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]
| Yew Hong Kheng 尤芳庆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1992 Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 99 (12 September 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 378 (20 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
World Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
 Ow Yao Han
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Nelson Heg Wei Keat Teo Ee Yi
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21-18, 21-15 |  Gold
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Commonwealth Youth Games edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Ow Yao Han
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Lim Yu Sheng Loh Wei Sheng
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14–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Gold
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Asia Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ow Yao Han
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 Kang Ji-wook Choi Seung-il
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16-21, 14-21 |  Silver
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| 2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ow Yao Han
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 Angga Pratama Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto
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15-21, 16-21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Iran Fajr International | Tai An Khang
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 Aries Delos Santos Alvin Morada
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21–12, 18–21, 21–16 |  Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Players: Hong Kheng Yew". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Hong Kheng, student of KFBA, bag Malaysia's 3rd gold medal". www.kamfookba.com. Kam Fook Badminton Academy. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Yao Han wins second world junior doubles title with new partner Hong Kheng". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Back-up shuttlers come good again with win in Iran". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "BAM calm as four more players quit". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links edit
- Yew Hong Kheng at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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