Loh Kean Hean (; born 12 March 1995) is a Singaporean

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player.

Career

Born in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the M ...

, Loh permanently moved to Singapore in 2009 after receiving a scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA). His younger brother followed him soon after. Loh studied at

Montfort Secondary School Montfort Secondary School (MSS) is a Catholic school in Hougang, Singapore. Founded in 1916, it is a government-aided secondary education all-boys school. It is one of the seven institutions governed by St Gabriel's Foundation. History H ...

Hougang Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...

while training with the

Singapore national badminton team The Singapore national badminton team; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பூப்பந்து அணி is a badminton team that represents Singapore in international badminton competitions. The national team is orga ...

. In 2014, he was the mixed doubles runner-up at the

Singapore International The Singapore International or ''Singapore Satellite'', ''Cheers Asian Satellite'' is an open international badminton tournament in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state ...

Series tournament partnered with Dellis Yuliana, and in 2015, he won the men's doubles title with Terry Hee.

Personal life

Loh has 2 elder brothers and a younger brother,

Loh Kean Yew Loh Kean Yew (; born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player. He is the former men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat. Born in Penang, Ma ...

, who is also a member of the

and is the 2021 BWF World Champion in the Men's singles Discipline.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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* Living people 1995 births People from Penang Malaysian emigrants to Singapore Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean male badminton players Singapore Sports School alumni Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton {{Singapore-badminton-bio-stub