S’porean Loh Kean Yew Makes Another History After Reaching BWF World Championships Final

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Tan Shi Hui
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Previously, Loh Kean Yew made history by becoming the first Singaporean to win a medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships.

This time, he is about to further carve his name in the history books.

S’porean Loh Kean Yew Makes Another History After Reaching BWF World Championships Final

Loh Kean Yew,  the Singaporean badminton player whose name would remind you of another Singaporean legend, has done it again.

He beat Anders Antonsen on the court and made it to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships final.

Mind you, Anders Antonsen is not some random man off the street. He is the third-best badminton player in the world which our local talent beat. 

Loh, whose current ranking sits at 22, is the first Singaporean to reach the BWF World Championships final. He overcame Antonsen 23-21, 21-14 in the men’s singles semi-finals. The tournament was held in Huelva, Spain.

With this victory, Loh will be battling for gold against India’s 14th-ranked Kidambi Srikanth on Sunday.

This was Loh’s second world championship after reaching the last 16 in 2019.

The Match

This win was not an easy one for Loh. The match started off with Antonsen edging to an early lead. However,  Loh remained unfazed and rattled off five consecutive points to take an 11-8 lead.

Antonsen didn’t make the match easy as well for he demonstrated his skills through his precise placements and well-disguised shots, techniques that could easily throw an amateur off his game.

Unluckily for Antonsen, Loh was obviously not an amateur. Antonsen caught up with Loh, looking like he was ready to steal the game at any second but Loh persevered. He managed to survive four smashes in a row at 21-21 and took the first game.

During the second set, Antonsen and Loh were neck in neck but Loh’s strong defence capability was deemed to be useful in the match.

He even caused Antonsen to shout at him after Antonsen accidentally gave away some cheap points at the second game. Antonsen was warned by the umpire for shouting.

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Antonsen picked up the pace and got as close as 12-10, but Loh remained calm and regained his flow. The match closed out in 61 minutes.

After the match, Loh mentioned he was trying to not rush through the second part of the first game by slowing down but Antonsen increased his pace. So, Loh could only play defence while finding an opportunity to win the game, which he eventually did.

After the match, Antonsen also commented on Loh being one of the fastest players he’d ever played against. He mentioned that Loh played with so much confidence that he was “flying”.

This triumph meant Loh had beaten six out of the world’s top 10 players in the past three months.

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