Loh Kean Yew notches opening match win at Asian Games against India’s Lakshya Sen

Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in action against Lakshya Sen of India during the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games badminton men’s singles round-of-32 match on Sept 26.

Published Sep 26, 2026, 09:38 AM

Updated Sep 26, 2026, 11:38 AM

NAGOYA – National badminton player Loh Kean Yew kick-started his 2026 Asian Games campaign with a 21-12, 15-21, 21-14 win over India’s Lakshya Sen on Sept 26.

With his round-of-32 victory over 14th-ranked Sen at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, world No. 13 Loh improved his head-to-head record against the Indian to 5-7.

He will be back in action against Malaysia’s Justin Hoh later in the day in the round-of-16.

In his second Asiad appearance, the Singaporean is aiming for a breakthrough as he seeks his first medal at the continental showpiece.

At the previous edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou three years ago, he was eliminated in the second round after losing his opening match to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong.

The last and only time a Singaporean stood on the podium at the quadrennial Games was in 2006, when the women’s team won a bronze.

In Japan, the Republic is also represented by world No. 45 women’s singles player Yeo Jia Min and men’s doubles pair Junsuke Kubo and Wesley Koh, who are ranked 42nd.

Yeo will come up against the 188th-ranked Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq from the Maldives in her opening match, while Kubo and Koh face South Korea’s world No. 14 duo Ki Dong-ju and Kang Min-hyuk in the last 16.

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9月26日，在2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会羽毛球男单32强赛中，新加坡选手罗建耀对阵印度选手拉克什亚·森。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 26 日上午 9:38

更新于2026年9月26日上午11:38

名古屋——9月26日，韩国羽毛球国家队队员罗建耀以21-12、15-21、21-14战胜印度选手拉克什亚·森，开启了他的2026年亚运会征程。

在市宫市体育馆举行的 32 强赛中，世界排名第 13 的罗赫战胜了排名第 14 的森，将他与这位印度选手的交锋记录提高到了 5-7。

他将于当天晚些时候在 16 强赛中对阵马来西亚选手 Justin Hoh。

这是这位新加坡选手第二次参加亚运会，他渴望取得突破，争取在这项洲际盛会上赢得他的首枚奖牌。

三年前在杭州举行的上一届亚运会上，他在第二轮比赛中首轮负于马来西亚选手吴子勇，被淘汰出局。

新加坡人上一次也是唯一一次登上四年一度的奥运会领奖台是在 2006 年，当时女子队获得了一枚铜牌。

在日本，共和国还有世界排名第 45 位的女单选手杨佳敏和排名第 42 位的男双组合久保纯介和高伟雄。

叶玉玲将在首轮比赛中对阵排名第 188 位的马尔代夫选手法蒂玛·纳巴哈·阿卜杜勒·拉扎克，而久保建英和高宝璟将在 16 强赛中迎战世界排名第 14 位的韩国组合奇东柱和姜敏赫。

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