Axelsen defeated Isao Naraoka in straight sets to win his first title this year.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] In the Super 1000 Series Malaysian Open men's singles championship match, Denmark's Viktor Axelsen (Viktor Axelsen) faced the Japanese 21-year-old star Kodai Naraoka who almost defeated him in the last match, with 21:6. At 21:15, it took only 40 minutes to easily win the first championship of the season.

Last year, Axelsen and Kodai Naraoka had a fierce battle in the men's singles semi-finals of the BWF year-end finals. The two played 3 rounds. 2 points at the end of the game, but Axelsen finally scored 4 points in a row to reverse. Although Kodai Naraoka also scored 18 points in the third game, he still could not prevent the champion from advancing.

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Kodai Naraoka played 3 rounds in the first match of this year. Yesterday, he played 1 hour and 53 minutes against the talented Thai teenager Kunlavut Vitidsarn. It took nearly 2 hours to advance to the championship game; In the first game of the tournament, he met his compatriot Rasmus Gemke and played 3 rounds. In the second round, he was directly promoted to the top 8 due to his opponent's withdrawal. He easily defeated his opponent in straight sets in both the top 8 and top 4 games. All under 50 minutes.

Today, Axelsen gave Japan's new star a challenge in the first game of the final. First, he entered a technical timeout at 11:5. After the timeout, he only allowed his opponent to score 1 point and easily accepted it at 21:6. Axelsen did not lead the score yet. After 14:12, Axelsen scored 5 points in a row to lay the foundation for victory. Finally, he won the first championship of the new year at 21:15. He has won 13 consecutive victories in the finals. Kodai Naraoka's winning streak has advanced to 4 games.

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