Top 10 Amazing Facts about Loh Kean Yew


 

Loh Kean Yew – Winner Yonex Dutch Open 2021/

Loh Kean Yew was born on 26th June 1997 in Penang Malaysia, the youngest of three brothers. His parents are Loh Pin Kean and Grace Gen.

Loh began playing Badminton at the age of four, at the gate of his house along with his brother and neighbor.

He trained with the Penang Badminton Association (PBA) until the age of twelve at their Badminton Academy in Ayer Ham.

In 2007 he visited Singapore for the first time, his brother at the time Kean Hean attended a trial at the Singapore Sports School. Loh Kean has a height of 1.75m.

Loh finally moved to Singapore at the age of thirteen to attend the Singapore Sports School. Today he reigns as the men鈥檚 singles World Champion, winning the 2021 BWF world Champion title and becoming the first Singaporean to achieve the feat.

1. Loh Kean Yew is the Badminton Titan

Badminton player/photo by Flou Gaupr

During the 2019 Thailand open Loh shot to elevation when he beat Badminton superstar Lin Dan.

In the last two months, he has beaten world No.1 Axelsen in the World Championship, No.2 Kento Momato in the Indonesia Opening, No.3 Anders Antonsen in the World Championship, and No.4 Chau Tien in the Hylo opening.

Loh鈥檚 World Championship win comes on the back of an exciting run of form since the Tokyo Olympics in July.

2. Loh Kean 19th 2021 triumphed at the world’s championship

Sunday鈥檚 December 19th, 2021 triumph at the World Championships is the biggest of his career. In the four European tournaments, he has taken part since the Olympics in July.

He has captured two titles including the win at the Hylo open which was his first triumph on the BWF鈥檚 world tour.

3. Loh Kean was the first Singaporean to achieve a title in the Badminton World Federation

Singapore Badminton player Loh Kean Yew has broken into the top 10 in the world ranking badminton.

Tuesday 22nd February, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) did a world ranking and Loh Kean was ranked the ninth position.

In 2021 he was reigning in the men鈥檚 single world champion BWF championship becoming the first Singaporean to achieve the title.

4. Loh Kean Yew has not publicly revealed his relationship affair

We are all curious who Loh Kean is currently dating. Loh has not publicly revealed that he is in a relationship or an affair.

He has kept his personal life out of the public eye. When Loh was young, according to his mother he was extremely cheeky and could easily talk his way out of trouble.

5. The Men鈥檚 single World Champion Low Kean鈥檚 Racket

Badminton racket/ Photo by Frame Harirak/

The Li Ning turbocharging badminton racket is built on the turbocharging technology platform for aerodynamic efficiency.

Li Ning is a Chinese giant company that specializes in making exclusive, premium, quality sports products for a variety of different sports activities.

As a passionate Badminton player since the age of four Loh Kean Yew has used several rackets, but his ultimate recommendation is the Li Ning Turbocharging 70C.

6. Indonesia Tycoon鈥檚 foundation rewards Loh Kean Yew $ 200K

Wining the Badminton World Federation championship has rewarded Loh Kean Yew with close to $200,000.

The family Of Indonesian Tycoon Bachtiar Karim and his wife Dewi Sukwanto gave the Singaporean the reward to appreciate his achievement.

The Karim Foundation has been ranked tenth on the Forbes list of Indonesia鈥檚 50 richest in 2021 with a net worth of US $ 3.5 billion.

7. A brother and a coach, Kelvin Ho coach to Loh Kean Yew

Kelvin Ho, Loh鈥檚 coach of ten years today. The coach himself is a former national player for badminton and is now the National singles coach.

Mr. Ho first started coaching Loh at the end of 2011, he saw a player who would go an extra mile when it came to training.

He was with Loh during the tournament, cheering him and coaching him on the sidelines. Mr. Ho has always been on Loh鈥檚 side and always told him to have the 鈥Chiong Altitude鈥.

8. Tough times in Singapore for Kean Yew as he took a scholarship in sports school

Singapore/photo by Mike Enerio/

Kean Yew moved away from his family in Malaysia at the age of thirteen and took a scholarship at the Singapore Sports School.

When talking to CAN Loh Kean says the first two weeks were fun for him because his parents were not around but as time moved on, he missed home and he would cry a few times.

Kean Hean his older brother added that Singapore’s culture and the environment were different from Malaysia thus they needed to adapt.

Loh finally settled down and made friends. Tan one of his friends said that when in school Yew was the happiest playing Badminton.

9. The badminton Player finds his purpose in inspiring younger generations

Loh finds purpose in inspiring younger generations and opening up conversations about the sport. He and his brother decided to become Singapore Citizens after so many years of training.

Loh enjoys the game and challenges himself as he plays the sport. He is the kind of athlete who conquers one peak and immediately has his sight set on the next one.

Kean Yew has displayed his drive and determination from a young age, leaving his family to study in Singapore.

Due to different societal conventions and parental expectations, he decided to quit his tertiary studies to focus on badminton full time.

In Loh鈥檚 book, hard work is non-negotiable. During competitions, he devotes his time to analyzing opponents trying to find weaknesses to exploit.

10. Loh’s memorable achievement is when he defeated Lin Dan 

Loh鈥檚 most memorable achievement came in 2019 when he defeated Chinese great Lin Dan, to claim the US $150,000 Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters in Bangkok.

Dan retired at the age of 37, he is known as one of the greatest players in the sport. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion.

His Instagram followers doubled to more than one hundred and ten thousand after his win. These numbers increase day in and out after the World Championships.

 

 

 

 

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