Antonsen, Top favorite as well as European champion and world runner-up, he had to come back to defeat the Malaysian Lee Zii Jian, sixth seeded. He equaled the initial 21-12 against with an 8-21 and the player Asian retired injured when he trailed by a clear 11-1.
Singaporean Loh Kean Yew, who defeated the Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the first round, continued his career in the championship with a firm step against the Indian HS Prannoy, who was given no options with a great display of play. He beat him 21-14 and 21-12 43 in minutes.
On the other side of the picture, India secured a finalist, who will come out of the duel between Lahshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi. Sen beat the Chinese Zhao Jun Peng in a very even duel. He lifted a match point and chained three in a row to take the victory 21-15, 15-21 and 22-20 in one hour and seven minutes of play.
Faster and more comfortable was the victory of his compatriot and next rival, Srikanth Kidambi, twelfth seeded. He defeated the Dutchman Mark Caljouw with authority by a clear score of 21-8 and 21-7 in 26 minutes.
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