Ho's misfortune is Loh's success
Ho retired as player after team broke up; he now mentors and trains world champ
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The pivotal point of Loh Kean Yew's ascent to world champion came not during this month's tournament, but in the second round of October's French Open.
There, in Paris, Loh had pulled off a first-round upset of All England Champion Lee Zii Jia but then lost to India's Lakshya Sen, a player he had beaten in the Dutch Open final.
