Loh Kean Yew falls to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Asian Games final, ends campaign with silver

Kunlavut first Thai man to win Asian Games badminton singles gold

Former world champion Kunlavut was in rampant form in Nagoya against Loh, who is the first player from Singapore to reach an Asian Games final. The win gave Kunlavut his first singles title since January's Malaysia Open after a number of near misses this year. The Thai player won the first game in 20 minutes and took control of the second, with Loh struggling to keep up. Loh fought back into contention but Kunlavut streaked away to clinch victor…

Loh Kean Yew loses final, settles for historic Asian Games silver

Singapore shuttler Loh Kean Yew lost the gold medal to World No 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the Asian Games men's singles badminton final on Tuesday (Sept 29).Loh, 29, lost 12-21, 16-21 to  Kunlavut, who held a 8-2 head-to-head record against him going into the final.During their last meeting at the India Open in January, Loh lost the first game 14-21, before going on to win the next two 21-15, 21-17.But Loh has still delivered the Republic's best s…

Loh Kean Yew falls to Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Asian Games final, ends campaign with silver

Loh's silver is the best result by a Singaporean badminton player at the Asian Games.

Kunlavut wins historic Asian Games badminton gold for Thailand

Thailand’s Kunlavut “View” Vitidsarn defeated Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 2-0 to win the men’s singles badminton gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan on 29 September. The world No. 1 produced a dominant performance, beating the world No. 13 from Singapore 21-12, 21-16 to secure Thailand’s 12th gold medal at the Games. […]