SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (The Straits Times/ANN): He is one of the quickest men on the badminton court, but even Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew has surprised himself at the speed with which he has shot up the world rankings.
About a year ago, he was 40th. On Tuesday, he rose from No. 5 to a career-high No. 3 to match Zarinah Abdullah, who reached the same milestone in 1994 in the women’s singles. No Singaporean has been in the top-two.
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