Loh Kean Yew
Loh Kean Yew is a Singaporean badminton player.
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. He also won the Singapore International tournament in 2014 and 2017 and Malaysia International in 2017. He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.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 medallist with a score of 21–19, 21–18 to take home the gold medal. Loh won the men's singles silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games, lost the final match against Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia.
Personal life
Born in Penang, Malaysia, Loh is the youngest son and has three elder brothers. 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. 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, and was educated at the Singapore Sports School. 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.Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Men's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | Lee Zii Jia | 18–21, 18–21 | Silver |
2015 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore | Mohamad Arif Ab Latif | 20–22, 15–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Sourabh Verma | 13–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Russian Open | Super 100 | Shesar Hiren Rhustavito | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Lin Dan | 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | Swedish Open | Minoru Koga | 11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | South Australia International | Yu Igarashi | 19–21, 24–22, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Mongolia International | Andre Marteen | 15–21, 21–9, 24–22 | Winner |
2017 | Singapore International | Ryan Ng Zin Rei | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2017 | Malaysia International | Cheam June Wei | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2014 | Singapore International | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 19–21, 21–14, 11–1 Retired | Winner |