Yew Hong Kheng

Yew Hong Kheng
Personal information
Country  Malaysia
Born (1992-02-01) 1 February 1992
Penang, Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Handedness Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking 99 (12 September 2013)
Current ranking 378 (20 April 2017)
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]


Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Malaysia Ow Yao Han Malaysia Nelson Heg Wei Keat
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
21-18, 21-15 Gold

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Ow Yao Han South Korea Kang Ji-wook
South Korea Choi Seung-il
16-21, 14-21 Silver
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Ow Yao Han Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto
15-21, 16-21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Iran Fajr International Malaysia Tai An Khang Philippines Aries Delos Santos
Philippines Alvin Morada
21–12, 18–21, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     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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