Overview
- Alex Lanier defeated Loh Kean Yew 17-21, 21-15, 21-14 to claim the KFF Singapore Badminton Open men's singles title.
- Loh reached his first home final after a string of tough three-game wins over Srikanth Kidambi, H. S. Prannoy, Chi Yu-jen and Koki Watanabe.
- Organisers and Sport Singapore arranged free live streaming on SPOTV platforms and public screenings at ActiveSG and People’s Association venues to broaden access to the final.
- Loh earned US$34,000 as runner-up, pushing his combined career-related earnings past the million-dollar mark, and he is scheduled to play next at the Indonesia Open from June 2 to 7.
- The win is Lanier's second BWF World Tour title of the year and his third victory in four meetings with Loh, while world No. 1 An Se-young won the women's singles crown at the same tournament.