It’s heartbreaking, says Loh Kean Yew after loss to defending champion in Olympic badminton q-finals

The match was an uphill task for Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew, who had just two wins in his previous 10 meetings with Danish world No. 2 Axelsen. – The Straits Times

PARIS: It was the best of times. Riding the high of beating China’s world No 6 Li Shifeng in the Olympics round of 16, Singapore’s 12th-ranked Loh Kean Yew felt he had momentum.

He felt calm, relaxed and confident of beating Denmark’s world No 2 Viktor Axelsen in the next round despite a 2-8 head-to-head record.