Singapore's Loh Kean Yew advances to India Open finals in walkover

  • 📰 TODAYonline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 58 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 27%
  • Publisher: 99%

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew is through to the finals of the India Open badminton tournament after his opponent withdrew from their semi-final match on Saturday (Jan 14).

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

He will be up against either India’s Lakshya Sen or Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in the finals - depending on the results of their semi-finals match.

The championship in New Delhi has been hit by Covid-19, with several players withdrawing in recent days after testing positive. In the mixed doubles event, Singapore pair Terry Hee Yong Kai and Tan Wei Han are also through to the finals after their opponents - Russians Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova – withdrew from their semi-final match.“The player returned a positive result to a mandatory RT-PCR test conducted on Friday,” the Badminton World Federation announced in a news release on Saturday, although it did not name the player.

“His doubles partner has been identified as a close contact and has also been withdrawn from the tournament. Their opponents will be given a walkover to the final.”The team of Ekaterina Malkova and Anastasiia Shapovalova withdrew from the semi-final match against their fellow Russians Anastasiia Akchurina and Olga Morozova, who will now advance to the finals.

On Friday, Singapore's Yeo Jia Min withdrew from her quarter-final match after she experienced a"high fever". She tested negative for Covid-19 in an antigen rapid test, said the Singapore Badminton Association. CNA

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in SG
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Singapore badminton team at India Open to be 'more vigilant' after COVID-19 forces withdrawalsSINGAPORE: The Singapore delegation at the India Open badminton tournament will be “more vigilant” after positive COVID-19 tests forced several players to withdraw from the event, the Singapore Badminton Associati
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »


Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »