The tournament will showcase the top 15 singles players and top 10 doubles pairs.
Singapore's Loh Kean Yew will be looking to progress further than he did on home soil in 2023 when he lost to Frenchman Christo Popov in the round of 16.
Loh, 26, reached the semi-finals of his home open in 2022 before losing to Indonesia’s eventual champion Anthony Ginting. In 2023, he suffered a surpriseHe said: “I’m always looking forward to being surrounded by local supporters and competing on home ground. I feel so humbled and grateful to have them cheering me on. It’s a truly special feeling that always motivates me to give my best.”
Should he get past Lu, he could meet Denmark’s world No. 4 Anders Antonsen in the round of 16 and China’s Asian Games champion and world No. 6 Li Shifeng in the quarter-finals. Potential semi-final opponents include Danish Olympic winner and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen and two-time defending champion Ginting, the world No. 7.
The Republic’s other representatives at the US$850,000 BWF Super 750 event also face a tough fight to make it to the second round. The winner of this match could meet Japan’s former top-ranked Nozomi Okuhara, the world No. 17, in the last 16 and then South Korea’s world champion and world No. 1 An Se-young in the quarter-finals.
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