‘I’ll work harder for our little family’: Loh Kean Yew thanks wife after Taipei Open win
SINGAPORE – Hours after
clinching the Taipei Open trophy
for his first title of 2025, Singaporean badminton player Loh Kean Yew paid tribute to his wife in a Mother’s Day Instagram post on May 11.
Posting three photos of the family of three and revealing his wife and baby son’s faces publicly for the first time, the 27-year-old wrote about “my dearest wife and the most amazing mum to our little one”.
“Ever since the start of your pregnancy journey, you’ve always given him the best of everything – you’ve to sacrifice your sleep and time to juggle between pump sessions and taking care of our boy to make sure that he gets the best care,” he said.
“Our son is quite a handful (even more mischievous than me) yet you’re able to handle him well and give him all your love. I’ve never seen any babies who doesn’t like to eat, sleep and drink, which is literally what they need to do.
“I’m very blessed to have you as the mother of my child. Many people don’t see this but it’s thanks to you that even though I’m always flying around for training and tournaments, I’m able to focus and give my all in what I do. I’ll work harder for us, our future and our little family.”
Loh is Singapore’s most successful badminton player. He is the first and only local player to win the Badminton World Federation World Championships, and in November 2022 he reached world No. 3 in the rankings, the highest achieved by a Singaporean.
The jovial player is known to be tight-lipped about his private life – he got married in the first quarter of 2023, but only revealed the news on Christmas Eve later that year.
