Kumamoto Masters: Dominant Show by Li, Yamaguchi
Li Shi Feng stormed back to the top of the podium after a year as he won the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024.
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The world No.9 had been in three finals since winning the Asian Games 2023 last October, but finished runner-up each time. On Sunday Leong Jun Hao could not stop him, as he comfortably weathered the Malaysian’s challenge 21-10 21-13.
“It was important for me to win this, and it meant that I was able to set a high standard. Today everything went according to plan,” said the champion.
Leong, who had a great week with wins over Lakshya Sen, Koki Watanabe, Kodai Naraoka and Jonatan Christie – each of them in three games – said he had given it everything.