The Singaporean badminton world No. 12 will play defending champion Viktor Axelsen next.
Loh Kean Yew beat China’s sixth-ranked Li Shifeng 23-21, 21-15 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 1.
The 27-year-old had lost his previous two encounters against the fast-improving Chinese, but was able to produce the goods to extend his head-to-head advantage to 5-2.
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