Singapore Badminton Open
In recent years, Frenchman Christo Popov has revelled in knocking out higher-ranked players.
At the 2021 Indonesia Open, then-world No. 70 at 19 years old, he achieved the biggest upset of his career with a shock first-round victory over home favourite and Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ginting.
In March, he sent India’s Lakshya Sen packing in the German Open’s first round.
At the Singapore Badminton Open on Thursday, Popov, now world No. 35, added another big name to his list of scalps – the Republic’s 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew.
Displaying resilience and composure, Popov silenced the 4,800-strong Indoor Stadium crowd with a 21-10, 23-21 win over the world No. 5 in the second round.
“I have waited so long to get these type of results. Making a 750 quarter-finals is my biggest result yet and I’m just very happy,” said Popov, referring to the competition’s status as a Super 750 event, the third tier on the Badminton World Federation World Tour.
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