SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew of Singapore was eliminated from the season-ending Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Friday, December 9, after losing to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia in their final group match.
Following his defeat on Thursday to Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, world number three Loh needed a victory to reach the knockout stage.
However, Ginting prevailed, defeating Loh 21-12, 23-21 in 38 minutes, in their Group B match on Friday.
Loh led for much of the second set after losing the first. Before Ginting rallied with six consecutive points to regain the lead, he was on his way to winning the set.
Loh lost both the second set and the match, despite saving two match points.
Loh and Ginting had a two-to-one head-to-head record prior to Friday’s match, which was even.
After winning his first group match against Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei, Loh finished the competition with one win from three group matches and finished third in his group.
Christie and Ginting, both Indonesians, advanced to the semi-finals. Friday’s other Group B match saw Christie defeat Chou 21-13, 12-21, and 21-17.
Loh is the primary Singaporean man to fit the bill for the esteemed competition, which has a complete award cash of US$1.5 million.
The other semi-final spot in Group A went to either China’s Lu Guangzu or Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, who will face off on Friday evening. World number one Viktor Axelsen qualified for the semifinals with two wins from two.
On December 11, the tournament will end.
DOHA: Doha’s football fans have been flocking to see a collection of World Cup memorabilia put on display by two Qatari brothers. Some of the more obscure items include medals, balls, and shirts worn by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, among others.
Among the rare football artifacts owned by the Almeer brothers, Esmael and Khalid, fans from all over the world have been able to view everything from a shirt given to Netherlands winger Arjen Robben for the 2010 final in South Africa to Diego Maradona’s World Cup ID from 1994.
Esmael, a former member of Qatar’s youth national teams, saw the tournament as the ideal occasion to showcase their collections to the world.
Simon Ebrington, an England fan, looked at the exhibits with wide eyes.
Other items, such as a signed promotional ball for the 2002 World Cup and a staff pass for the 1966 Wembley final, are kept in glass cases and displayed behind glass panels on the walls of Building 18 in the Katara cultural center.
DOHA: Doha’s football fans have been flocking to see a collection of World Cup memorabilia put on display by two Qatari brothers. Some of the more obscure items include medals, balls, and shirts worn by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, among others.
Among the rare football artifacts owned by the Almeer brothers, Esmael and Khalid, fans from all over the world have been able to view everything from a shirt given to Netherlands winger Arjen Robben for the 2010 final in South Africa to Diego Maradona’s World Cup ID from 1994.
“The love for collecting sports memorabilia stayed with me ever since we moved back to Qatar,” Esmael told Reuters when he explained how the collection came to be.
Esmael, a former member of Qatar’s youth national teams, saw the tournament as the ideal occasion to showcase their collections to the world.
Simon Ebrington, an England fan, looked at the exhibits with wide eyes.
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