Loh Kean Yew makes history as first Singaporean to reach Asian Games badminton final, closes in on gold

Singapore's star shuttler Loh Kean Yew is through to the men's singles finals of the Asian Games after beating South Korea 2-1 on Monday (Sept 28).With the victory over world number 46 Yoo Tae-bin, Loh is the first Singaporean to advance to a single's badminton final at the Games.Loh, 29, was assured of a historic Asian Games medal after beating Indonesia's number one Jonatan Christie on Sunday.Now, he is guaranteed at least a silver medal.Loh will face Thailand's world No. 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the gold medal match on Sept 29.Singapore's only previous badminton medal at the Asian Games came in 2006, when the women's team won bronze in Doha.[[nid:746211 lim.kewei@asiaone.com