India Open: Kean Yew Keeps it Loh-key Despite Win Over Vitidsarn
Loh Kean Yew was rather pragmatic about his chances of recapturing his form that had catapulted him to the BWF World Championships title five years ago in Spain.
· Tanmoy Mookherjee
But after 70 minutes of an intense exchange with India Open 2023 winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn, another former world champion, the Singaporean was into the semifinals in New Delhi, a reminder of the spark he is capable of producing.
That Loh defeated his old foe for the first time since their junior years in 2015, and that he took a game from Vitidsarn for the first time since 2023, would perhaps be an accurate reason as to why he has downplayed his own chances of late.
“I know that Kunlavut was very tired from last week (Malaysia) and also this week, but other than that, I'm proud of myself to be able to push myself to the limit and manage to overcome myself,” was Loh’s assessment.