[SG Sports] Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew shocks world number one Kento Momota at Indonesia Open

[sCuzzZy]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew stunned world number one and tournament top seed Kento Momota at the Indonesia Open on Thursday (Nov 25).

Loh beat the Japanese player 21-7, 17-21, 21-19 in a pulsating encounter to advance to the quarter finals of the tournament. This is Loh’s first career win over Momota.

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Loh is ranked 26th in the world. He faces Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus next.

The Singaporean is on a run of good form after winning his first career BWF World Tour Super 500 title earlier this month. Loh also took the Dutch Open crown in October.

Earlier in the day, Loh’s compatriot Yeo Jia Min put on a spirited performance against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi but fell short against the world number three.

Yamaguchi, who is third seed in the tournament, took the match 21-15, 19-21, 21-14.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/spo...-beat-world-number-one-indonesia-open-2338766

 

[Ye_Rongtian]

Will he be our very own Lee Chong Wei?!

 

[imxuan]

Will he be our very own Lee Chong Wei?!

still far man. kento doesn't look good from the start today and LKY Cardio looks good.

 

[tankgunner]

this guy got a bright future sia

 

[buttbERry]

swee la sinkie

 

[tankgunner]

will we get to see this again?

 

[Atrina_Boy]

Power la ...

 

[Exclusive10]

waiting for sg to annouce public holiday

 

[fatscaryuncle]

will we get to see this again?

Win clap lose throw to tekong

 

[Wu-Han Clan]

dont celebrate first... waiting for penang to comment........

 

[tankgunner]

Win clap lose throw to tekong

 

[Roflcopterr]

come in for yeo jia min only

 

[sCuzzZy]

Win clap lose throw to tekong

He already finished NS.

 

[Perisher]

jsk... make sg proud!
Loh Kean Yew!

in b4 people mistake him with LKY...

 

[Perisher]

He already finished NS.

means he wasted 2 years of his sporting prime. sad.

 

[Nicholas92]

Proceed to quarter finals?

He was seeded against the world number one so early?

 

[tokong]

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew stunned world number one and tournament top seed Kento Momota at the Indonesia Open on Thursday (Nov 25).

Loh beat the Japanese player 21-7, 17-21, 21-19 in a pulsating encounter to advance to the quarter finals of the tournament. This is Loh’s first career win over Momota.

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Loh is ranked 26th in the world. He faces Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus next.

The Singaporean is on a run of good form after winning his first career BWF World Tour Super 500 title earlier this month. Loh also took the Dutch Open crown in October.

Earlier in the day, Loh’s compatriot Yeo Jia Min put on a spirited performance against Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi but fell short against the world number three.

Yamaguchi, who is third seed in the tournament, took the match 21-15, 19-21, 21-14.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/spo...-beat-world-number-one-indonesia-open-2338766

Momota is a very powerful opponent. You see LCW played with him also heh heh chuan.

Momota versus Lee Chong Wei (BWF 2019)

 

[wlalala]

second coming of LKY

 

[Hypernova]

swee la sinkie

in before butt hurt jhk say he born malaysian and singapore "kidnap" him.

 

[deathan9el]

didn't know the current no.1 is a Japanese
not an Indonesian or a Malaysian