Yew Hong Kheng
Malaysian badminton player (born 1992)
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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]
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| Born | 1 February 1992 Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 99 (12 September 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 378 (20 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
 Ow Yao Han |
Nelson Heg Wei Keat Teo Ee Yi |
21-18, 21-15 |  Gold |
Commonwealth Youth Games
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | Ow Yao Han |
Lim Yu Sheng Loh Wei Sheng |
14–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Gold |
Asia Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ow Yao Han |
 Kang Ji-wook Choi Seung-il |
16-21, 14-21 |  Silver |
| 2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ow Yao Han |
 Angga Pratama Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto |
15-21, 16-21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Iran Fajr International | Tai An Khang |
 Aries Delos Santos Alvin Morada |
21–12, 18–21, 21–16 |  Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament