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 ranking64 (with Chia Wei Jie 3 January 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 Ng Eng Cheong Chooi Kah Ming
Low Juan Shen		 21–18, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International Ng Eng Cheong Leo Rolly Carnando
Daniel Marthin		 21–17, 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2022 Swedish Open Chia Wei Jie Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Andy Kwek		 13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2022 Ukraine Open Chia Wei Jie Emil Lauritzen
Mads Vestergaard		 19–21, 22–20, 23–21 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 India International Cheah Yee See Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
K. Maneesha		 11–5, 8–11, 10–12, 8–11 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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