Loh beat world number 63 Jan Louda 21-13, 21-10 on Sunday (Jul 28).
Loh Kean Yew reacts in his opening match against Jan Louda. PARIS: Up against a new opponent and an unfamiliar drift, it took a bit of time for world number 13 Loh Kean Yew to get going in his opening fixture at the Paris Olympics .dispatched Czech Republic's Jan Louda 21-13, 21-10 on Sunday .
"I've never played him before so definitely needed to take some time to get used to it," he told reporters. The former world champion was pegged back again in the second but went into the break with a 11-8 lead. Loh never looked back and would see things off comfortably.A win in Loh's next game against El Salvador's Uriel Canjura on Wednesday will ensure that the Singaporean progresses to the next round of the competition.
Yeo will face Kate Foo Kune of Mauritius on Tuesday and a win will see her move on to the round of 16.
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