Lowdown on Kidambi Srikanth: The 28-year-old is a farmer's son who was developed at the Pullela Gopichand Academy, where he was encouraged to play singles instead of doubles. He also beat Lin Dan, in 2014, and Kean Yew at the 2018 Commonwealth Games before rising to world No. 1
It's squeaky bum time at the Loh household in Penang ahead of Kean Yew's #BWFWorldChampionships men's singles final against Kidambi Srikanth, who wins the toss and elects to serve first 
It's been a rough start for Kean Yew in the #BWFWorldChampionships men's singles final. After taking a 3-1 lead, Kidambi managed to limit smashing opportunities for the Singaporean and took 8 points in a row.
But Kean Yew roars back with 4 straight points with some beautiful net play. Kidambi, however, reaches the interval first at 11-7.
Kean Yew's solid defence is back on song as another four-point run takes him level at 11-11!
LohKY, LohKY, the Huelva crowd chants. That's not his English name but Kean Yew the Magician doesn't mind and delivers, producing a miraculous lunging save and then a kill to make it 13-12!
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