Loh Kean Yew eliminated in World Championships quarter-finals after loss to Thailand
, in 49 minutes, 21-12, 11-21, 21-12.
On Aug 25, Loh made it past Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka-long 21-11, 11-4, who is ranked 11th in the world, in a 23-minute match. The 28-year-old Ng requested a medical timeout in the second set due to an injury to his right thigh. He resumed playing after a physiotherapist attended to him, but retired because of the injury shortly afterwards.The Thai athlete, 21, who was the world youth champion from 2017 to 2019, went on to face Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen in the final, with the Danish athlete taking the title 21-5, 21-16.“Concluded my world champ campaign today with a top 8 exit.
It’s been a busy season, and it resumes next week in Osaka as we compete at the Japan Open. This journey is made better with the support from my teammates who have played some solid matches this week👏🏻 I’m thankful for our support team, and going to leave Tokyo with plenty of gratitude especially to all the volunteers who took extra care to make us feel at home,” he wrote in his latest Instagram post.
Undeterred, Loh has moved on to his next match on Tuesday , where he faces China’s Zhao Jun Peng in the first round of the Japan Open. /TISG
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