Loh Kean Yew

Loh Kean Yew (Chinese: 骆建佑; born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Loh.
Loh Kean Yew
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Penang, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career title(s)5
Highest ranking27 (10 September 2019)
Current ranking38 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines Men's singles
2015 Singapore Men's singles
2015 Singapore Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Career summary

Loh represented Singapore in the Southeast Asian Games, where he was the bronze medalist in the men's singles event in 2015, also in the men's team in 2015, 2017 and 2019.[3][4] He also won the Singapore International tournament in 2014 and 2017 and Malaysia International in 2017.[5][6] He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[7]

In 2019, he shocked many in the Thailand Masters where he won against China's Zhou Zeqi, Zhao Junpeng, Taiwan's Wang Tzu-wei before advancing to the semifinals. He took the semifinals against Brice Leverdez in an eventual 2–1 win. He proceeded to the finals, and was up against Chinese superstar Lin Dan. Loh managed to beat the Olympic gold medalist with a score of 21–19, 21–18 to take home the gold medal.[8] Loh won the men's singles silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games, lost the final match against Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia.[9]

Personal life

Born in Penang, Malaysia, Loh is the youngest son and has three elder brothers.[10] He played badminton briefly at age seven in primary school and dropped the sport when he was being made fun of. He picked up badminton again at nine and within six months, he was in the Penang state team.[11] In 2010, a year after his third brother Loh Kean Hean came to Singapore, although reluctant to leave his hometown, he moved to Singapore at the age of 13 after he received the Foreign Sports Scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA), and was educated at the Singapore Sports School.[10][12][13] His goal is to win an Olympic Gold Medal for Singapore. His brother, Loh Kean Hean is also a member of the Singapore national badminton team.[14]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Mohamad Arif Ab Latif 20–22, 15–21 Bronze
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Lee Zii Jia 18–21, 18–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[16]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 Lin Dan 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Sourabh Verma 13–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Kantaphon Wangcharoen 19–21, 21–14, 11–1 retired Winner
2017 Malaysia International Cheam June Wei 21–19, 21–14 Winner
2017 Singapore International Ryan Ng 21–15, 21–15 Winner
2018 Mongolia International Andre Marteen 15–21, 21–9, 24–22 Winner
2018 South Australia International Yu Igarashi 19–21, 24–22, 11–21 Runner-up
2019 Swedish Open Minoru Koga 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Athlete Profile: Loh Kean Yew". Kuala Lumpur 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. "Players: Loh Kean Yew". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. "Athletes: Loh Kean Yew". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. "Badminton: Singapore's men lose to Malaysia, retain bronze at SEA Games". www.channelnewsasia.com. CNA. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. "Badminton: Loh Kean Yew plays his own game for surprise title in Malaysia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "Badminton: Not in peak form but NSF Loh wins once more". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. "Participants: Kean Yew Loh". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. "Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew stuns Chinese superstar Lin Dan in Thailand Masters final". Channel NewsAsia. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. Mohan, Matthew (9 December 2019). "Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew settles for silver after losing SEA Games final". www.channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. "直击家人教练母亲校长老师"铁门羽球"外的骆建佑". Lianhe Wanbao. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019 – via China Press.
  11. Osman, Shamir (15 June 2015). "Local surprise package Kean Yew already assured of badminton bronze". The New Paper. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  12. "KL2017: Once Malaysian, now Singaporean: Loh has no regrets switching allegiances". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. "She came to us first, insists sports school". AsiaOne. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  14. "S'pore shuttler Loh Kean Yew, 17, serves notice of intent". The Straits Times. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  15. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  16. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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