Almere (Netherlands): Defending champion Target Sen. India lost to Loh Keen Yew of Singapore in men’s singles final Dutch Open Here on Sunday 2021.
World number 25 and tournament top seed Sen lost to 41st ranked U12-21, 16-21 in the final that lasted 36 minutes.
On the way to the final, he defeated Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng, Portugal’s Bernardo Attilano, Singapore’s jia heng teh and belgium Julian Caraggi in the earlier rounds.
The 20-year-old Indian had won the men’s singles title at the 2019 edition of the Dutch Open and was the top seed this year.
2020 edition of badminton The tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In men’s singles, other Indians including Ajay Jayaram, Cyril Verma and Rahul Chittboina went down in the opening round of the tournament that began on Wednesday.
Ukraine International Winner Priyanshu RajavatiAryaman Tandon, who came through the qualifiers, also suffered a loss in the first round, while Aryaman Tandon could not progress beyond the qualifying round.
In women’s singles, Akanksha Kashyap was the best Indian player, reaching the semi-finals before losing to top seed Abigail Holden of England 21-17, 21-9 in the last four.
Ira Sharma went down to her compatriot Vivian Sandorhaji of Hungary 19-21, 23-21, 15-21 in the quarterfinals. Ananya Praveen In the round of 16.
Samia Imad Farooqui, among others, also lost in the round of 16, while Keura Moppati’s campaign ended in the first round of the main draw.
World number 25 and tournament top seed Sen lost to 41st ranked U12-21, 16-21 in the final that lasted 36 minutes.
On the way to the final, he defeated Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng, Portugal’s Bernardo Attilano, Singapore’s jia heng teh and belgium Julian Caraggi in the earlier rounds.
The 20-year-old Indian had won the men’s singles title at the 2019 edition of the Dutch Open and was the top seed this year.
2020 edition of badminton The tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In men’s singles, other Indians including Ajay Jayaram, Cyril Verma and Rahul Chittboina went down in the opening round of the tournament that began on Wednesday.
Ukraine International Winner Priyanshu RajavatiAryaman Tandon, who came through the qualifiers, also suffered a loss in the first round, while Aryaman Tandon could not progress beyond the qualifying round.
In women’s singles, Akanksha Kashyap was the best Indian player, reaching the semi-finals before losing to top seed Abigail Holden of England 21-17, 21-9 in the last four.
Ira Sharma went down to her compatriot Vivian Sandorhaji of Hungary 19-21, 23-21, 15-21 in the quarterfinals. Ananya Praveen In the round of 16.
Samia Imad Farooqui, among others, also lost in the round of 16, while Keura Moppati’s campaign ended in the first round of the main draw.
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