SINGAPORE: Local shuttler Yeo Jia Min won her first title of 2019 on Sunday after triumphing in the women’s singles finals at the Hyderabad Open.
The 20-year-old, the top seed in the women’s draw, beat South Korea’s An Se Young 12-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a marathon match that lasted over 70 minutes.Her compatriot, 22-year-old Loh Kean Yew almost made it a double singles triumph for Singapore, only to be edged out by seventh seed Sourabh Verma 13-21, 21-14, 21-16.
This is Loh’s third runners-up finish of the calendar year, his sole title coming in January when he defeated Chinese superstar Lin Dan in the finals of the Thailand Masters. The Hyderabad Open is a Super 100 tournament, five levels below the top-tiered BWF world tour finals.
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