Meanwhile, Loh visited Singapore again in 2009 for his own trial with the Singapore Sports School, where he performed well enough to be offered a place in the Singapore Sports School's Badminton Academy.
However, he would lose to his compatriot Robin Gonansa in the second round, 15-21, 13-21.
And it's not like he was an elite player back when he made this decision, so what prompted it? Much like Schooling before him from , Loh's return to the city was marked at the airport by a water salute.
Loh won the men's singles silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games, lost the final match against of Malaysia.
Thus, Loh qualified for the semi-finals and guaranteed a medal at the World Championships, a feat never achieved before by any Singaporean.
Only after that then I worked a lot on fitness leading up to the Olympics.