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Loh Kean Yew ’s bid to become the first local champion in 15 years at KFF Singapore Open 2025 faces an early hurdle in the form of eighth-seeded Frenchman Alex Lanier. Lanier won their only meeting in the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open last year. Should Loh advance, he may face another French opponent in Toma Junior Popov, who takes on Malaysia Masters 2025 semifinalist Yushi Tanaka in the first round. The top half of the draw is stacked with stars, including world No.1 Sh

The PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2024 will linger long in the memories of Terry Hee Yong Kai and his on and off court partner Jessica Tan Wei Han . First, they defeated two higher-ranked mixed pairs in Ye Hong Wei / Lee Chia Hsin and Supak Jomkoh / Supissara Paewsampran to place themselves among the quarterfinalists. Today, they qualified for their maiden Super 1000 semifinal by seeing off sixth seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21-16 21-19. It was their f

China begin their quest for a record-extending 13th title at the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 with an assignment against Egypt in the evening session of the opening day, Sunday 14 May. At the same time, Denmark and Singapore – fellow-contenders from the same group – will face off in a tie that is likely to decide the second qualifier from Group A. The tie could be a thriller, with a lot riding on the men’s singles, in an expected clash between Viktor Axelsen a

Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han Jessica won Singapore’s first Commonwealth Games badminton gold medal in 20 years on Monday with a routine dispatch of host nation hopefuls Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith. Not since Li Li at the Manchester Games in 2002 has a Singapore player stood atop the Commonwealth podium, but the mixed doubles final never looked in doubt once Hee and Tan opened up a big lead early in the first game. “We are extremely proud today and we are happy that w

Singapore’s sparkling resistance nearly tripped third seeds Korea’s campaign in Thomas Cup Group A on Monday night, with the Koreans scrambling to secure their place. But for a short phase late in the first doubles when Terry Hee / Loh Kean Hean let the intensity dip, Singapore were very much in the hunt for an upset. World champion Loh Kean Yew , as he had done in the first tie against Indonesia, once again was the spearhead, destroying Heo Kwang Hee ’s challenge in just 32

Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han won a second wedding present for themselves in four months with their first HSBC BWF World Tour title – the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2022 . The couple, who married in October last year, had won the Czech Open the same month, but today’s win over Chen Tang Jie / Peck Yen Wei was the biggest of their career. With Terry Hee having missed two years of competitive badminton due to national service, and Tan having battled several injuries, incl

Newlyweds Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han ’s post-marriage form yielded another good result as they made the semifinals of the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2022 . Since tying the knot in October, the Singapore couple have won the Czech Open (International Series) and made the last four of the Dutch Open and the Belgian International (both International Challenge). The duo had played several Superseries before pairing up with other partners from 2018 onwards, eventually reuniti

Loh Kean Yew became the first Singaporean to medal at the World Championships with a comprehensive defeat of HS Prannoy in the quarterfinals of the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021 . The world No.22 mixed his game well, alternating attacking shots with softer, well placed drops and an inventive net game to keep his Indian opponent unable to work up any rhythm. The 21-14 21-12 result gave him a semifinal against third seed Anders Antonsen , whose quarterfinal oppone

Loh Kean Yew became the first Singaporean to win an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 or equivalent Superseries title in over ten years as he beat second seed Lee Zii Jia in the final of the HYLO Open 2021 on Sunday. The last Singaporeans to achieve the feat were women’s doubles pair Yao Lei/Shinta Mulia Sari at the Singapore Open 2010. Loh became the first male player to win a title of this level in the Superseries/World Tour era. Lee edged Loh 21-19 in a closely contested op

Yeo Jia Min and Loh Kean Yew made it a memorable semifinals day for Singapore as they entered the singles finals of the HYLO Open 2021 . Loh and Yeo are a win away from their career’s biggest title; if both win on Sunday, it will be Singapore’s biggest day at a World Tour or Superseries event. The HYLO Open 2021 is an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 event. While Yeo overcame resistance from third seed Michelle Li, Loh was mostly in control against Lakshya Sen, winning his tic

Impressive recent performances saw Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min make big progress on the BWF World Rankings released yesterday. Loh, who in October won the YONEX Dutch Open 2021 and defeated the higher ranked Lee Zii Jia in YONEX French Open 2021 opening round, was the biggest mover among the world’s top 50 men’s singles players. And having started November with a title win at the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 HYLO Open 2021 last week, he went up eight places t

With 20 indoor badminton courts, the Singapore EXPO now has the largest badminton hall in the country. Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat shared in a Facebook post about the new development following a friendly rally with Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew. Aside from badminton courts, there are two courts for pickleball as well, making for a total of 22 indoor courts in the hall. Those looking for more information such as how to book the badminton courts can head to Singapo