Singapore Badminton Scene

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  1. spidey

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    No offence, pure instinct comments,
    If offended anyone, my sincere apologies..
     
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    With infrequent participation in competition, how much exposure can the media give them?
    There are also no coverage of lower tier competition on tv and internet.
     
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    #865 Loh, Oct 25, 2017
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    Players losing focus/direction without coaches
    Players losing motivation to play due to all the internal issues
    Players are switch/moving about with different partners, hence difficult to pair up
    Players themselves not motivated due to various reasons

    SBA Org structure
    SBA Coaching structure
    SBA Plans
    SBA National Players
    SBA National Juniors Players
    Should we stop all international appointments and do a total review of the SBA
    List and identify the national players and train them for a solid of 6 months and then evaluate them again for international tournaments
    Let the appointed head coach make the decision....

    Maybe they are doing this now, I don't know...no news at all about our state of Badminton.

    So many questions, not much answers.

    Yeah, it's so sad to see our players losing :-(
     
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    Seems like badminton is following the downward path of football.
    Bad management -> poor results -> less or
    no coverage on social media -> fans attention turn to foreign players -> badminton regress with lesser support.
     
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    24 PHL universities compete in Singapore badminton cup
    Published October 5, 2017 6:49pm

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    Over 200 alumni of 24 Philippine schools who are also badminton enthusiasts gathered in Singapore earlier this month for the inaugural Oblation Badminton Cup.

    More than just a competition, the tournament is also part of a program to support poor but deserving students in the Philippines, according to Ariel Navaja, president of UP Alumni Association-Singapore (UPAAS).

    "Yung inspiration nito is to support scholars in the Philippines," he said. Even though UP has subsidized tuition, it's not enough to cover the daily expenses of these less-fortunate students."

    "So we came up with this program to support them for their daily needs."

    The inaugural Oblation Cup, held at the Singapore Badminton Court on October 1, 2017, was a partnership between UPAAS and UP Alumni Badminton Team–Singapore and supported by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore.

    Navaja said five scholars have already graduated with the help of the program, one of them a summa cum laude who is now pursuing medicine and a full scholar at the Philippine General Hospital.

    Leslie Anne Aguirre, president of the UP Alumni Badminton Team–Singapore, said she was overwhelmed by the support of the OFW community for the event.

    "The Oblation Badminton Cup 2017 is the first interschool all-doubles tournament," she said. "It's for a cause and it is helping the UPAAS scholars."

    Participants came from the following schools:
    • Adamson University (ADU)
    • Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)
    • Bulacan State University (BSU)
    • De La Salle University (DLSU)
    • Far Eastern University (FEU)
    • Holy Name University (HNU)
    • Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT)
    • Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM)
    • Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
    • Rizal Technological University (RTU)
    • St. Louis University (SLU)
    • St. Paul University
    • Technological University of the Philippines (TUP)
    • University of Cebu
    • University of Caloocan City
    • University of Mindanao
    • University of Northern Philippines
    • University of San Jose Recoletos (USJR)
    • University of San Carlos
    • University of Sto. Tomas (UST)
    • University of the Philippines (UP)
    • West Visayas State University
    • Cebu Institute of Tecnology
    • Central Colleges of the Philippines

    Mapua Institute of Technology was named overall champion with the highest standing among all levels.

    Both UP organizations anticipate a larger following and are gearing for a bigger event in 2018. —KBK, GMA News

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    Great job, this Philippines team in Singapore for hosting the events. Soon you will hear the Philippines badminton beating Singapore in the SEA Games....that will be the final nail in!!!
     
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    Our footballers had the best financial support, yet they regressed!
    They were led not by G but by private people who are supposedly very knowledgeable in the game.
    So is athletics who were recently in the limelight for the wrong reasons.
    So my friends, don't think with G or MP involvement, it will always turn bad or negative.
    Whether you are G, MP or a private person, it does not matter. The main thing is that you must have the passion, dedication and time to see the sport/game grow in stature both locally and internationally.
     
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    No lar. The last president of FAS is an ex-MP from PAP. Current president Lim Kia Tong, who was elected this year, is not, but how close he is to the G, i am not sure.
     
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    All the baggage is accumulated from the past, hence the mismanagement all started a few years ago and cumulate to the sad news now..... I still believe sports and politics cannot mix!
    Conflict of interest for politicians taking the post in sports!!
     
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    So my question is how can we help Spore Badminton now?

    Question : what TH is split from Loh?
    They were having some positive results. Now 1st round also cannot clear with their respective partners.
    Why split a partnership that is working?
    Are the players not happy or are they happier now?
    Or they lost interest with current partners and ditch out such results... so many unanswered questions....
     
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    Don't think it is easy to run a sports organization and make it grow in a short time. We don't know what problems they are facing and are therefore not in a position to help. We are no better than those in charge and can only pay lip service and be the armchair critique once a while.
     
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    Indeed it is not easy to run an organization, but to run it with only short term goals in mind will not make it any easier.
    We can only sit back and hope for the best.
     
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    well nobody says it's going to be easy....and by not doing anything is going to make it better?
    we have to try something, anything, we are at the bottom, hence, to me nothing much to lose.....

    SBA, be daring and make the changes - that is my suggestion, you never try you never know, but don't go back to FTs and those silly things.
    Pull back the squad, analyze, focus on training - come up with a team...train hard, and then slowly send the players out.
    slowly and take it one tournament at a time....

    1st step - get the house in order, get the coaches, get the org chart, training chart....
    a step by step approach....
     
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    To a certain extend FTs is needed in SG badminton for the development of the sport. it is how we harness and apply their knowledge that is important.

    End of the day is the big environment that is holding SG back (no visible grassroots level or a league system, limited tournaments to enter in...) even traditional powerhouses have a dip in fortunes in producing a constant stream of world beaters.

    Sports in SG is therefore basically limited to a level where it is to keep one in a better physical health.
     
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    Can our badminton learn from table tennis?

    S’pore’s male paddlers can be among the best, says former world No. 1

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    Belarusian Vladimir Samsonov sparring with a young padder during the T2APAC clinc at the STTA. Photo: T2APAC

    Veteran Vladimir Samsonov cites the Republic’s coaches and infrastructure as ingredients for producing elite men’s players
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    Published: 10:30 PM, October 30, 2017
    Updated: 11:55 AM, October 31, 2017

    SINGAPORE — Breaking into the top ranks of world table tennis can be a daunting task for any athlete, and particularly so for Team Singapore’s young batch of male paddlers, who are currently all ranked outside the top 100.

    Aside from veteran player Gao Ning, who is ranked 46th in the world, Singapore’s next two highest ranked paddlers are Clarence Chew and Pang Xuejie, who are placed 213th and 331st respectively.

    While the climb to the top may appear insurmountable, six-time European champion Vladimir Samsonov believes that the Republic’s young talents have what it takes to mix it up with the world’s best.

    Samsonov, who had previously sparred with Chew and Pang during his training stints in Singapore, was in town on Monday (Oct 30) for the T2 Asia Pacific (T2APAC) Table Tennis League clinic at the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) with the national junior development squad and national paddlers.

    “Clarence can be a very good player. He’s still young, there is potential,” said the 41-year-old Belarusian after his match against Chew.

    “For sure there are good connections in China to find very good places for training in China. But, in the end, you have to concentrate on table tennis (training), education is also important, so you have to find some kind of balance to decide what you really want to do in life.

    “In Singapore, you have great facilities, great coaches, and the potential is very big for the kids in Singapore to become good in the future. But it takes time.”

    Chew, who won three silvers and a bronze at the recent SEA Games, is aiming to make his Olympic debut in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

    “I definitely want to play in 2020, but firstly I need to improve not only my technical, but tactical skills in order to use different tactical skills during matches,” said the 21-year-old Republic Polytechnic student.

    “Experienced players like Samsonov know how to take the opportunity at crucial moments. They are more composed, whether they are behind or leading, they still have the same mindset. That’s something to learn from.”

    Once ranked No 1 in the world, the evergreen Samsonov has competed at six Olympic Games since 1996, and currently holds the record for winning the most number of titles (27) on the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour.

    Having once shared the stage with Chinese greats like Liu Guoliang — who won a clean sweep of major titles including World Championships, Olympics and World Cup — Samsonov now competes against a younger generation of Chinese players, including world No 1 Ma Long and Fan Zhendong (2).

    The Chinese juggernaut is proving to be tougher to beat now, said Samsonov. “For last 10 years, China has been totally dominating, but at least an European (German Dimitrij Ovtcharov) won the World Cup,” he pointed out.

    “I think the Europeans were much stronger in the 1990s…I remember we had maybe 10 players who had real chance to win world championships. Now it’s limited, we have top Chinese players, maybe Otcharov, Jun Mizutani (Japan), Timo Boll (German) suddenly is playing much better.”

    Samsonov attributed the lack of competitiveness to a dip in the sport’s popularity in Europe. He added: “Maybe the popularity of the sport in Europe is not as good…you need lots of kids in the beginning to play table tennis.

    “You see what happened in Japan: There was Ai Fukuhara, as a little girl she was very popular…and now we have so many top Japanese girls and also in Japan there are many top players now.


    “Popularity of the sport is very important. If people see players on TV, if sportsmen are big stars in the country, parents will want their kids to play sport.”

    The veteran paddler is also happy to see new format competitions such as the T2APAC attempting to inject life into the sport.

    The T2APAC is a dynamic competition featuring 24 of the world’s best players competing in 24-min matches, kill zone games and a mixed team format.

    Under the watchful eyes of two-time Chinese world champion Jiang Jialiang (captain of Team JJ), Samsonov and fellow T2APAC players Jeong Young Sik (South Korea) and Liu Fei (China) spent Monday afternoon entertaining spectators at STTA with their sparring sessions with the junior development squad and national paddlers.

    World No 14 Samsonov proved a popular draw for local table tennis fans, signing autographs and posing for photos with spectators after the clinic.

    Fans will be also relieved to hear that the 41-year-old does not plan on retiring yet as he wants a final shot at the Olympic Games in 2020, where he hopes to achieve his lifelong dream of winning a medal.

    The Belarusian narrowly missed out on a medal in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, where he lost to China’s Wang Tao and Swedish legend Jan-Ove Waldner, respectively, in the quarterfinals.

    He added: “Olympic Games is always something special, you play just once in four years and it has such a history.

    “If I go there’s only one goal, which is to win a medal.”
     
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