Loh Kean Yew is a badminton player from Singapore and is a one-time Olympian who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, his coach is Kelvin Ho
Loh Kean Yew is a bronze medalist in the men’s singles event at the Southeast Asian Games in 2015, as well as a member of the men’s team in 2015, 2017 and 2019. In 2014 and 2017, he also won the Singapore International competition, as well as the Malaysia International in 2017. In 2018, he competed in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Singapore Badminton Player Loh Kean Yew Career, Achievements, Coach, Ranking And Wins
For three months in 2018, Loh was a member of the Langhj badminton club in Denmark.
Loh advanced to the semifinals of the Thailand Masters in 2019, defeating China’s Zhou Zeqi, Zhao Junpeng, and Taiwan’s Wang Tzu-wei. He defeated Brice Leverdez in the semifinals by a score of 2–1. He defeated Lin Dan of China to win the gold medal with a score of 21–19, 21–18. Loh finished second in the men’s singles event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, losing in the final to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia.
He is coached by Kelvin Ho. He is ranked 39th in the BWF men’s singles badminton ranking and has 38,474 points.
Loh Kean Yew Age, Height And Weight
Loh Kean Yew is 24 years old and stands 1.75 metres (5 feet 9 inches) tall with a weight of 68 kilogrammes (150 lb).
Loh Kean Yew Personal Life, Family, Parents
Loh is the youngest of three brothers and was born in Penang, Malaysia. He began playing badminton when he was seven years old in primary school, but he stopped after being teased. He began playing badminton again at the age of ten, and within six months, he was a member of the Penang state team.
Despite his reluctance to leave his birthplace, he travelled to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2010, after receiving the Foreign Sports Scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA), and was educated at the Singapore Sports School.
Loh Kean Yew Net Worth And Prize Money
Loh Kean Yew is one of the wealthiest and most popular badminton players in the world. Loh Kean Yew’s net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million, according Forbes, and Business Insider.
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