SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew's strong run at the Korea Open ended with a loss to Denmark's world No 16 Anders Antonsen in the men's singles final on Sunday (Jul 23). At the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, the e
ended with a loss to Denmark's world No 16 Anders Antonsen in the men's singles final on Sunday .
The second game followed the same pattern as the first in the early exchanges, but it was Antonsen who took a 11-6 lead. Loh failed to string together a run of points and his opponent would comfortably take the second. Both Antonsen and Loh played a significant amount of minutes at the tournament prior to their clash, with the Dane totalling 226 minutes to Loh’s 215.
Loh beat China's Zhao Jun Peng in the round of 16 and went on to beat Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong in a rematch of last year's Commonwealth Games men's singles quarter-final.
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