Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew guaranteed historic Asian Games medal after winning world number 1 Jonatan Christie

Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew is assured of a historic Asian Games medal after beating world number one Jonatan Christie in the men's singles last eight on Sunday (Sept 27).

He beat the Indonesian player 21-14, 21-19, at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, to book his place in the semi-finals.

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

The 29-year-old will next face Japan's Kodai Naroka (number seven) or South Korea's Yoo Tae-bin (number 46) in the semi-finals at the same venue on Monday.

As per the standard practice in many major international badminton tournaments, there is no bronze medal match in the competition, with both losing semi-finalists awarded bronze.

The Republic's only badminton medal at the Asian Games was the women's team bronze at the 2006 Doha Games.

Loh's performance at the Games marks an upswing following a mid-season slump caused by an abdominal injury in June that caused him to bow out in the Round of 16 at the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Championship in August and the 2026 China Masters in September.

He remains the first-ever male Singapore badminton player to break into the top three of the BWF World Ranking in November 2022 — reaching a career-high ranking of number 3.

新加坡羽毛球运动员罗建耀在周日（9月27日）的男单八强赛中击败世界排名第一的乔纳坦·克里斯蒂，确保获得一枚历史性的亚运会奖牌。

在市宫市体育馆，他以 21-14、21-19 击败了印尼选手，晋级半决赛。

这也是罗志祥与克里斯蒂11次交锋以来的首场胜利。

这位 29 岁的选手将在周一于同一场地举行的半决赛中迎战日本选手奈良冈幸大（排名第七）或韩国选手柳泰彬（排名第 46）。

按照许多大型国际羽毛球比赛的惯例，本次比赛不设铜牌争夺战，两支半决赛失利的队伍都将获得铜牌。

该国在亚运会上获得的唯一一枚羽毛球奖牌是2006年多哈亚运会女子团体铜牌。

罗在奥运会上的表现标志着他状态回升，此前他因6月份的腹部受伤而经历了赛季中期的低迷，导致他在8月份的2026年世界羽联锦标赛和9月份的2026年中国大师赛上均止步16强。

2022 年 11 月，他成为新加坡首位跻身世界羽联世界排名前三的男子羽毛球运动员，并达到了职业生涯最高的第 3 位。