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In this Chinese name, the family name is Loh (骆).
Loh Kean Yew
骆建佑
Loh at the 2022 Singapore Open
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27)
Penang, Malaysia
ResidenceSingapore[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[2]
HandednessRight
CoachKelvin Ho [zh] (2011–present)[3]
Men's singles
Career record162 wins, 83 losses
Highest ranking9 (22 February 2022)
Current ranking9 (19 July 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Huelva Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Loh Kean Yew (Chinese: 骆建佑; pinyin: Luò Jiànyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo̍h Kiàn-iú; born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player.[4] He is the reigning men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat.[5]

Born in Penang, Loh's success as a child within its state team saw him receive a scholarship from the Singapore Sports School. He made his international debut for Singapore at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, becoming a Singaporean citizen that same year. He went on to represent Singapore in several international competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In December 2021, he won the Men's Singles title at the BWF World Championships.

Early life and education

Loh Kean Yew was born on 26 June 1997 in Penang, Malaysia, as the youngest son with three elder brothers, to his parents Loh Pin Keat and Grace Gan.[6][7][8] His family home is located in Jelutong, George Town, Penang.[7][9] His mother described him as "very cheeky" when he was young, and able to talk his way out of trouble.[7]

According to Loh, he began playing badminton at the age of four, at the gate of his house, along with his brothers and his neighbour.[7] He stopped playing the sport at age seven after being looked down on by his seniors, in contrast to media reports which stated that he had been "bullied" as a child.[10] However, he resumed playing badminton at age nine.[11][12] Within six months, he progressed to join the Penang state team.[11] Loh trained with the Penang Badminton Association (PBA) until the age of 12, at their badminton academy in Ayer Itam.[13][14] According to the president of the PBA, Loh and his third brother Loh Kean Hean were attending training nine times a week at the prompting of their mother, and they were trained by two Chinese coaches, Li Mu and Chao Yue.[14][15] Loh won the 2009 National Junior Grand Prix Finals by defeating Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the under-12 final.[13]

In 2007, Loh visited Singapore for the first time, as his brother Kean Hean attended a trial at the Singapore Sports School, with Loh being there to help his brother warm up.[16] Kean Hean moved to Singapore in 2009, joining Montfort Secondary School.[6] Meanwhile, Loh visited Singapore again in 2009 for his own trial with the Singapore Sports School, where he performed well enough to be offered a place in the Singapore Sports School's Badminton Academy.[16] Loh was also offered a place in Malaysia's Bukit Jalil Sports School.[13]

Loh moved to Singapore at the age of 13 to attend the Singapore Sports School's four-year programme from 2010 to 2013, while on a scholarship offered by the school.[6][16][17] With Loh's parents remaining in their family home in George Town, they relied on support in Singapore to look after Loh, stemming from sources such as Loh's maternal uncle, plus an ex-classmate of Loh's father, as well as the family of Kean Hean's doubles partner Terry Hee.[7] Loh said that his initial reaction to moving to Singapore was anger, as his "friends were all in Malaysia", but he had no choice because his mother "already bought the ticket" to send him over.[6] He suffered from homesickness for a period, but got better when he called his mother and cried to her, letting out the unhappiness.[17] Loh credited his peers for not judging his accent and allowing him to fit in with them, and also credits the school staff for taking care of him.[17] He had badminton trainings twice a day at the Singapore Sports School.[16] From late 2011 onwards, Loh was coached by Kelvin Ho, a former Singapore national badminton player.[3]

After graduating from the Singapore Sports School, Loh continued his education at Republic Polytechnic (RP), studying Sports and Leisure Management.[16][18] In 2015, Loh officially became a Singaporean citizen.[15] Also that year, after Loh had turned 18, he informed his mother that he would drop out of his schooling to become a professional sportsman, as Loh wanted to focus on badminton full-time.[7][18] His mother said that the family was "shocked", and recounted telling Loh: "I sent him to Singapore to study, but now he wants to give that up to play badminton?"[18] However, the family ultimately "trusted" and "supported" Loh because he was "mature", "disciplined and knew what he wanted to do", said his mother.[7] As such, Loh dropped out of Republic Polytechnic after one year of study.[16]

Career

2012–2013: Senior circuits exposure

2012 marked the start of Loh's professional career. At age 15, Loh played in his first senior tournament at the 2012 Chinese Taipei Open in October. He participated in two events, the men's singles and the mixed doubles. In the men's singles event, he managed to defeat Lei Io Meng of Macau in the first round, 21–14, 21–10.[19] However, he would lose to his compatriot Robin Gonansa in the second round, 15–21, 13–21.[20] In the mixed doubles event, he partnered Dellis Yuliana but they were overpowered by the more experienced Chinese Tapei pair, Chen Hung-ling and Chien Yu-chin in the first round with a scoreline of 8–21, 12–21.[21]

In 2013, he participated in eight more tournaments throughout the year, either in the men's singles discipline, doubles, or both. His best showing was in the singles events where he reached the second round of both the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Masters. In the Malaysia Masters held in April, Loh defeated Tam Chun Hei of Hong Kong in straight sets, 21–18, 21–18, to begin the tournament.[22] He would then lose to Indonesia's Alamsyah Yunus, the eventual winner, 19–21, 19–21, in the second round.[23] In the Indonesia Masters held in September, he breezed past Indonesia's Eka Fajar Kusuma in the first round, 21–19, 21–8[24] but lost to Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin of Malaysia in the next round, in rubber games, 17–21, 21–16, 13–21.[25]

2014–2020: First World Tour success and Four International titles

In 2014, Loh won that year's Singapore International Series tournament, with International Series events being the fourth tier of Badminton World Federation events at the time.[26]

At the age of 17, Loh (world no. 139) represented Singapore at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in the men's singles event.[27][28][29][30] He was also in the men's team in 2015, 2017 and 2019.[31][32] He also won the Singapore International tournament in 2017 and Malaysia International in 2017.[26][33]

Loh served his National Service (NS) for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2016 to 2018, eventually earning the rank of corporal first class (CFC).[34] During his service, he continued to train and play badminton for the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA), as well as represented his country at various major events such as the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[35] In 2017, he stated that his goal is to eventually win an Olympic gold medal for Singapore in badminton.[36] In 2018, he received the best sportsman award by SAFSA.[34]

He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[37] Thereafter, he won the 2018 Mongolia International tournament, which is his fourth International Challenge/Series title till date.[38] That same year, Loh briefly joined the Langhøj Badminton Club in Denmark for 3 months.[39]

During the Thailand Masters in 2019, As a qualifier, Loh won against China's Zhou Zeqi, Zhao Junpeng, and Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu-wei before advancing to the semifinals. He took the semifinals against Brice Leverdez in an eventual 2–1 win. He played against China's Lin Dan and won with a score of 21–19, 21–18.[40] Loh won the men's singles silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games, losing in the final match against Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia.[41] Loh also won his first National Championships title that year, defeating compatriot Lee Wei Hong in the final.[42]

2021: Rise to World Champion

Loh qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics after placing 18th in the Race to Tokyo men's singles rankings.[43] He was the flag bearer for Singapore during the Parade of Nations.[44] In July 2021, Loh was eliminated from the Olympics in the group stage; he won a match against Aram Mahmoud in straight games, and lost to Jonatan Christie, the seventh seed, in a closely-contested rubber game.[45][46]

From August 2021, Loh attended a one-month training camp in Dubai arranged by Denmark's Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen, joining Axelsen and fellow players Toby Penty from England, Brian Yang from Canada, Felix Burestedt from Sweden, Lakshya Sen from India, as well as teenagers Axel Parkhoi and Marcus Viscovich from Denmark.[47][48][49] There were 12 training sessions per week, with a training style similar to interval training with 90-second drills, said Loh.[47] Loh followed this with three weeks of training with France's national badminton squad at INSEP near Paris.[49]

Loh Kean Yew at the 2021 Dutch Open

In mid-October 2021, Loh (world no. 41) took part in the Yonex Dutch Open as the second seed. Loh won the tournament by prevailing in the finals 21–12, 21–16 over top seed Lakshya Sen (world no. 25), Loh's former training partner. It was Loh's first tournament victory since 2019; the win netted him S$1,900.[49][50] In late October 2021, Loh participated in the 2021 Denmark Open but was eliminated in the first round by a 19–21, 14–21 score to Viktor Axelsen (world no. 2), Loh's former training partner.[51]

Also in late October 2021, Loh took part in the 2021 French Open where he defeated Malaysian Lee Zii Jia (world no. 8) by a score of 24–22, 21–14 in the first round,[52] but then lost to Lakshya Sen in the next round 17–21, 13–21.[53] Loh's coach Kelvin Ho said on this loss that it "was not the first time Kean Yew had let comments on social media or his own expectations get to him", stating that he told Loh that his "mentality wasn't right - you may think you are there, but you are not there yet", reminding Loh to focus on "processes and routines" instead of "what the final result should be".[54] Ho further stated that Loh had been "pressured" after reading many congratulatory messages on social media after he defeated Lee, but Loh "learned his lesson well and very quickly", and in the next tournament onwards, Loh stayed away from social media, including a social media blackout during the BWF World Championships later that year.[3]

In early November 2021, Loh (world no. 39) won the 2021 Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, which was the first time he won a Super 500 event (the fourth highest tier of the BWF World Tour).[55] The unseeded Loh defeated top seed Chou Tien-chen (world no. 4), a Taiwanese, in the first round 21–18, 21–13.[55][56] After dispatching France's Toma Junior Popov (world no. 35) and Denmark's Rasmus Gemke (world no. 13), Loh then defeated Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals 21–18, 21–12.[55][57] In the finals, Loh again defeated Lee Zii Jia (world no. 8), this time with a score of 19–21, 21–13, 17–12 when Lee retired due to injury. Loh won S$32,400 in prize money as a result.[55]

In mid-November 2021, Loh (world no. 30) took part in the 2021 Indonesia Masters, where he defeated Wang Tzu-wei (world no. 11), a Taiwanese, in the first round, but lost in the next round to Wang's compatriot Chou Tien-chen 10–21, 12–21.[58][59] In late November 2021, Loh participated in the 2021 Indonesia Open, a Super 1000 tournament. In the round of 16, Loh defeated the defending 2-time world champion Kento Momota (world no. 1), from Japan, with a score of 21–7, 17–21, 21–19.[60] Subsequent wins over Danish players Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (world no. 21) and Rasmus Gemke sent Loh into the finals, where Loh lost to Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 21–9, 13–21.[61] His run was the best performance by a Singaporean male shuttler since Ronald Susilo's singles win at the 2004 Japan Open, a Super 750 tournament. However, the loss meant that Loh failed to qualify for the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.[62]

2021 BWF World Championships

In the 2021 BWF World Championships men's singles tournament in Huelva, Spain, the unseeded Loh (world no. 22) beat reigning Olympic champion and second seed Viktor Axelsen (world no. 1) in the first round with a score of 14–21, 21–9, 21–6 on 14 December. This was Loh's first victory over his former training partner.[63][64] In the second and third rounds, Loh breezed past Austria's Luka Wraber (world no. 93) 21–4, 21–8, and Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen (world no. 20), the sixteenth seed, 21–4, 21–7.[64][65] In the quarter-finals, Loh defeated India's Prannoy H. S. (world no. 32) 21–14, 21–12, his first victory against Prannoy after two previous losses. Thus, Loh qualified for the semi-finals and guaranteed a medal at the World Championships, a feat never achieved before by any Singaporean.[66] While playing against Prannoy, Loh sprained his right ankle.[67]

In the semi-finals on December 18, Loh defeated the third seed, Denmark's Anders Antonsen (world no. 3) 23–21, 21–14 to qualify for the finals.[68][69] After the semi-final match, Loh's right ankle injury had deteriorated to the point that he could not walk and required a wheelchair.[67] Loh later said that his physiotherapist (Ho Jiaying) worked on his foot from 10.30pm to 1.30am to ensure that he could walk again.[3][15] In the finals, Loh further made Singaporean history by winning the 2021 BWF World Championships, defeating the twelfth seed, India's Srikanth Kidambi (world no. 14) in a 43-minute match with a score of 21–15, 22–20.[67][70] After the win, Loh credited people from the Singapore Badminton Association, Sport Singapore, Singapore Sport Institute and "many others" for help and support during his journey.[15] His return to Singapore's Changi Airport was greeted with a water salute at the tarmac, similar to Joseph Schooling after he had won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in swimming.[1]

2022

Loh started the season with a defeat in the final of the India Open to Lakshya Sen in straight games, with a score of 22–24, 17–21.[71] In February, he won a historic bronze with the Singapore men's team at the Badminton Asia Team Championships, the first in the nation's history and in the process, booked a spot in the Thomas Cup to be held in May.[72] Loh then fell in the first rounds of the German and All England Open, where he lost to Brian Yang and Anders Antonsen respectively, both in 3 games.[73] He later tested positive for COVID-19 while in England, and subsequently withdrew from the Swiss Open, Korea Open and the Korea Masters, the last 2 of which he chose to withdraw since he did not get a chance to train in March due to COVID-19.[74][75] At the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, Loh, the 6th seed, was eliminated in the quarter-finals stage, losing to Jonatan Christie, the 4th seed, in 2 straight sets, 20–22, 21–23.[76] In his first Thomas Cup appearance, Loh played well, winning all his matches as the first singles, beating Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (21–13, 21–14), South Korea's Heo Kwang-hee (21–14, 21–12) and Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab (21–15, 21–18) in straight sets to earn the points for Singapore in every series. However, it will turn out to be futile as Singapore will go on to lose in all three series thus missing out on a place in the knockout round.[77]

During the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Loh entered the men's team event, playing the first singles for Singapore. Singapore then ended up losing 2–3 to Malaysia in the semifinals despite having a 2–0 lead, thus clinching a bronze.[78] Later in the men's singles event, Loh was the number 1 seed. He won against Malaysia's Kok Jing Hong and Philippines' Jewel Angelo Albo in the first round and the quarter-finals. Later, he won a grueling semi-finals, barely beating Vietnam's Nguyễn Tiến Minh, the former world number 5, in three sets, 21–15, 10–21, 23–21. Clinching a ticket to the final, he ended up losing in the final to the number 2 seed and world number 18 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight sets, 13–21, 13–21. He therefore had to settle for the silver medal again.[79] After the match, Loh stated that his form was "second-best" on that day and that he "could have done better".

During the 2022 Indonesia Masters, Loh, the 8th seed, won against Toma Jr Popov, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo and Lu Guangzu to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, meeting the 3rd seed and world number 4 Chou Tien-chen. Loh lost the match in a closely-contested rubber set match, 16–21, 21–8, 19–21 in an hour and ten minutes, losing 2 crucial points at 19-all, ending his run at the tournament.[80]Loh then rose back to his career-best ranking of 9th place next week, overtaking India's Lakshya Sen.

One week later, at the 2022 Indonesia Open, which was held at the same venue, Loh beat Heo Kwang-hee and Toma Jr Popov to advance to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he barely lost to reigning Asian champion and world number 5 Lee Zii Jia, with a score of 18–21, 16–21, 20–22, after losing a crucial match point at 20–19.[81] After the match, Loh stated that he was satisfied with his performance but he still needed to "handle the key moments better". He also said to reporters that there was "no such thing as ‘I should have won’ until the match is actually won", which was referencing the moment he had at the rally at 20–19.[82]

At the Malaysia Open, Loh fell in the first round to his former training partner, Lee Cheuk Yiu, in the opening round in straight sets, with a score of 19–21, 12–21 in 39 minutes.[83]After the match, Loh said he was "quite disappointed" with his game, and stated that although Lee was a "tough opponent", but Loh was more "concerned" about his game itself. He also said that, he had a lot of "bad habits" he needed to change, and vowed to do so.[84]

In July, Loh took part in the Singapore Open as the 6th seed. Loh advanced to the semi-finals after beating Brice Leverdez, Tommy Sugiarto and Li Shifeng in the round of 32, round of 16 and the quarter-finals respectively. In the semi-finals, Loh crashed out in a seemingly one-sided match, losing to 4th seeded Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 17–21, 14–21 in just 37 minutes. After the match, Loh said to reporters that he felt that he was not "brave enough", and that he was not able to change his tactics accordingly as a result. Loh added that he was "sorry to disappoint" fans who wanted to see him play in the final, and promised to work harder on his "game", thanking fans for their support.[85]

Personal life

Loh's elder brother, Kean Hean, is also a member of the Singapore national badminton team.[36] His eldest brother, Kean Chye, is not professionally involved in the sport but works as a cabin crew for Singapore Airlines.[36] His second elder brother, Kean Wei, is an engineer with a semiconductor factory in Penang.[86] The Loh family speaks Hokkien at home.[87]

Loh's initials, LKY, has been noted by Singaporeans as being identical to Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister and its founding father. Loh himself responded to this observation, stating while laughing during an interview, that "Name not I chose one, but it's nice lah [sic]!"[88]

Awards

Loh received the 2020 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[89]

Loh won The Straits Times' Athlete of the Year 2021 Award in 2022.[90]

Loh was included in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2022 list in the Entertainment and Sports category.[91]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain India Srikanth Kidambi 21–15, 22–20 Gold Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 20–22, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 18–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2021 Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 13–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[92] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[93]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Thailand Masters Super 300 China Lin Dan 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Indonesia Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 17–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 India Sourabh Verma 13–21, 21–14, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 19–21, 21–13, 17–12r 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 21–9, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 India Open Super 500 India Lakshya Sen 22–24, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen 19–21, 21–14, 11–1 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Malaysia International Malaysia Cheam June Wei 21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Singapore International Singapore Ryan Ng 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Mongolia International Indonesia Andre Marteen 15–21, 21–9, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 South Australia International Japan Yu Igarashi 19–21, 24–22, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Swedish Open Japan Minoru Koga 11–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Dutch Open India Lakshya Sen 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 19 July 2022.[94]

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Olympic Games
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With Yu Mengyu
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded by
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