Singapore Badminton Scene

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  1. spidey

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    Oh no....not another Ex MP!! We are going in circles...politics and sports, issin't proven sports and politics don't mix.
    Why can't we we find someone purely a sports loving fan...
    Wong Shoon Keat should be President!! - "But he added: "The players must always come first - be it their development, welfare or post-career opportunities - so we just hope that the best people can be there to look after them."
     
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    He was a Nominated MP, not the regular MP. And he is basically from the business world.
     
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    Didn't I wrote there Ex!
     
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    Yes, but he was chosen because of his leadership in business.

    His short stint in Parliament should serve him well. It was also stated that "he is very passionate and loves sport a lot". He should make a good president.
     
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    politics and sports don't mix.
    Politician have no place in sports...ex or current.

    my simple 0.0002 cents
     
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    Sports needs all the help it can get from as many sources in order to succeed, including from politics.

    We would not have a Sports School if the government decides otherwise.
    We would not be able to participate in so many sporting events, including the forthcoming Asian Games, if the government is not in favour.

    It does not mean non-politicians will likely make good sports leaders. Neither does it mean that all politicians will not be good at leading a sports organization. It depends on the person himself, his love for sports, his commitment and his ability to influence others to achieve his goal.

    I am disappointed that even the GM, an ex-national badminton player, has to resign from SBA.
     
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    I don't think we are sending any players to the AG under Badminton...
    GM resigned? How come no news? or all done hush hush and cannot be reported...must politics..
     
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    Badminton: Lawrence Leow, 59, elected unopposed as SBA president

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    Lawrence Leow is no stranger to the badminton community, having previously been the SBA's deputy president from 2014 to 2016.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

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    Jun 9, 2018, 2:07 pm SGT

    Nicole Chia
    cnicole@sph.com.sg

    SINGAPORE - The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) appointed a new president at its annual general meeting on Saturday (June 9), with Lawrence Leow elected unopposed.

    He takes over from predecessor Tan Kian Chew, who decided not to stand again after his two-year term.

    Leow, 59, is a former Nominated Member of Parliament and the chairman and chief executive officer of the Crescendas Group. He also chairs the Singapore Business Federation's Small and Medium Enterprises committee and is vice-chairman of its Asean Business Group.

    He is no stranger to the badminton community, having previously been the SBA's deputy president from 2014 to 2016.

    Vice-president Robert Lim and honorary treasurer Victor Foo were also elected unopposed, taking over from Eugene Ang and Nigel Phang respectively.

    Phang was elected as a member of the management committee, together with Michael Yom, Lisa Sam, Victor Sim, Grace Cheah and former national shuttlers Abdul Hamid Khan, Wong Shoon Keat and Lau Wing Cheok.

    One of these eight individuals will be the association's secretary general, after Michael Foo stepped down having served the maximum of four two-year terms. A deputy president will also be chosen, after Luke Lim decided not to stand for re-election.

    The voting was done by 46 people from 24 clubs.

    Said Leow: "If I can contribute, I should come forward. The organisation needs a team of people and I'm seeing a very strong team coming forward. I'm very glad and honoured to be able to do something for SBA.

    "A number of (the MC members) are ex-national players, so I believe the emphasis really needs to be more focused on the players and player-centric policies will be adopted... We want to do more for the players."
     
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    Welcome to Singapore Open (again) for Yao Lei

    Yes, indeed. You won't get it wrong. She's coming there as WD player (through Qualification) and XD player (as reserved) with Tan Boon Heong.
    Singapore Open 2018 - M&Q Report v1
     
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    Tough draw for Singapore shuttlers at Singapore Badminton Open

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    Singapore's Jin Yujia and Bimo Adi Prakoso in action against the Japan's Misaki Matsutomo and Yugoslav Kobayashi (not pictures) during the OUE Singapore Open at the Indoor Stadium on April 11, 2017.PHOTO: ST FILE

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    Jun 28, 2018, 3:46 pm SGT

    Lim Say Heng
    sayheng@sph.com.sg

    SINGAPORE - The Republic's shuttlers have been handed tough draws for the July 17-22 Singapore Badminton Open at the Indoor Stadium, according to a release by the organisers on Thursday (June 28).

    Of the hosts' 14-strong squad, only the pairs of Citra Putri Sari Dewi and Jin Yujia (women's doubles), Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Crystal Wong, and Terry Hee and Citra (both mixed doubles) made the main draw of the US$355,000 (S$472,400) Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 500 tournament, with the rest having to negotiate the qualifiers of the respective events.

    Citra and Jin will face France's Delphine Delrue and Lea Palermo in the first round, and potentially face China's Tang Jinhua and Yu Xiaohan, who won the US Open in May, in the last 16.

    In the opening round of the mixed doubles, Hee and Citra will face Malaysian second seeds Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai, while Chrisnanta and Wong will face England's Gregory Mairs and Jenny Moore. The latter Singapore tandem may face Indonesian Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir if they make it to the second round.

    The rest of the Singapore team will have to play in the qualifying rounds to make the main draw.

    Men's singles specialist Ryan Ng will face India's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, and then possibly Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro for a spot in the main draw, while women's singles player Grace Chua will play India's Rituparna Das for a chance to play Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet in the first round of the main draw.

    Thai top seed Ratchanok Intanon will be Chua's likely opponent if she makes it to the last 16.

    Chua said: "I'm glad to be able to play at the Singapore Badminton Open and will put in my best effort to win my qualifying match and advance to the main draw.

    "Hopefully, I will have a chance to play against Ratchanok if I make it to the round of 16, which will be a great experience as she is one of the top women's singles players that I look up to."

    In the men's doubles qualifiers, Lee Jian Liang and Jason Wong will face Hong Kong's Ho Wai Lun and Hee Chun Mak, while Rizky Hidayat and Loh Kean Hean will do battle with Malaysia's Mohamad Arif Ab Latif Arif and Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn. Chrisnanta and Hee will face Italy's Fabio Caponio and Giovanni Toti at the same stage as well.

    Also, Lim Ming Hui and former Singapore Open champion Yao Lei will place Indonesia's Cynthia Shara Ayunidha and Narulia R Ersa in the women's doubles qualifiers.

    Tickets for the Singapore Badminton Open 2018 are available via Sports Hub Tix and APAC Tix.
     
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    Lee siblings aim to carry on a family tradition

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    Siblings Megan and Benjamin Lee will be representing Singapore in the badminton team event at the 10th Asean Schools Games in Malaysia. TNP PHOTO: JONATHAN CHOO

    Benjamin and Megan look up to dad, a former national shuttler, for inspiration

    Jonah Foong
    Jul 12, 2018 06:00 am

    "He has been an inspiration for me, having come from being a nobody in badminton to quickly breaking into the national team."

    - Benjamin Lee, on his father Lee Suan Soon, a former national shuttler

    As the children of former Singapore national shuttler Lee Suan Soon, it will come as no surprise that Benjamin, 16, and Megan, 13, both picked up the sport at a young age.

    However, the siblings - both national youth shuttlers - had no idea that their father once represented Singapore in badminton. They learnt about it only after joining their primary school's badminton team.

    The elder Lee was in the national team briefly and even played at the prestigious Thomas Cup. But he retired in 1990 at the age of 21, just before entering the National University of Singapore.

    He was determined to let his children forge their own path, so he and his wife, a recreational badminton player, allowed Benjamin and Megan to try out different sports, from swimming to golf.

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    But both children eventually picked up the racket, just as their parents did.

    The elder Lee, a 49-year-old senior manager at a security firm, said: "It was perhaps a subconscious effort not to tell them (about my sporting history) and badminton was actually the last sport we exposed them to.

    “He has been an inspiration for me, having come from being a nobody in badminton to quickly breaking into the national team.” Benjamin Lee, on his father Lee Suan Soon, a former national shuttler

    "We exposed them to sports because sports build character, but, as for badminton, they kind of built their own path themselves."

    Since then, the siblings have gone from strength to strength, clinching podium finishes at regional competitions and even winning scholarships to further their passion for the sport at the Singapore Sports School.

    The Lee siblings will have a chance to add another feather to their cap later this month.

    They will be representing Singapore in the badminton team event at the 10th Asean Schools Games (ASG) in Kuala Lumpur and Shah Alam, Malaysia, from July 19 to 27.

    For Benjamin, the support from his father has been a driving force behind his steady rise.

    He said: "Our father has never pressured us into playing badminton and, in fact, he encouraged us to try out different sports when we were younger.

    "He has been an inspiration for me, having come from being a nobody in badminton to quickly breaking into the national team."

    Megan, who picked up badminton after watching her brother play, echoed similar sentiments, saying: "My dad has been an inspiration, but my brother has also been a major influence. Looking at how hard he trained to enter the Sports School when he was 12 inspired me to want to go there myself."

    Despite displaying an affinity with the racket, the siblings' successes have not come easy.

    In addition to training an average of six hours daily, they also have five hours of classes, while the rest of the time is spent catching up on schoolwork and assignments.

    Said Benjamin: "There were times I thought about quitting, but I am a perfectionist and I came here to prove to everyone that you can do both sports and studies."

    This will be Megan's first time at the ASG, while it is the second time for her brother.

    Heading into the competition, both have set their sights on a podium finish, while Benjamin will be looking to redeem himself after only making the reserves team last year.

    The annual ASG features student-athletes under the age of 18 from South-east Asia.

    This year's edition will see over 1,000 student-athletes from 10 Asean nations taking part, with Singapore sending 190 representatives in 10 sports from 40 schools.
     
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    Asian School Badminton Championship 2018
    NAGPUR, India

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    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64953489.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

    RESULTS (Quarterfinals)
    Singapore Players


    Boys Singles:
    Teerapat Kleawan (Thailand) bt Lim Ming Hong (Singapore) 21-17, 19-21, 21-11

    Mixed Doubles:
    Yap Roi King and Gan Jing Err (Malaysia) bt Marcus Tan Zhuo Li-Yu Seung Yeon (Singapore) 21-11, 21-7;

    Wan Muhammad Arif-Teoh Lexuan (Malaysia) bt Cheong Kai Jun Ryane-Ong Xi Qing (Singapore) 12-21, 21-10, 21-16

    Doubles (Girls):
    Cheah Wen Jun-Chiu Jing Yun (Singapore) bt Prerana Alvekar Sivapriya (India) 21-17, 21-7

    Boys:
    Ooi Jhy Dar-Wyman Goh Wai Yap (Malaysia) bt Lim Dao Ze-Lim Yong Jun Leslie (Singapore) 21-14, 21-15
    Lee Shun Yang-Lee Yi Bo (Malaysia) bt Chua Siang Ray-Jacob Tan Tze Heng (Singapore) 23-21, 21-15
     
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    Apparently the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2018 ( Individual Event) has started yesterday in Jakarta, Indonesia from 7/18/2018 to 7/22/2018.

    Singaporean juniors who participated and their results so far:

    Match overview of Wednesday, July 18, 2018

    9:00 AM XD-U19
    Ratchapol MAKKASASITHORN [​IMG]
    Sararat CHUEBOCA
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    [​IMG] Han Zhuo TOH
    Zhi Rui Bernice LIM
    21-16 21-17 0:25

    11:30 AM WS-U19
    INSYIRAH Khan [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Pei Kee GO
    20-22 21-8 21-18 0:47

    12:05 PM WS-U19
    LIN Sih Yun [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Yi Xuan Sophia LOO
    21-5 21-10 0:25
    12:30 PM WS-U19
    Krittaporn JIANTANET [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Jia Rong SITO
    21-17 12-21 21-18 0:53
    2:20 PM WD-U19
    Dilmi DIAS [​IMG]
    Anurangi MASAKORALA [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Yi Xuan Sophia LOO
    Jiayi Feles LOW
    16-21 21-18 21-5 0:35
    7:20 PM MS-U19
    Weng Soong Darrion Michael NG [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Chamath DIAS
    21-14 21-12 0:28
    :30 PM MS-U19
    Setthanan PIYAWATCHARAVIJIT [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Zhe Ming Nigel YAP
    21-17 21-13 0:30
    8:00 PM MS-U19
    Jia Wei Joel KOH [12] [​IMG]
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    [​IMG] Kemran TAJIBULLAYEV
    21-7 21-8 0:20
     
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    nevertheless, good to see that they are being exposed to regional tournaments. These Juniors need all the exposure they can get.
    I would love to see they send a larger contingent to these tourney. More boys and girls. Can see some of the boys and girls playing dual roles and I am sure is very taxing....and kudos to them on reaching the 2nd and 3rd round, with some of them giving thier opponents a good fight.

    Hope with the new leader, things will change for the better....
     
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    I think our players, both juniors and seniors, should commit themselves to train harder before they expect success overseas.
     
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    sidetrack...anyone attending this week SG Open? i give it a miss after seeing the ticket price almost double, and many top players not coming. understand that it is not cheap to host this event and the price money has gone up, but i doubt the attendance will be good.
     

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