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Badminton
LohKean Yew
Loh Kean Yew competes in men's singles for Singapore, with a BWF ranking of 14 and a right-handed game.
Yew explained
Loh Kean Yew carries Singapore's men's singles challenge into international badminton, and his BWF ranking of 14 is the clearest sign of where he stands. For Singapore, that means a player who can enter the sport's leading events and face the best without being an afterthought. Internationally, the ranking keeps him in the main draw conversation, giving Singapore a regular presence in men's singles.
At 29, he plays right-handed in men's singles and competes through the 2026 season. His current standing is defined by the BWF ranking, which shapes entry and seeding at the sport's main events. He competes for Singapore in men's singles, and that ranking position is the practical detail for anyone tracking him. It is the number that governs his draw, not a historical career summary.
BWF ranking & titles
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Loh Kean Yew was born on 26 June 1997 in Singapore, and he plays men's singles badminton.
His BWF world ranking stands at 14, while a career high of 3 was reached on 8 November 2022.
The Singaporean shuttler is 29, with a birth date of 26 June 1997, and he coaches under Kim Ji-hyun.