Low Hang Yee
刘航益
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 26)
Selangor, Malaysia
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking45 (with Ng Eng Cheong, 16 January 2024)
63 (with Chia Wei Jie, 22 November 2022)
Current ranking45 (with Ng Eng Cheong, 16 January 2024)
BWF profile

Low Hang Yee (Chinese: 劉航益; pinyin: Liú Hángyì; 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

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Malaysia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Chinese Taipei Chen Cheng-kuan
Chinese Taipei Chen Sheng-fa 		21–23, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Lao International Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Malaysia Chooi Kah Ming
Malaysia Low Juan Shen 		21–18, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Daniel Marthin 		21–17, 17–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Swedish Open Malaysia Chia Wei Jie Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Andy Kwek 		13–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Ukraine Open Malaysia Chia Wei Jie Denmark Emil Lauritzen
Denmark Mads Vestergaard 		19–21, 22–20, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Slovenia Open Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Malaysia Lwi Sheng Hao
Malaysia Jimmy Wong 		22–20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Austrian Open Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Malaysia Lwi Sheng Hao
Malaysia Jimmy Wong 		21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Maldives International Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Thailand Pharanyu Kaosamaang
Thailand Worrapol Thongsa-Nga 		19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 China International Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong China Chen Xujun
China Peng Jianqin 		19–21, 21–19, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Mongolia International Malaysia Ng Eng Cheong Malaysia Chia Wei Jie
Malaysia Liew Xun 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 India International Malaysia Cheah Yee See India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India K. Maneesha 		11–5, 8–11, 10–12, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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

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