Loh of Losing Luggage to High of Winning
Arriving in Germany ahead of the HYLO Open 2021, Loh Kean Yew felt his trip wasn’t going quite to plan from the get-go. The airline he was travelling with lost his luggage.
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“I didn’t have any of my equipment, then I went on to win the final. So yeah, it's quite interesting,” smiled Loh in Bali, where the Indonesian badminton festival will begin with the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2021 on Tuesday.
“The first two days before the tournament, I didn't have my rackets. I was borrowing rackets from friends when testing the practice and main hall courts. The shirt was my coach’s and super huge and loose. That’s how I was training,” laughed Loh as he looked back on the German tournament fondly.
It was the first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 title for the 24-year-old; he astounded even himself after knocking out the No.1, No.2 and No.5 seeds en route to victory.