SINGAPORE – After 20 months, at the seventh time of asking, Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew finally cracked the puzzle and found a way to beat Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting.

In a French Open last-16 match between two of the planet’s fastest badminton players, it was the world No. 12 who prevailed with a 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 win after 68 minutes on March 7.