Loh Kean Yew Beats Lakshya Sen in Asian Games Thriller — SkimNews
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- Loh Kean Yew beat world No. 14 Lakshya Sen 21-12, 15-21, 21-14 in 65 minutes in the men's singles round of 32 at the Asian Games in Nagoya
- After falling behind 5-1 in the opener, Loh reeled off 10 consecutive points to seize control, then led 8-3 in the third before withstanding Sen's late rally from 8-14 to 13-14
- The victory marked Loh's first singles win at the Asian Games, after he lost to Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong at the same stage in Hangzhou 2023
- Loh entered the match with a 4-7 lifetime head-to-head deficit against Sen, but had won their most recent meeting earlier this year
- Loh will next face Malaysia's world No. 48 Justin Hoh later on Saturday
- In the women's draw, Yeo Jia Min (world No. 45) opened with a 21-9, 21-13 win over Maldives' Fathimath Abdul Razzaq and will meet Thailand's world No. 5 Ratchanok Intanon next
- Singapore's lone Asian Games badminton medal remains a women's team bronze from the 2006 Doha Games
Why it matters: With Singapore's only Asian Games badminton medal dating to a 2006 Doha women's team bronze, Loh's first singles win at the Games — over a world No. 14 opponent — follows his 2023 first-round exit at the same stage. Singapore now has two singles players alive, with Yeo Jia Min facing world No. 5 Ratchanok Intanon next in the women's draw.
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