Overview
- Sen had reached the last four after a straight-games win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew.
- Nishimoto advances to the final to face either Kodai Naraoka or Wang Tzu Wei.
- The result was Sen’s third loss to Nishimoto in six meetings between the pair.
- Sen entered as the world No. 15 and seventh seed, while Nishimoto is ranked No. 13 and seeded sixth.
- Sen was India’s lone semifinalist, with HS Prannoy exiting in the round of 16 and all doubles and women’s singles campaigns ending earlier.