Low Hang Yee Explained

Low Hang Yee
刘航益
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:1997 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Selangor, Malaysia
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's doubles
Highest Ranking:45 (with Ng Eng Cheong, 16 January 2024)
63 (with Chia Wei Jie, 22 November 2022)
Current Ranking:45
Date Of Current Ranking:with Ng Eng Cheong, 16 January 2024
Bwf Id:36737A91-5211-4634-8CB3-701A30BF2691

Low Hang Yee (; born 22 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He won his first international title at the 2022 Ukraine Open partnered with Chia Wei Jie.[2]

Career

Prior to 2019, he played mixed doubles with Cheah Yee See and were runners-up at the 2016 India International Series.[3]

2019

Partnered with Ng Eng Cheong, they were runners-up at the Lao International[4] and the Malaysia International.[5] They were also part of the Malaysian squad that participated in the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.

2021

In March, Low and Ng got into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open where they won against 4th seeds Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge but lost to Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen in three games.[6] He was selected as a backup player for the 2020 Thomas Cup. In October, he partnered with Chia Wei Jie and were semi-finalists at the Czech Open.

2022

In January, Low and Chia entered the final of the Swedish Open but lost out to Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Andy Kwek.[7] In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final and captured their first international title at the Ukraine Open.[2] [8] At the end of the year, Low resigned from the national team.[9]

2023

Low then reunited with Ng and they won back-to-back titles at the Slovenia Open[10] and Austrian Open in May,[11] defeating compatriots Lwi Sheng Hao and Jimmy Wong in both finals. In the following month, the pair finished as runners-up at the Maldives International[12] and China International.[13] In July, they captured their third title of the year at the Mongolia International.[14] In November, they reached their sixth season final at their home event, the KL Masters. They settled for second best after losing to Chen Cheng-kuan and Chen Sheng-fa.[15]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[16] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[17]

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Lao International Ng Eng Cheong Chooi Kah Ming
Low Juan Shen
21–18, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019Malaysia International Ng Eng Cheong Leo Rolly Carnando
Daniel Marthin
21–17, 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2022Swedish Open Chia Wei Jie Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Andy Kwek
13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2022Ukraine Open Chia Wei Jie Emil Lauritzen
Mads Vestergaard
19–21, 22–20, 23–21 Winner
2023Slovenia Open Ng Eng Cheong Lwi Sheng Hao
Jimmy Wong
22–20, 21–18 Winner
2023Austrian Open Ng Eng Cheong Lwi Sheng Hao
Jimmy Wong
21–11, 21–17 Winner
2023Maldives International Ng Eng Cheong Pharanyu Kaosamaang
Worrapol Thongsa-Nga
19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2023China International Ng Eng Cheong Chen Xujun
Peng Jianqin
19–21, 21–19, 14–21 Runner-up
2023Mongolia International Ng Eng Cheong Chia Wei Jie
Liew Xun
21–17, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Low Hang Yee biography . BWF-Tournament Software . 9 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Low feeling high after earning first career title with Weijie . 2022-05-03 . The Star.
  3. Web site: Tournament Sats India International Series 2016 . 2022-05-03 . Badminton World Federation.
  4. Web site: Low Juan Shen/Chooi Kah Ming soar win Laos International Series . Vincent . Liew . 24 February 2019 . Badminton Planet . 17 August 2023 .
  5. Web site: [Malaysia International Series 2019] Leo/Daniel Sabet Gelar Juara ]. 23 June 2019 . 17 August 2023 . pbdjarum.org . id .
  6. Web site: Badminton: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong pull off biggest upset of career to reach Swiss Open quarter-finals . 2022-05-03 . The Star.
  7. Web site: Jacky juara Terbuka Sweden . Aida Adilah . Mat . 23 January 2022 . Harian Metro . ms . 17 August 2023 .
  8. Web site: Weijie-Hang Yee clinch Ukraine Open men's doubles title . 31 January 2022 . Free Malaysia Today . 17 August 2023 .
  9. Web site: Two shuttlers resign, 12 dropped as ABM goes lean ahead of Paris Olympics . Fabian . Peter . 19 December 2022 . New Straits Times . 17 August 2023 .
  10. Web site: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong become first Malaysian pair to win title this year . Ming Wai . Tan . 22 May 2023 . New Straits Times . 17 August 2023 .
  11. Web site: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong Rangkul Kejuaraan Terbuka Austria 2023 . Hafizuddin . Omar . 29 May 2023 . Sukanz . 17 August 2023 . ms .
  12. Web site: Shuttlers Pang Ron-Mei Xing capture Maldives title . Fabian . Peter . 11 June 2023 . New Straits Times . 17 August 2023 .
  13. Web site: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong settle for second best at China International Challenge . 26 June 2023 . The Star . 17 August 2023 .
  14. Web site: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong win Mongolia IC for third title of the season . Fabian . Peter . 2 July 2023 . New Straits Times . 17 August 2023 .
  15. Web site: Not good enough, say Hang Yee-Eng Cheong after KL Masters defeat . Fathil . Asri . 5 November 2023 . New Straits Times . 6 November 2023 .
  16. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.