PARIS – Loh Kean Yew loves a good chase and his hunt for a historic Olympic badminton medal for Singapore remains alive, after he beat China’s sixth-ranked Li Shifeng 23-21, 21-15 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 1. The victory sets up a tantalising quarter-final clash on Aug 2 against his good friend, defending champion and world...
Loh Kean Yew beat China’s sixth-ranked Li Shifeng 23-21, 21-15 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 1.PARIS – Loh Kean Yew loves a good chase and his hunt for a historic Olympic badminton medal for Singapore remains alive, after he beat China’s sixth-ranked Li Shifeng 23-21, 21-15 at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Aug 1.
While Axelsen was watching the match from the comforts of his room after celebrating his wife’s birthday, Loh was slogging. It was the same against Li as he fell behind numerous times in the first game, even down a game point at 19-20. But, even though the net shots were not going his way, he kept scrapping and fighting.
Trailing 2-5 in the second game, Li tried to slow things down by tying his laces. Loh was having none of it, catching his rival off guard with a flick serve and forcing him into poor returns, racing to a 20-12 lead. A lift to the back court on his fourth match point was enough to seal victory.
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