National shuttler Loh Kean Yew claimed another big scalp when the world No. 39 beat Chinese Taipei’s world No. 4 Chou Tien Chen 21-18, 21-13 in 37 minutes in the opening round of the BWF World Tour Super 500 Hylo Open on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old was in action yesterday against France’s world No. 35 Toma Junior Popov in the round of 16 of the US$320,000 (S$432,300) tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany, with the result unavailable at press time.
This was the second time that Loh had beaten Chou in three meetings. He lost 21-13, 18-21, 21-17 at the 2019 BWF World Championships, but avenged that defeat with a 21-16, 21-17 victory at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.
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