Low Hang Yee ( zh, t=劉航益, p=Liú Hángyì; born 22 February 1997) is a Malaysian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. He won his first international title at the 2022 Ukraine Open partnered with

Chia Wei Jie Chia Wei Jie ( zh, t=謝煒傑, p=Xiè Wěijié, poj=Chiā Úi-kia̍t; born 3 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian team that won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships. Career 2017� ...

Career

Prior to 2019, he played mixed doubles with

Cheah Yee See Cheah Yee See (; born 18 November 1995) is a Malaysian former badminton player. Along with Hoo Pang Ron, she was one of the players that earned the Malaysian team a bronze medal at the 2021 Sudirman Cup. Achievements SEA Games ''Women's d ...

and were runners-up at the 2016 India International Series.

2019

Partnered with

Ng Eng Cheong Ng, ng, or NG may refer to: * Ng (name) (吳黄伍), (吳 being the most common), a surname of Chinese origin Arts and entertainment * N-Gage (device), a handheld gaming system * Naked Giants, Seattle rock band * '' Spirit Hunter: NG'', a vide ...

, they were runners-up at the

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and the

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. They were also part of the Malaysian squad that participated in the

2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships The 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships were the second edition of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong from 19 to 24 March 2019. It was organised by Badminton Asia and H ...

2021

In March, Low and Ng got into the quarter-finals of the

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where they won against 4th seeds

Marcus Ellis Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's dou ...

and

Chris Langridge Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze ...

but lost to

Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. He also won the bronze medal ...

and

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup. He also won the bronze medal at th ...

in three games. He was selected as a backup player for the 2020 Thomas Cup. In October, he partnered with

and were semi-finalists at the

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2022

In January, Low and Chia entered the final of the

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but lost out to

Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (born 30 December 1988) is an Indonesian-born Singaporean former badminton player and coach. Career Danny competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he captured a bronze medal in the mixed team and a silver m ...

and

Andy Kwek Andy Kwek Jun Liang (; born 22 April 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player. He won a bronze medal for Singapore as part of the team at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships and 2019, 2021 and also 2023 SEA Games. In 2022, Kwek won a title ...

. In the following week, they entered their second consecutive final and captured their first international title at the

Ukraine Open The Ukraine Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Ukraine. The tournament is part of the Badminton Europe tournament series and is leveled in BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament ...

. At the end of the year, Low resigned from the national team.

2023

Low then reunited with Ng and they won back-to-back titles at the Slovenia Open and Austrian Open in May, defeating compatriots Lwi Sheng Hao and

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in both finals. In the following month, the pair finished as runners-up at the

Maldives International The Maldives International is an open international badminton tournament in Maldives organized by the Badminton Association of Maldives and sanctioned by the Badminton Asia Confederation and Badminton World Federation. This tournament has been an I ...

and China International. In July, they captured their third title of the year at the

Mongolia International The Mongolia international or Mongolia Satellite is an open international badminton tournament in Mongolia organised by the Mongolian Badminton Association, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and Badminton Asia. This tournament establishe ...

. In November, they reached their sixth season final at their home event, the KL Masters. They settled for second best after losing to Chen Cheng-kuan and Chen Sheng-fa.

2024

In the first half of the year, Low and Ng did not manage to win any tournaments they competed in. Their most notable run was a semi-final finish at the

Kaohsiung Masters The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...

in June. In October, the pair advanced to their second

Malaysia Super 100 The Malaysia Super 100 is an annual badminton tournament held in Malaysia. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments, categorized as part of the BWF Tour Super 100. The first edition was held in 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

final. They defeated Chen Zhi-yi and

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to claim their first title of the year.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Low, Hang Yee Living people 1997 births Badminton players from Selangor Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players