SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew's debut at the All-England Open came to an end in the opening round on Wednesday (Mar 16) after the Singaporean lost to Denmark's ...
At the German Open earlier this month, the 24-year-old was upset 21-12, 16-21, 18-21 by Canadian world number 33 Brian Yang. The victory is world number 3 Antonsen’s first against Loh. He lost to the Singaporean last December at the World Championships, which Loh went on to win. SINGAPORE: Loh Kean Yew’s debut at the All-England Open came to an end in the opening round on Wednesday (Mar 16) after the Singaporean lost to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in the men's singles.
He put up a valiant fight against Denmark's world No. 3 Antonsen but lost 2-1. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
While they are both 24, Antonsen’s experience of playing in his sixth consecutive All England Open made a difference. They were neck and neck for the first half of the first game, with Antonsen holding a slender 11-9 lead at the interval, before they took turns to go on runs which ended in the Danish player’s favour. And so, world champion Loh Kean Yew’s first All England Open outing ended in the first round as he was beaten by Denmark’s world No. 3 Anders Antonsen 21-15, 18-21, 21-13 in 74 minutes at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Wednesday (March 16).
Singaporean Loh Kean Yew has been eliminated from the All-England Open in Birmingham on his debut after the first round, despite a valiant effort. Loh, who is ...
This is Loh's first appearance at the All-England Open, but his second time facing Antonsen on court. Loh's debut at the All-England Open Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg
Loh Kean Yew, who won the world title five months ago, said: "My luck with the draw has never been the best, so I'm used to it! He made no mistakes in the third and kept up the pressure." Deft touch @Pvsindhu1 eases into the next ...
There is a lot of history at this tournament and every player wants to win it really bad.” I was eager to get out there and played a fine match." The aim then was just not to make any mistakes."