Yeo Jia Min and Loh Kean Yew reach finals

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Singapore's Yeo Jia Min and Loh Kean Yew have reached the finals of the German Open badminton tournament. Yeo defeated Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt 21-19, 22-20, marking her first win against Blichfeldt in over a decade. Yeo, the top seed, will face either Japan's Riko Gunji or Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh in the final. Loh advanced by beating Japan's Koo Takahashi 21-13, 21-14 and will compete against two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen. This is Yeo's first appearance in a BWF Super 300 final, while Loh aims for his first title since the Super 300 Spain Masters last year.


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