(Badminton news) The recently concluded Total Energies BWF World Championships saw new records being created by the shuttlers. The men and women created history for their respective countries as the final event in Badminton could not have found a better way to end the 2021 season. India repeated its 2019 Basel World Championship performance and a few victories more would have got us a handful of medals. The men’s singles saw the top three players recording their best ever performances. Given below are four records that were made at the event.

Loh Kean Yew: Men’s Singles Gold

Loh Kean Yew broke numerous records on his way to the title. He became the first player from Singapore to win a World Championship and was also unseeded in the event. Loh Kean had a dream start as he beat the reigning Olympic champion and world number 1 Viktor Axelsen in the opening match. He went on to beat world number 3 Anders Antonsen in the semifinals even though he was carrying an ankle injury and needed a wheelchair after the match he still won the match quite comprehensively.

Srikanth Kidambi: Men’s Singles Silver

Srikanth became the first male shuttler from India to reach the final in a World Championship. India had two bronze medal finishes prior to this event, Prakash Padukone in 1983 at Copenhagen and Sai Praneeth in 2019 at Basel. Srikanth overall became the third Indian shuttler to reach the final in a World Championship after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. The former world number one is currently the highest ranked Indian in the men’s field and is now ranked at 10 in the world.

Lakshya Sen: Men’s Singles Bronze

Sen became the second youngest Indian shuttler to win a medal at the World Championships after PV Sindhu who was 19 when she won the bronze in 2013 at Copenhagen. The 20 year old is the youngest male shuttler to win a medal at this stage. He had reached the finals at Dutch Open in October and had won the title two years ago. He is currently ranked 17 and will aim to enter the top 10 next year.

Akane Yamaguchi: Women’s Singles Gold

Yamaguchi became the second Japanese woman after Nozomi Okuhara in 2017 at Glasgow to win a World Championships title. Yamaguchi is currently ranked number 2 and can climb to the top for the first time since 2018. Yamaguchi has won 5 titles this year and was also the runner up at Daihatsu Masters in Indonesia. 

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