Asian Badminton Championships eludes Loh Kean Yew, changes focus to SEA Games and Sudirman Cup - Singapore News

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Despite the loss, Loh climbed three spots to be in fourth place in the latest Badminton World Federation’s ranking for the men’s singles category

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s top shuttler Loh Kean Yew has once again failed in his quest to claim a victory over Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, as the two battled it out at the weekend in the men’s singles final of the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships.

. Viktor Axelsen remains the world’s number one badminton player, and Ginting maintained his spot in second place. Japanese badminton player Kodai Naraoka is in third place, while Chou Tien Tien of Chinese Taipei is in fifth. All the players mentioned above will be in action in Singapore at the upcoming Singapore Badminton Open at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from June 6 to 11.

Sudirman Cup 2019 – Singapore vs Vietnam – 17th Classification Match Photo: Badminton World Federation Singapore won one silver and five bronze in the previous SEA Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam. Loh clinched the Republic’s only silver medal and won the bronze medal in the men’s team event.

 

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