Singapore's Loh Kean Yew beats world number 1 Christie, guaranteed historic Asian Games medal

This is Loh's first win over Christie in 11 meetings.

Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in action against Indonesia's Jonathan Christie during their Men's Singles Badminton quarterfinal match of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Sep 27, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

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NAGOYA: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew snapped his winless streak against world number 1 Jonatan Christie in the last eight on Sunday (Sep 27), guaranteeing Singapore a historic men's singles medal in badminton.

At the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Loh, ranked 13th in the world, beat Christie 21-14, 21-19 to book his place in the semi-finals. This is Loh's first victory over Christie in 11 meetings.

The match's early exchanges were close, with Loh never leading by more than three points and shading things 11-10 at the interval. And the Singaporean looked like a man on a mission as he stayed patient en route to taking the first game.

It was Christie with the better start in the second game, but Loh kept his focus and reeled off seven straight points and snatched a 11-6 interval lead. But the Indonesian was far from out as he clawed his way back to level at 14-14 and then took the lead at 18-16.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Loh however was not to be denied and stormed back for the victory. Loh will either face Japan's Kodai Naraoka or South Korea's Yoo Tae-bin for a spot in the final on Monday. There is no bronze medal match in the competition, with both losing semi-finalists awarded bronze. Singapore's only Games badminton medal has been the women's team bronze at the 2006 Doha Games. Loh started his campaign on Saturday by beating world number 14 Lakshya Sen , and then seeing off Malaysia's Justin Hoh in the round of 16. In the women's singles, Yeo Jia Min's Games campaign ended in the round of 16 after losing to Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 21-12, 21-16.

Loh however was not to be denied and stormed back for the victory.

Loh will either face Japan's Kodai Naraoka or South Korea's Yoo Tae-bin for a spot in the final on Monday.

There is no bronze medal match in the competition, with both losing semi-finalists awarded bronze.

Singapore's only Games badminton medal has been the women's team bronze at the 2006 Doha Games.

Loh started his campaign on Saturday by beating world number 14 Lakshya Sen , and then seeing off Malaysia's Justin Hoh in the round of 16.

In the women's singles, Yeo Jia Min's Games campaign ended in the round of 16 after losing to Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 21-12, 21-16.

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这是罗志祥与克里斯蒂11次交锋以来的首次胜利。

2026年9月27日，在新加坡一宫市体育馆举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会男子单打羽毛球四分之一决赛中，新加坡选手罗建耀对阵印尼选手乔纳森·克里斯蒂。（图片：CNA/Wallace Woon）

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名古屋：新加坡选手罗建耀在周日（9月27日）的四分之一决赛中战胜世界排名第一的乔纳坦·克里斯蒂，终结了自己不胜的纪录，确保新加坡在羽毛球男子单打比赛中获得历史性的奖牌。

在市宫市体育馆，世界排名第13位的罗以21-14、21-19击败克里斯蒂，晋级半决赛。这是罗与克里斯蒂11次交锋以来的首场胜利。

比赛开局双方比分胶着，罗志祥始终领先不超过三分，半场结束时以11比10略占上风。这位新加坡选手似乎目标明确，沉着冷静地拿下首局。

第二局比赛中，克里斯蒂开局更胜一筹，但罗保持专注，连得7分，以11-6领先进入中场休息。然而，这位印尼选手并未放弃，他奋起直追，将比分扳成14平，随后又以18-16反超。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小小的谜题，却蕴藏着巨大的脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 然而，罗勇不甘示弱，强势反击，最终赢得胜利。罗勇将在周一的决赛中迎战日本选手奈良冈幸大或韩国选手柳泰彬，争夺决赛席位。本次比赛没有铜牌争夺战，所有半决赛失利的选手都将获得铜牌。新加坡在奥运会羽毛球项目上的唯一一枚奖牌是2006年多哈奥运会女子团体铜牌。罗赫周六首战击败世界排名第14位的拉克什亚·森，随后在16强赛中战胜马来西亚选手贾斯汀·霍。女子单打方面，杨嘉敏的奥运会征程止步16强，她以12-21、16-21负于泰国选手拉差诺·因达农。

然而，罗不甘示弱，奋起直追，最终赢得了胜利。

罗将在周一的决赛中对阵日本选手奈良冈幸大或韩国选手柳泰彬，争夺决赛席位。

本次比赛没有铜牌争夺战，两支半决赛失利的队伍都将获得铜牌。

新加坡在奥运会羽毛球项目上唯一获得的奖牌是2006年多哈奥运会女子团体铜牌。

罗赫周六开始了他的征程，击败了世界排名第 14 的拉克什亚·森，然后在 16 强赛中战胜了马来西亚的贾斯汀·霍。

在女子单打比赛中，杨佳敏的奥运会征程止步于 16 强，她以 21-12、21-16 负于泰国选手拉差诺·因达农。

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