India's Kidambi Srikanth lost 15-21, 20-22 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles final of the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain on Sunday. Srikanth became the first Indian man to take home a silver medal from the competition, with the previous best result by an Indian man being a bronze medal -- Prakash Padukone (1983), HS Prannoy (2019, Lakshya Sen (2021). During the final on Sunday, Srikanth took a 9-3 lead in the first game but Loh fought back to take the lead after the mid-game break before taking the game 21-15. The second game saw a neck and neck contest between the two before Loh prevailed 22-20. Earlier, 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 on Saturday. 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.
- 19:03 (IST)Japan Win Men's Doubles Final!Japan's pair of Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo are the new World Championships as they beat China's He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang in straight games (21-12, 21-19) in men's doubles final. They are the first pair from Japan win World Championship gold in men's doubles.
- 17:19 (IST)Hello And Welcome!Hello and welcome to the live blog of the men's singles final of BWF World Championships between Kidambi Srikanth and Loh Kean Yew. After defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals, India's Kidambi Srikanth will face Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the final and will eye to win the nation's first BWF World Championships title in the men's category. Srikanth is also the first Indian to reach the final of the tournament. The 28-year-old defeated Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for one hour and nine minutes on Saturday.