Singapore Open: Who Will Rise?
Thursday at KFF Singapore Open 2025 will be remembered as the day the men’s singles favourites fell.
· PREM KUMAR
First, it was Li Shi Feng. The fourth seed was humbled in straight games, 21-18 21-14, by Lin Chun-Yi. For the third time in a row, the Chinese Taipei shuttler had Li’s number.
“Maybe because I’m used to his style, I’m able to control the tempo better against him,” Lin said with quiet confidence.
Minutes later, Lin's sixth-seeded senior Chou Tien Chen went down to Lee Cheuk Yiu 21-12 21-16.