Yew Hong Kheng

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Yew Hong Kheng
尤芳庆
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992 (age 33)
Penang, Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking99 (12 September 2013)
Current ranking378 (20 April 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 GuadalajaraMixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Pune Boys' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Kuala LumpurMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Kuala LumpurBoys' doubles
BWF profile

Yew Hong Kheng (born 1 February 1992) is a Malaysian male badminton player. [1] He started playing badminton at the primary school when he was 10. In 2008, he won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. [2] He won the boys' doubles title at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships partnered with Ow Yao Han, and in 2011, he joined the Malaysia national badminton team. [1] [3] In 2015, he won the Iran Fajr International tournament in the men's doubles event with Tai An Khang. [4] In December 2015, he quit from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). [5]

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Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ow Yao Han Flag of Malaysia.svg Nelson Heg Wei Keat
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teo Ee Yi 		21-18, 21-15 Med 1.png Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Flag of Malaysia.svg Ow Yao Han Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Yu Sheng
Flag of Malaysia.svg Loh Wei Sheng 		14–21, 21–13, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Ow Yao Han Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Ji-wook
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Seung-il 		16-21, 14-21 Med 2.png Silver
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Ow Yao Han Flag of Indonesia.svg Angga Pratama
Flag of Indonesia.svg Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto 		15-21, 16-21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Iran Fajr International Flag of Malaysia.svg Tai An Khang Flag of the Philippines.svg Aries Delos Santos
Flag of the Philippines.svg Alvin Morada 		21–12, 18–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Players: Hong Kheng Yew". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hong Kheng, student of KFBA, bag Malaysia's 3rd gold medal". www.kamfookba.com. Kam Fook Badminton Academy. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Yao Han wins second world junior doubles title with new partner Hong Kheng". www.thestar.com.my. The Star . Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Back-up shuttlers come good again with win in Iran". www.thestar.com.my. The Star . Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "BAM calm as four more players quit". www.thestar.com.my. The Star . Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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