BWF World Championships 2021 Final Live Updates Kidambi Srikanth vs Loh Kean Yew

India’s Kidambi Srikanth faces Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the men’s singles final of the BWF World Championships at the Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marin in Huelva, Spain on Sunday. The 28-year-old Srikanth became the first Indian male shuttler to reach the final of the tournament after defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals. The former world No.1 beat Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for one hour and nine minutes on Saturday. Lakshya finished the tournament with a bronze medal. Only two other Indian men had won BWF World Championships medals in the past — Prakash Padukone in 1983 and HS Prannoy in 2019.