Tze Yong must grab chance as Kean Yew struggles with form


SINGAPORE’S Loh Kean Yew (pic) suffered another demoralising defeat since winning the world title in December last year.

This time, it was at the Commonwealth Games mixed team event when the 25-year-old world No. 9 went down to Lakshya Sen 18-21, 15-21 in the semi-finals against India at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Monday.

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