SINGAPORE - He is one of the quickest men on the badminton court, but even Singapore's Loh Kean Yew has surprised himself at the speed with which he has shot up the world rankings. About a year ago, he was 40th. On Tuesday (Nov 8), he rose from No. 5 to a career-high No. 3 to match Zarinah Abdullah, who.
He is one of the quickest men on the badminton court, but even Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew has surprised himself at the speed with which he has shot up the world rankings.
SINGAPORE - Loh Kean Yew has moved into the top five of the badminton world rankings for the first time despite not hitting a shuttlecock in an official match in the past month. It is the first time a Singaporean men's singles player has done so. Prior to this, Ronald Susilo was the previous highest-ranked Singaporean at sixth in 2004..