Low Hang Yee

Low Hang Yee (Chinese: 刘航益; 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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Low.
Low Hang Yee
刘航益
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997
Selangor, Malaysia
Men's doubles
Highest ranking63 (with Chia Wei Jie) (22 November 2022)
Current ranking80 (with Chia Wei Jie)
243 (with Ng Eng Cheong) (9 May 2023)
BWF profile

Career

Partnered with Ng Eng Cheong, they were runners-up at the Lao International and the Malaysia International. They were also part of the Malaysian squad that participated in the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. Their best result together was getting into the quarterfinals of the 2021 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.[3]

Prior to his partnership with Ng, he played mixed doubles with Cheah Yee See and were runners-up at the 2016 India International.[4]

In 2021, he was selected as a backup player for the 2020 Thomas Cup. Later that same year, he partnered with Chia Wei Jie and were semifinalists at the Czech Open. In 2022, they were runners-up at the Swedish Open and won the Ukraine Open.[5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 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

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. "Low feeling high after earning first career title with Weijie". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. "Badminton: Hang Yee-Eng Cheong pull off biggest upset of career to reach Swiss Open quarter-finals". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. "Tournament | Sats India International Series 2016". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. "Little known Weijie aims to make the most of call-up". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.


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