HANGZHOU: Loh Kean Yew’s Asian Games debut came to an early end on Tuesday( Oct. 3 ) after he lost to Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia 12 – 21.
Ng took 45 days to defeat original world champion Loh in the 32-man men’s singles round at the Binjiang Gymnasium.
This is earth range nine Loh’s third profession matchup with Ng, according to statistics from the Badminton World Federation. The Singaporean has now lost three games to the world range 19.
Loh had also participated in the men’s team event, where Singapore lost 3 – 0 to Japan, and had received a first round bye in both singles.
Ng, who has been performing well this winter, took the lead earlier in the race. Loh would claw his way back to level at 7 – 7 with a few of his loud mark throws.
Ng, who also defeated the Singaporean in the Commonwealth Games quarterfinals last year, did take the initiative after a string of mistakes from Loh. & nbsp,
The Malaysian won the first game in 20 hours after proving that he was more than up to Loh’s challenges.