Loh Kean Hean

Loh Kean Hean (Chinese: 骆建贤; pinyin: Luò Jiànxián; born 12 March 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Loh.
Loh Kean Hean
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995
Penang, Malaysia
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachYap Kim Hock
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking33 (MD with Terry Hee 13 April 2017)
133 (XD with Dellis Yuliana 5 March 2015)
Current ranking56 (MD with Terry Hee 19 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Asia Team Championships
2022 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Career

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

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore International Terry Hee Hardianto
Kenas Adi Haryanto		 13–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2019 Estonian International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Peter Briggs
Gregory Mairs		 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2021 Dutch Open Terry Hee Tan Kian Meng
Tan Wee Kiong		 21–14, 18–21, 22–20 Winner
2021 Czech Open Terry Hee Man Wei Chong
Tee Kai Wun		 13–21, 21–15, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Dellis Yuliana Terry Hee
Tan Wei Han		 19–21, 21–19, 14–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Kean Hean Loh". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "National Athletes: Loh Kean Hean". Singapore Badminton Association. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Penang boys the shining stars for Singapore at Asia team meet". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. "She came to us first, insists sports school". AsiaOne. The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  6. "Zulkarnain wins maiden international badminton title". The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. "S'pore shuttler Loh Kean Yew, 17, serves notice of intent". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. "Singapore's Loh Kean Yew makes history, wins World Championships men's singles title". Channel News Asia. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.


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