The Most Famous
BADMINTON PLAYERS from Singapore
This page contains a list of the greatest Singaporean Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, 2 of which were born in Singapore. This makes Singapore the birth place of the 23rd most number of Badminton Players behind Brazil, and Vietnam.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Singaporean Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous Singaporean Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Loh Kean Yew (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 33.96, Loh Kean Yew is the most famous Singaporean Badminton Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Loh Kean Yew OLY (simplified Chinese: 骆建佑; traditional Chinese: 駱建佑; pinyin: Luò Jiànyòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo̍h Kiàn-iú; born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player. He is the former men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat. Loh's success as a child in Penang state team saw him receive a scholarship from the Singapore Sports School. He made his international debut for Singapore at the 2015 SEA Games, becoming a Singaporean citizen that same year. He went on to represent Singapore in several international competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2. Yeo Jia Min (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 25.19, Yeo Jia Min is the 2nd most famous Singaporean Badminton Player. Her biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Yeo Jia Min (Chinese: 楊佳敏; pinyin: Yáng Jiāmǐn; born 1 February 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player. She is a former World Junior No.1 and the first Singaporean in either the junior or senior categories to made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Singaporean badminton players born between 1997 and 1999. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Singaporean badminton players include Loh Kean Yew, and Yeo Jia Min. As of April 2024, 2 new Singaporean badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Loh Kean Yew, and Yeo Jia Min.
