Loh Kean Hean

{{Short description|Singaporean badminton player (born 1995)}}

{{family name hatnote|Loh|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Loh Kean Hean
骆建贤

| image = Loh Kean Hean SBO2022.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Loh at the 2022 Singapore Open

| birth_name =

| country = Singapore

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|12}}

| birth_place = Penang, Malaysia

| residence = Singapore

| height = 1.70 m

| weight = 67 kg

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach = Lim Pek Siah

| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 22 (MD with Terry Hee 27 December 2022)
70 (MD with Andy Kwek 5 September 2023)
133 (XD with Dellis Yuliana 5 March 2015)

| date_of_highest_ranking =

| current_ranking = 75

| date_of_current_ranking = MD with Andy Kwek 17 October 2023

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SGP}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2022 Birmingham | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asia Team Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2022 Selangor | Men's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | SEA Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Singapore | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Philippines | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Vietnam | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Vietnam | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2023 Cambodia | Men's team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 85184

| bwf_id = E1117ACB-CD57-483B-B161-F37E69EA5AA3

}}

Loh Kean Hean ({{zh|s=骆建贤|t=|p=Luò Jiànxián}}; born 12 March 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Kean Hean Loh |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/85184/kean-hean-loh |website=Badminton World Federation|access-date=10 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=National Athletes: Loh Kean Hean |url=http://www.singaporebadminton.org.sg/player-profile/?player_id=1679 |website=Singapore Badminton Association |access-date=10 April 2017}}

Career

Born in Penang, Loh permanently moved to Singapore in 2009 after receiving a scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA).{{cite web|date=21 January 2019|title=直击家人教练母亲校长老师"铁门羽球"外的骆建佑|url=http://www.chinapress.com.my/20190121/%E7%9B%B4%E5%87%BB%E5%AE%B6%E4%BA%BA-%E6%95%99%E7%BB%83-%E6%AF%8D%E4%BA%B2-%E6%A0%A1%E9%95%BF-%E8%80%81%E5%B8%88-%E9%93%81%E9%97%A8%E7%BE%BD%E7%90%83%E5%A4%96%E7%9A%84%E9%AA%86/|access-date=30 January 2019|website=Lianhe Wanbao|via=China Press}}{{cite news|title=Penang boys the shining stars for Singapore at Asia team meet |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2016/02/15/penang-boys-shine-for-singapore/ |website=www.thestar.com.my |publisher=The Star |access-date=10 April 2017}}{{cite news|title=She came to us first, insists sports school |url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20121119-384364.html |website=AsiaOne |publisher=The Straits Times |access-date=10 April 2017}} His younger brother followed him soon after.

Loh studied at Montfort Secondary School in Hougang while training with the Singapore national badminton team.

In 2014, he was the mixed doubles runner-up at the Singapore International Series tournament partnered with Dellis Yuliana, and in 2015, he won the men's doubles title with Terry Hee.{{cite web|title=Zulkarnain wins maiden international badminton title|website=The Star|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2015/08/22/zulkarnain-wins-maiden-international-badminton-title/|access-date=10 April 2017}}

Personal life

Loh has 2 elder brothers and a younger brother, Loh Kean Yew, who is also a member of the Singapore national badminton team and is the 2021 BWF World Champion in the Men's singles Discipline.{{cite news|title=S'pore shuttler Loh Kean Yew, 17, serves notice of intent |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/spore-shuttler-loh-kean-yew-17-serves-notice-of-intent |website=The Straits Times |access-date=10 April 2017}}{{cite news |title=Singapore's Loh Kean Yew makes history, wins World Championships men's singles title|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/loh-kean-yew-bwf-badminton-world-championships-final-singapore-2389841|publisher=Channel News Asia|date=19 December 2021|accessdate=19 December 2021|lang=en}}

Achievements

= SEA Games =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Bac Giang Gymnasium,
Bắc Giang, Vietnam

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Pramudya Kusumawardana
{{flagicon|INA}} Yeremia Rambitan

| align="left" | 21–15, 17–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up) =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Singapore International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Hardianto
{{flagicon|INA}} Kenas Adi Haryanto

| align="left" | 13–21, 21–16, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Estonian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Danny Bawa Chrisnanta

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Briggs
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gregory Mairs

| align="left" | 20–22, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Kian Meng
{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Wee Kiong

| align="left" | 21–14, 18–21, 22–20

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Czech Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Man Wei Chong
{{flagicon|MAS}} Tee Kai Wun

| align="left" | 13–21, 21–15, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Estonian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Nicholas Low Sheng Yan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev
{{flagicon|BUL}} Iliyan Stoynov

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Singapore International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Dellis Yuliana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Terry Hee
{{flagicon|SGP}} Tan Wei Han

| align="left" | 19–21, 21–19, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

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