The Tamil Nadu boy Velavan got the medal on a platter after his losing semifinalist opponent Israr Ahamad of Pakistan reported sick and could not take the court.
Earlier, Velavan failed to spring any surprise against the top seed Ng Eain Yeow of Malaysia, who has a crisp game and gave little away.
Velavan matched him for a while in the first game but better staying power saw the Malaysian cruise to a comfortable win. The scoreline was 11-7 11-3 11-7.
Velavan will team up with Harshit Jawanda for the mixed doubles which gets underway tomorrow.
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