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Valen Low
File:Valen Low with Tay Jia Jun.jpg
Valen Low on the left, and teammate Tay Jia Jun on the right.
Born
Low Wai Luen Valen

(1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 31)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
EducationTownsville Primary School
Whitley Secondary School
ITE College Central
Alma materRepublic Polytechnic
OccupationStudent
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
TitleSoutheast Asia Armwrestling Champion
Oceania Armwestling Champion
Asia Youth Arm Wrestling Champion
WebsiteFacebook
Competition record
Arm wrestling
Representing  Singapore
FitX Armwrestling Cup
1st 2014 Seniors U80kg
AAF Asia Armwrestling Championships Youth U21
1st 2014 Right Hand, 65-70kg
2nd 2014 Left Hand, 65-70kg
Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships
3rd 2014 Seniors U75kg

Valen Low (Chinese: 卢威麟; pinyin: Lú Wēi Lín; born 14 January 1994) is a professional armwrestler from Singapore.[1] Valen competes regionally and mostly in Malaysia. Valen's biggest armwrestling achievement to date is winning the 2014 FitX Armwrestling Cup in Australia, Melbourne and clinching 1st and 2nd place, both right and left handed respectively, in the Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014. Valen is the head of the only armwrestling club in Singapore named Singapore Armwrestling. Valen's success in the sport of armwrestling is greatly attributed by training with the Singapore Armwrestling Team. The main members that train with him are: Desmond Lau Chee Loong, Tay Jia Jun(Tee Jun), Melvyn Loh Hao Jie, Gregory Yeo Yi Chen, Wilson Koh, Jeffrey Phooi Eng Shen and Dave Hum Yien How.[2]

Singapore Armwrestling Team at Changi Airport

Biography

Valen Low started armwrestling in secondary school at 13 years of age as a test of strength with his friends. Valen armwrestled from Secondary 1 to Secondary 4 and developed a passion for armwrestling in Whitley Secondary School.[3][4] He is currently studying in Republic Polytechnic majoring in Health Management and Promotion. He plans to compete in the annual World Armwrestling Championship in the future sanctioned under the World Armwrestling Federation.

During Valen's secondary school days, he was mocked and laughed at due to his passion for the sport of armwrestling. Mr Valen Low's teachers even described his endeavours as 'useless, a waste of time, nothing to achieve'. His form teacher tried to ban him from armwrestling. However he did not give up from these setbacks and devoted his time to train for armwrestling.[2][3][4]

After Valen's O-level examinations in late 2010, he travelled to Malaysia to compete in his first arm wrestling competition in Malaysia, Malacca. He was knocked out in the quarter finals in the men's open, over 85 kg category. In 2011, he competed in the junior category in Malaysia and got first multiple times. During his time in 2012, he competed in the men's middle weight category and got first place ever since.[5] He was enraged and disappointed by what Ms David, his form teacher said. Valen was a deviance in the eyes of society, however it proved to be a positive deviance. Hence, he decided to train harder for the sport, so that he could prove his success through armwrestling.[6] During his stint from 2011 to 2012 he had won multiple Malaysia national titles. In 2013, he also competed with Jian Jikan, Indonesia's Number 1 middleweight arm wrestler, in an arm wrestling supermatch, and Valen came out victorious with a score of 4–1.[7] In late 2013, he defeated Malaysia's number 1 middleweight arm wrestler, Joffey Jolly, to attain the number 1 spot in the Singapore/Malaysia arm wrestling rankings. Valen is currently ranked number 1 in the 75–85 kg weight class in Singapore/Malaysia.[7]

Armwrestling Career Highlights

Valen Low vs Melvyn Loh in the Finals of the FitX Armwrestling Cup 2014
Valen Low vs Dmitry Motorin at the Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships
Valen Low at the Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014

FitX Armwrestling Cup 2014

In early 2014 Valen won the Shin Min armwrestling challenge, which was held in Singapore and received prize money of $1000 to help fund his trip in the upcoming FitX Armwrestling Cup.[3][4] Valen was invited by the Australian Armwrestling Federation (AAF) and travelled to Australia, Melbourne in March 2014 to compete in the prestigious FitX Armwrestling Cup during the FitX Sport & Fitness Expo. This competition was Southeast Asia's and Oceania's biggest arm wrestling competition. Valen and a fellow Singaporean, Melvyn Loh Hao Jie, competed in the under 80 kg category. Valen Low won in his weight class and emerged as the champion of the senior under 80 kg category. He was ranked 1st out of the other 7 competitors which range from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. After the FitX Armwrestling Cup 2014, Valen Low was being ranked number 1 and teammate/Singaporean, Melvyn Loh was being ranked number 2 in the under 80 kg weight class in Oceania.[8]

Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014

In June 2014, Valen Low, and fellow Singaporean, Desmond Lau self-funded and competed in the 13th edition of the Asian Armwrestling Championships in Sendai, Japan from 27 to 29 June 2014. Valen competed in the under 21 years, 65 kg-70 kg class both left and right handed. He emerged as the champion for the right hand category and got 1st runner up for the left hand category. This is Valen's biggest armwrestling achievement thus far and no other Singaporean has ever achieved this in the sport of armwrestling.[9][10]

Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships 2014

Both the Singapore armwrestlers, Valen Low and Tay Jia Jun competed in the Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships on the 6th of September 2014. There were more than 50 competitors in each category from various countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and host country, Thailand. There were 3 different weight divisions ranging from under 75 kg, 85 kg and 85 kg+. Valen Low achieved 2nd runner-up in the senior under 75 kg category by beating Russia's Dmitry Motorin who was 1st runner-up in the Moscow Championships 2013 in the under 75 kg division[11] and 8th place right hand under 70 kg in the highly regarded A1 Russian Open 2013.[12] He also achieved 6th position in the under 85 kg category and fellow Singaporean, Tay Jia Jun attained 5th position in the senior under 85 kg category.[13]

Powerlifting - Bench Press

Other than armwrestling, Mr Low also competed in raw powerlifting in Singapore. His forte is the bench press. For the 2013 Singapore Powerlifting Open, he bench pressed 131 kg at a body weight of 80 kg. He was ranked 2nd for the bench press in the under 83 kg weight class.[14] His personal best for the bench press as of 2014 was 150 kg at a body weight of 77 kg. His personal best as of August 2014 was 142.5 kg at a body weight of 74 kg. Valen Low competed in an unofficial push-pull meet on 27th December 2014, and bench pressed 147.5 kg at a body weight of 72.6 kg, pressing more than 2 times his body weight. He plans to set national records for the bench press in the future.[15]

It's not that the students are incapable. It's that their abilities are dormant and it's up to the educators to draw out that potential.

— Valen Low and his views on education, February 2014.[16]

Media

In October 2014, MediaCorp Channel 5 aired the television series Secret Singapore which featured Valen Low and his Armwrestling Team. It showcased the sport of Armwrestling in Singapore and this was the first time Valen was aired on national television.[17] On 9 December 2014, he made another media appearance. This time he was being featured on Channel NewsAsia, Singapore Tonight news section. Channel NewsAsia described Valen Low as 'Singapore youths making waves in niche sports', stating that he has been making waves in overseas competitions such as the FitX Armwrestling Cup 2014 and the Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014. The news also illustrated the challenges he had to overcome in respect to his Armwrestling endeavors, which mainly included funding.[18]

Awards and Accolades

  • Malacca Open 2010 – Senior Heavyweight Open 5th
  • Malaysia Armsport De Tour Nationals 2011 – Juniors under 19 Open 1st
  • Johor Open 2011 - Juniors under 19 Open 1st
  • Ipoh Gegaria Armwrestling 2011 – Juniors under 19 years Open 1st
  • Ipoh Gegaria Armwrestling 2011 – Senior Heavyweight Open 4th
  • Pahang Metro Armwrestling 2011 – Juniors under 19 years Open 1st
  • Over Time Armwrestling Johor 2011 – Senior Heavyweight Open 1st
  • Mersing Metro Armwrestling 2012 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Terengganu Metro Armwrestling 2012 - Senior Heavyweight Open 3rd
  • Malacca Open 2012 – Mens Right Open 1st – Senior Left Open 4th
  • Malacca Metro Armwrestling 2012 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • MCA Club Cheng Malacca 2012 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Plaza Alam Sentral Armwrestling 2012 – Senior Above 75 kg 1st
  • Malacca International Open 2012 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Armwrestling X Challenge Johor 2013 – Senior Above 75 kg 1st
  • Spinach and Sports Armwrestling 2013 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Astro Fiesta Armwrestling 2013 – Senior Above 80 kg 3rd
  • Malacca Open 2013 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Malacca Invitationals 2013 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Realfitgym Metro Point Open 2013 – Senior Heavyweight Open 1st
  • Matic Fest Armwrestling 2013 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 2nd
  • Matic Fest Armwrestling 2013 – Senior Heavyweight Open 3rd
  • Infinity Armwrestling Challenge 2013 - Senior Heavyweight Open 3rd
  • Shin Min Armwrestling Challenge 2014 – Senior Open 1st
  • FitX Armwrestling Cup Australia 2014 – Senior Lightweight Under 80 kg 1st[8]
  • Selangor Armwrestling Championship 2014 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Selangor Armwrestling Championship 2014 – Senior Heavyweight Open 2nd
  • Armwrestling Ultimate Challenge 2014 – Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Armwrestling Ultimate Challenge 2014 – Senior Heavyweight Open 2nd
  • Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014 – Youth under 21 years, 65 kg-70 kg left hand 2nd[10]
  • Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014 – Youth under 21 years, 65 kg-70 kg right hand 1st[10]
  • Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships 2014 - Senior under 75 kg 3rd [13]
  • Pattaya International Armwrestling Championships 2014 - Senior under 85 kg 6th [13]
  • Game of Arms Semenyih 2014 - Senior under 75 kg 1st
  • Maticfest Open 2014 - Senior Middleweight(75–85 kg) 1st
  • Dataran Merdeka Open 2014 - Senior Left Under 75 kg 1st
  • Hulu Langat Armwrestling Competition - Senior Heavyweight Open 1st
  • Cheng Malacca Armwrestling Open 2014 - Senior Heavyweight Right Open 1st
  • Cheng Malacca Armwrestling Open 2014 - Senior Left Open 1st

Supermatches:

  • Valen Low vs Joemissie Joe(MAS) 2012 RH (4–1)
  • Valen Low vs Jian Jikan(INA) 2013 RH (4–1)[7]
  • Valen Low vs Chung Vui(MAS) 2013 RH (5–0)
  • Valen Low vs Joffey Jolly(MAS) 2013 RH (2–1)[7]
  • Valen Low vs Jason Tibok(CND) 2014 RH (0-5)
  • Valen Low vs Glad Chiang(TWN) 2014 LH (5-0)

References

  1. ^ World of Armwrestling
  2. ^ a b Woo, Jacqueline (2 November 2012). "Arm-wrestling brotherhood". Asiaone. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Lim, Benjamin (27 January 2014). "Winner of arm-wrestling contest wants to expand sport here". The New Paper. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Lim, Benjamin (29 January 2014). "Wrestle mania". Asiaone Singapore. Retrieved 1 January 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Wrestle mania" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Tay, Abriel (7 April 2013). "19-year-old Singapore arm wrestler Valen Low on his way to achieving his dreams". Red Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. ^ Sim, Ashleigh (27 January 2014). "Shin Min Arm Wrestling Challenge winner used to be laughed at in school". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d Yap, Eve (18 February 2014). "Late bloomer in studies". Asiaone News. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b Invitational Cup, FitX (9 March 2014). "FitX Invitation Cup". Australia Armwrestling Federation. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. ^ Championships, Asia (27 June 2014). "Asia Armwrestling Championships 2014 Results". Armpower. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  10. ^ a b c Armwrestling, Asia (1 July 2014). "RP's Valen Low is Asia Arm Wrestling Youth Champion". Republic Polytechnic OSG. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. ^ Moscow Armwrestling Championship 2013, Results (14 December 2013). "RESULTS: Moscow Armwrestling Championship 2013". Xsportnews. Retrieved 21 September 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ A1 Russian Open 213, Results (26 July 2013). "RESULTS: A1 Russian Open 213". Xsportnews. Retrieved 24 September 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b c Mail, Pattaya (19 October 2014). "Kazakhstanis put iron grip on Pattaya International Arm Wrestling Championship". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  14. ^ Sg, Powerlifting (10 July 2013). "Singapore Powerlifting Open 2013 – Closure and Full Results" (PDF). Powerliftingsg. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  15. ^ Singapore, Powerlifting Alliance (28 December 2014). "Results for yesterday's Push Pull Me(a)t". Singapore Powerlifting Alliance. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Late bloomer in studies". Asiaone News. Retrieved 1 January 2015
  17. ^ Entertainment, XINMSN (23 October 2014). "Episode 6 - Manly Pursuits". XINMSN Entertainment. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  18. ^ Channel, NewsAsia (9 December 2014). "Singapore youths making waves in niche sports". Retrieved 4 January 2015.

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