Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew through to Asian Games badminton final after beating South Korea’s Yoo - CNA

Loh Kean Yew, the first Singaporean to reach an Asian Games badminton final, will battle Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn for gold.

Singapore's Loh Kean Yew celebrates winning his men's singles badminton semi-final match against South Korea's Yoo Tae-bin during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, on Sep 28, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

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Matthew Mohan 28 Sep 2026 02:04PM (Updated: 28 Sep 2026 04:44PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST NAGOYA: Once a giant-killer himself, Singapore's Loh Kean Yew knows exactly how it feels to have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Armed with that knowledge and experience, the former world champion on Monday (Sep 28) saw off the challenge of unheralded South Korean Yoo Tae-bin in the last four to become the first Singaporean to reach an Asian Games badminton final.

At the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Loh beat Yoo 21-19, 19-21, 21-12 in what was their first career meeting.