Loh Kean Hean
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 Loh at the 2022 Singapore Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1995 Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Lim Pek Siah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 22 (MD with Terry Hee 27 December 2022) 70 (MD with Andy Kwek 5 September 2023) 133 (XD with Dellis Yuliana 5 March 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 75 (MD with Andy Kwek 17 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loh Kean Hean (Chinese: 骆建贤; pinyin: Luò Jiànxián; born 12 March 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Born in Penang, Loh permanently moved to Singapore in 2009 after receiving a scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA).[3][4][5] His younger brother followed him soon after.
Loh studied at Montfort Secondary School in Hougang while training with the Singapore national badminton team.[3]
In 2014, he was the mixed doubles runner-up at the Singapore International Series tournament partnered with Dellis Yuliana, and in 2015, he won the men's doubles title with Terry Hee.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Loh has 2 elder brothers and a younger brother, Loh Kean Yew, who is also a member of the Singapore national badminton team and is the 2021 BWF World Champion in the Men's singles Discipline.[3][7][8]
Achievements
[edit]SEA Games
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam |
 Terry Hee
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 Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan
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21–15, 17–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Singapore International | Terry Hee
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Hardianto Kenas Adi Haryanto
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13–21, 21–16, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Estonian International | Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
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 Peter Briggs Gregory Mairs
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20–22, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Dutch Open | Terry Hee
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 Tan Kian Meng Tan Wee Kiong
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21–14, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2021 | Czech Open | Terry Hee
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Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
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13–21, 21–15, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2024 | Estonian International | Nicholas Low Sheng Yan
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 Ivan Rusev Iliyan Stoynov
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21–18, 21–8 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Singapore International | Dellis Yuliana
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Terry Hee Tan Wei Han
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19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Kean Hean Loh". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "National Athletes: Loh Kean Hean". Singapore Badminton Association. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "直击家人教练母亲校长老师"铁门羽球"外的骆建佑". Lianhe Wanbao. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019 – via China Press.
- ^ "Penang boys the shining stars for Singapore at Asia team meet". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "She came to us first, insists sports school". AsiaOne. The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Zulkarnain wins maiden international badminton title". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "S'pore shuttler Loh Kean Yew, 17, serves notice of intent". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Singapore's Loh Kean Yew makes history, wins World Championships men's singles title". Channel News Asia. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Loh Kean Hean at BWFBadminton.com
- Loh Kean Hean at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Loh Kean Hean at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from Penang
- Malaysian emigrants to Singapore
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
- Singaporean male badminton players
- Singapore Sports School alumni
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- Montfort Secondary School alumni
- Naturalised citizens of Singapore
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