games Badminton Update
Singapore's Loh Kean Yew Reaches Asian Games Quarter-finals After Defeating Lakshya Sen
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Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew beat India’s Lakshya Sen 21-12, 15-21, 21-14 in the Asian Games men’s singles, then defeated Malaysia’s Justin Hoh to reach the quarter-finals. Sen’s exit followed the earlier elimination of Indian men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. India advanced in the women’s events, with PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda and the doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand reaching the quarter-finals. Sindhu will face Olympic champion Chen Yufei, Hooda will play Akane Yamaguchi, and Jolly and Gopichand will take on Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.
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Sen opened the first game with a 5-1 lead, but Loh responded with 10 consecutive points to take control; Sen then forced a decider before Loh closed out the match.
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The loss extended Sen’s wait for an individual Asian Games medal. He had won a team bronze at these Games, after helping India take team silver at the previous edition, and finished fourth at the Paris Olympics.
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PV Sindhu reached the quarter-finals with two wins on Saturday, including a 21-9, 21-13 victory over Japan’s world No. 7 Tomoka Miyazaki.
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Loh’s win over Sen improved his head-to-head record against the Indian to 5-7. Loh is also seeking his first Asian Games medal; he was eliminated in the second round at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
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