Sports World: First-day blues for Singapore shuttlers The Straits Times Published 7 hours ago First-day blues for Singapore shuttlers BANGKOK • It was a bad start to the Year of the Monkey for six Singapore shuttlers at the Thailand Masters. Men's singles player Derek Wong was bundled out in the opening round on Monday by Indonesia's Sukamta Evert 21-12, 21-19 and was soon followed by Loh Kean Yew, who lost to India's Sameer Verma 21-19, 21-13. Yesterday, Liang Xiaoyu was beaten in the women's singles by Indonesia's Ruselli Hartawan 21-13, 7-21, 21-14 and mixed doubles pair Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo lost to Thais Nipitphon Puangpuapech and Jongkolphan Kititharakul 21-16, 13-16, 21-16. Chayut Triyachart and his Thai mixed doubles partner also lost but Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han upset Korean fifth seeds Choi Sol Gyu and Eom Hye Won 21-14, 19-21. 27-25. [HR][/HR]Inaugural award win for OUE S'pore Open The OUE Singapore Open was named the inaugural winner of the award for the AIPS Badminton Commission's Best Media Facility 2015 yesterday. The contest was open to Superseries and major Badminton World Federation events as well as some Grand Prix events on the world circuit. The Singapore Open came out tops over the Dubai World Superseries Finals and the China Open.
Badminton Asia Team Championships (Men) In the ongoing Badminton Asia Team Championships (Men), Singapore gave us a pleasant surprise by holding mighty China to a hard-fought win of 3-2. SIN managed to win 2 matches, in MS2 and MD1 to make it a narrow loss of 2-3. MS2 Loh Kean Yew and MD1 pair of Terry Hee/Loh Kean Hean did an excellent job by scalping their better known opponents who are ranked very much higher internationally. And relatively unknown MS3, Ryan Ng, gave CHN a big scare when his match went to the rubber. Well done Singapore! China[CHN] - [SIN] Singapore: 3-2[TABLE] [TR] [TH]Time: [/TH] [TD]Mon 2/15/2016 11:30 AM [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Draw: [/TH] [TD]Badminton Asia Team Championships Men's Team - Group MA [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]Score: [/TH] [TD]3-2 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: ruler matches"] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD]Event [/TD] [TD="align: right"]China [/TD] [TD]- [/TD] [TD] Singapore [/TD] [TD] Score..... [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD]1 [/TD] [TD]MS1 [/TD] [TD="align: right"] [TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Houwei TIAN [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]- [/TD] [TD] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Zi Liang Derek WONG [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-11 21-12 [/TD] [TD]1-0 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"]0:28 [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD]2 [/TD] [TD]MD1 [/TD] [TD="align: right"] [TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD="align: right"]Xiaolong LIU [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Zihan QIU [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]- [/TD] [TD] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Yong Kai Terry HEE [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Kean Hean LOH [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-16 13-21 11-21 [/TD] [TD]0-1 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"]0:45 [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #FDFDFD"] [TD]3 [/TD] [TD]MS2 [/TD] [TD="align: right"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Zhengming WANG [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]- [/TD] [TD] [TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Kean Yew LOH [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]15-21 16-21 [/TD] [TD]0-1 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"]0:40 [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD]4 [/TD] [TD]MD2 [/TD] [TD="align: right"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Junhui LI [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Yuchen LIU [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]- [/TD] [TD] [TABLE] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Danny Bawa CHRISNANTA [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Hendra WIJAYA [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-18 21-14 [/TD] [TD]1-0 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"]0:24 [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: transparent"] [TD]5 [/TD] [TD]MS3 [/TD] [TD="align: right"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="align: right"]Bin QIAO [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="align: center"]- [/TD] [TD] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [TD]Zin Rei Ryan NG [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD]21-15 19-21 21-13 [/TD] [TD]1-0 [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD="align: right"]1:03 [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Qiao Bin saves the day as China downs Singapore http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other...y-as-china-downs-singapore/article8241386.ece The Hindu, HYDERABAD, February 15, 2016 V. V. Subrahmanyam Streatched: China’s Qiao Bin won the crucial decider to help the team clinch the issue against Singapore. Photo: Nagara Gopal The brilliance of World No. 56 Qiao Bin saved a major embarrassment for the top-seed China against unseeded Singapore in the men’s team event as he raised the bar to clinch his crucial contest against Ng Zin Rei Ryan and help the team get a 3-2 winning start in the Happening Hyderabad Badminton Asia team championship at the Gachibowli indoor stadium here on Monday. China began the day’s proceedings with Tian Houwei outclassing Wong Zi Liang Derek 21-11, 21-12. But soon, it was in for double blow. First, the doubles combination of World No. 90 Hee Yong Kai Terry and Loh Kean Hean stunned the Chinese World No. 11 duo of Liu Ziaolong and Qiu Zihan 16-21, 21-13, 21-11. China suffered another setback when Singapore’s World No. 167 Loh Kean Yew got the better of World No. 11 Wang Zhengming 21-15, 21-16 with a perfect blend of caution and aggression. Fortunately for China, the doubles combination of Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen made amends to kept their hopes alive as they combined well to down Chrisnanta Danny Bawa and Wijaya Hendra 21-18, 21-14 to take the match to the decider. In the crucial and final singles match, Qiao did not disappoint his camp and posted a 21-15, 19-21, 21-13 win over Ng Zin Rei Ryan (377). It was a fight between equals for most of the contest but what decided the issue in favour of the Chinese was his ability to come up the big points. With the game scores one-all, in the decider Qiao looked far more aggressive and determined and with a wonderful combination of powerful smashes and net dribbles upset the rhythm of his opponent. (This reporter did not reveal Ryan Ng's world ranking at 377, although he found out that Qiao Bin's ranking is 56. For Ryan to take one game off QB despite his very low ranking is a credit to him.)
Penang boys the shining stars for Singapore at Asia team meet Monday, 15 February 2016 | MYT 6:53 PM by rajes paul KUALA LUMPUR: Two brothers from Penang – Loh Kean Yean and Loh Kean Yew – nearly helped Singapore turn the tables on mighty China on the opening day of the Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India. The 21-year-old Kean Yean combined superbly with Terry Hee Yong Kai in the first doubles to upset world No. 11 and former All-England champions Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan 16-21, 21-13, 21-10 in 45 minutes. Minutes later, 19-year-old Kean Yew, who started representing Singapore three years ago, stunned world No. 11 Wang Zhengming 21-15, 21-16 in 40 minutes in the second singles. Although Singapore eventually lost their men’s Group A match 3-2 to China – following defeats to Derek Wong, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta-Hendra Wijaya and Ryan Ng Zin Rei – the tiny nation caught the world’s imagination with their fighting display. And it is this kind of fighting spirit that Morten Forst wants his young Malaysian shuttlers to embrace when they begin their Group B campaign on Tuesday. “It was a fantastic show by Singapore. That’s the spirit. This is what I’d like to see in our Malaysian players too,” said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) technical director Frost. Judging from their dedication in training, Frost is quite confident that Malaysia can give the top teams a run for their money. “The players are excited. This is a special platform for them to showcase their talents. I believe that they want to prove that they are not the reserve team,” said Frost, who believes that with proper guidance, the younger players will step out of the shadows of Lee Chong Wei. “Sometimes, our younger players are a bit lost. They do not know what they want and how to go about achieving it. It’s easy for them to say that they want to be in the top 10 ... but how they go about achieving it is another matter,” he said. “But with the right exposure and guidance, I believe that they can step up to the plate.” The Malaysian men’s shuttlers – Zulfadli Zulkiffli, Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin, Soo Teck Zhi, Soong Joo Ven, Tan Kian Meng-Low Juan Shen, Teo Ee Yi-Ong Yew Sin and Tan Chee Tean-Tan Wee Gieen – are in Group B with Japan, Sri Lanka and Nepal. They face Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The Malaysian women’s team – Ho Yen Mei, Lim Yin Fun, Goh Jin Wei, Lee Ying Ying, Vivian Hoo-Woon Khe Wei, Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean and Amelia Anscelly – are in Group A with top seeds China and Hong Kong. They will face Hong Kong on Tuesday. (The two Loh brothers took up our Sports School offer years ago and are now paying back with their fantastic contributions. Well done guys! )
Feisty S’pore shuttlers narrowly beaten 3-2 by China at Asia C’ships By Low Lin Fhoong linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg - Published: 4:15 AM, February 16, 2016 SINGAPORE — Team Singapore’s shuttlers have kicked off their campaign at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad with a feisty challenge against the mighty Chinese. Up against the four-time Asian champions in the men’s group MA, the Singaporeans surprised their opponents yesterday as they took the battle down to the wire before losing the match 3-2. Despite missing world No 1 Chen Long and Lin Dan (No 5) in the line-up, the Chinese were quick to fire the first salvo, with Tian Houwei (8) notching a 21-11, 21-12 victory over Derek Wong in the first men’s singles. But the Singaporeans fought back in the men’s doubles, as world No 90 pair Terry Hee and Loh Kean Hean clawed back from a 1-0 deficit to deliver an upset win (16-12, 21-13, 21-11) over Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan, who are ranked 11th. SEA Games bronze medallist Loh Kean Yew (167) gave Singapore an unexpected 2-1 lead, despatching his higher-ranked opponent, 2010 Asian Championships silver medallist Wang Zhengming (11), in straight sets. Men’s doubles pair Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen levelled matters for the Chinese with a 2-0 win over Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Hendra Wijaya, before Qiao Bin notched the final crucial point in a three-game thriller against Republic Polytechnic student Ryan Ng. “We went into this game wanting to give China a good fight and we did much better than we expected,” said Kean Yew, 18. “Seeing my brother Kean Hean and Terry win their doubles against a more experienced pair gave me more confidence. My opponent was quite nervous and I took advantage of that.” Despite narrowly missing out on a historic win over China, Singapore chief coach Chua Yong Joo was delighted with his charges’ performances on the court. “Kean Yew, Terry and Kean Hean did very well to upset their opponents … The players were fearless, especially the younger ones, and they are also very hungry to taste success,” he said. The men’s team will play India in their second group match tomorrow, while the women’s team will play Japan and India today and tomorrow. The top four teams from the Asia Championships will advance to the finals of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in Kunshan, China, in May.
Singapore Shuttlers failed to advance further in the Austrian Open 2016 MATCH RESULTS 26 February 2016 10:50 WS XU Wei bt Jia Min YEO 21-12, 21-17 0:28 11:30 MS Kodai NARAOKA bt Zi Liang DWONG [4] 17-21, 21-13, 21-19 0:55 MATCH STATISTICS [TABLE="width: 355"] [TR] [TD="align: center"]2[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]7[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]2[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]112[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="align: center"]112[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]59[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="align: center"]53[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: left"]0:55[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Court 5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"]17-21, 21-13, 21-19[/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME STATISTICS GAME 1 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]17[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]6[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]0[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]38[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]38[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]17[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME 2 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]13[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]4[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]1[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]34[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]34[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]13[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME 3 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]19[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]4[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]1[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]40[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]40[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]19[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] WS XU Wei bt Xiaoyu LIANG [7] 21-17, 21-23, 21-19 1:05 MATCH STATISTICS [TABLE="width: 355"] [TR] [TD="align: center"]2[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]8[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="align: center"]7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]5[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]122[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="align: center"]122[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]63[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="align: center"]59[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: left"]1:05[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Court 4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [TD="align: center"]21-17, 21-23, 21-19[/TD] [TD="align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME STATISTICS [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"] GAME 1 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]17[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]5[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]3[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]1[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]38[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]38[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME 2 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]23[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]8[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]2[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]1[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]44[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]44[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]23[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] GAME 3 [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Score[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]19[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]4[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Most consecutive points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]7[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]2[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Game points[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]0[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]40[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points played[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]40[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]21[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"]Total points won[/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"]19[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Considering that the unknown and lowly-ranked (481) Xu Wei has entered the finals, it was unfortunate but creditable that Xiaoyu was able to force her opponent in a close decider before losing. (It seems XW has been crowned champion in her first international, I presume.) [/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%"]However this is only an International Challenge event, even lower than a GP. And for Derek and Xiaoyu, their inability to advance to the finals is rather disappointing.[/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"] [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE="class: tblCharts, width: 215"] [TR] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 12%"][/TD] [TD="width: 76%, align: center"][/TD] [TD="width: 12%, align: center"][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
Austrain Open 2016 Finals Results 27 Feb 2016 Starting at 5:00 PM XD Mathias CHRISTIANS [5] Lena GREBAK bt Matthew NOTTINGHAM [7] Emily WESTWOOD 21-17, 21-17 0:39 WS XU Wei bt Olga KONON [5] 22-20, 21-15 0:30 MS Anders ANTONSEN bt Kanta TSUNEYAMA 21-9, 21-17 0:39 WD Ekaterina BOLOTOVA Evgeniya KOSETSKAYA bt Eva LEE [2] Paula Lynn OBANANA 21-11, 23-21 0:34 MD Chris LANGRIDGE [1] Marcus ELLIS bt Yuta WATANABE Kenya MITSUHASHI 21-14, 21-16 0:40
http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/03/15/liang-xiaoyu-sniffs-olympics-chance/ Liang Xiaoyu Sniffs Olympics Chance 15 March, 2016 - Feature Stories, Grand Prix Gold TEXT BY BWF | BADMINTONPHOTO From a ranking of 120 in October last year, to within the top 50 this year, Liang Xiaoyu has come a long way in relatively quick time. The 20-year-old now heads the Singapore challenge in Women’s Singles, and is the frontrunner from her country to make the Women’s Singles qualifiers’ list for the Rio Olympics. Daughter of a badminton coach, Liang was not always serious about badminton. “My father introduced me to the sport when I was very young,” she says. “I was only playing for leisure. There was no plan to play badminton as a career. After some time, he told me that if I really wanted to show significant results in badminton, I had to train seriously. I could not just play for fun every day.” Although she was a quarter-finalist at the 2013 and 2014 World Junior Championships and a bronze medallist at the 2014 Badminton Asia Youth U-19 Championships, Liang struggled to balance academics with training. The Singaporean then had the difficult task of choosing one over the other. “My father advised me to choose one and try to excel in it. If I wanted to continue with my studies, I could do that later. It took us a long time to make up our minds, and finally we decided that I should focus on badminton now because these few years are the most crucial years of my career.” The shift in priorities started to make an impact. At the SCG Thailand Open in October last year came her biggest moment. Playing home favourite Ratchanok Intanon in the semi-finals, Liang was the rank underdog but refused to buckle. “I had played Ratchanok before in a team event and also in last year’s SEA Games. I lost to her in both tournaments. Before the match (in Thailand), I did not have the confidence to beat her. I thought it would be difficult. But I was also not afraid of her. I walked on to the court without any fear. I just wanted to play my game and give my best.” Against all expectations, the young Singaporean triumphed 22-20 13-21 21-17 to make the Grand Prix Gold final. Although she lost to Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun, she came away a much more confident player. The very next month she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge. “If you have made it to the final, you would have played at least five matches. That means you have met five opponents with different playing styles and tactics. So you will get to learn and experience many new things from just one tournament,” reasons Liang. Currently No.22 in the Race to Rio rankings, the Olympic spot is within Liang’s grasp. “If I really do qualify for Rio, I will be very happy and very excited, because I never thought that I could make it even though I really want to play in the Olympics. The feeling of happiness will be beyond what I can imagine,” says the soft-spoken Singaporean. This year Liang has had modest results. Looking ahead, she hopes to top the podium at a major event and to remain consistent. “For the next few years, I hope that the standard of my game will be higher and that my performance on court will be more stable and consistent. I also hope to win an international tournament like the Thailand Open. I also want to play in the World Championships and achieve a good result at the Worlds.”
Why I Play: Tay Wei Ming, para badminton By Stefanus Ian | Fit To Post Sports – 6 hours ago "Why I Play” is a weekly column every Wednesday showcasing the stories of people who enjoy playing sports in Singapore. https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/f...--tay-wei-ming--para-badminton-222531640.html Tay Wei Ming is a full time national Para Badminton player. He has won one silver and two gold medals in previous ASEAN Para Games and has clinched the bronze medal in the 2013 Para Badminton World Championships. How did you get involved in this sport? I picked up badminton at the age of 10 that was in primary four. How I got started was because of my father was a very sporty guy so I inherited his sports genes. We will have this weekly routine whereby during the weekends, after dinner, we will play a sport together. Near my house, there’s a badminton court so we will play together with my mom and dad. As time progresses, I developed a larger passion for badminton. The reason is because a lot of sports require they require both hands. For example, like tennis you need to throw the ball up then you serve and with my disability I cannot do that. But I find badminton is a sport where I can progress further and I was thinking if I practice this sport why not achieve something out of it because I am the kind of person who takes pride in whatever I do. My badminton career path started from there. What kind of a workout do you get from playing this sport? In general, it works all parts of the bodies but I think the most taxing part would be the legs. This is because for people with disability, they tend to have slow rotation movement. For me, my disability is my right arm so my rotation part will be slower because you need both hands to be balanced. The balance on my right side would be weaker so the rotation will be slower and as a result I rely a lot on my waist muscles and legs. The legs are very important because it’s the only body part that allows you to move around the court. Biggest misconceptions people have of this sport? Most of the general public might not know about para badminton in a sense that they might not know that there is such a thing as wheelchair badminton. Some of them don’t even know that for the para badminton athletes, the competition scoring system is the same for able bodied. Some might not even know that there’s a para badminton team in Singapore. In playing this sport, what’s been your most memorable experience? Your most heartbreaking? I would say in World Championships in 2013, which is in Dortmund, Germany. For Para badminton right now, the highest level for competition is the World Championships because currently we are not in the Paralympics yet, so the highest level is World Championships. So during that Para Badminton World Championships, I managed a bronze. It was quite an achievement, I mean come on, it’s World’s Championships. It’s everybody’s dream to take part in it. The most heartbreaking would be the recent ASEAN Para Games in Singapore – competing on home ground and not obtaining a medal. I played in the quarter-final and I lost by two points. If I managed to get into the semi-finals, I can at least get a bronze. I think that was heartbreaking. Especially since it’s home ground not knowing how many years later before you have another ASEAN Para Games in Singapore again. Share an inspiring story you have of a tournament or an experience with team mates that made you love this sport even more. The first inspiring factor is my family because being the only single child, in the future I will be the sole breadwinner. I wanted to have a name for myself in para badminton and I hope that para badminton can help me to sustain a living in the future. My parents have given me great moral support and they have never asked me to stop badminton from secondary school onwards until now. They have never stopped me from buying rackets and they have always supported me monetarily and morally and they know that sports is something that could give me a direction in life. So my family members are a huge inspiration for me and now they are getting old so I know that it’s time for me to give back to them. Second factor is my fellow para athletes. All along I have a belief that nowadays youngsters idolise Korean bands or Kpop. Come on man, I mean, your parents are the ones who brought you up. I think you should idolise your parents more than those bands. And our fellow para athletes, they themselves have to break through their disabilities and then they have to train very hard for their individual sports as well. Honestly speaking, I see myself, my disability as not very major, not very serious. There are people who are way worse off than me and their fighting spirit, you can see them fighting very hard on the court during competitions. Seeing them fighting so hard inspires me to train even harder. Was there a time you felt like walking away from the sport? What made you stay? It was a period of time when I was going to graduate from Nanyang Polytechnic. So after you graduate with diploma you either continue studies or going to work. During that time I had the dilemma whether I should continue to pursue my passion full time. Fortunately, I applied for the SPEX scholarship by Sport Singapore and I manage to get in and it came in time for me so I could continue to pursue (Para Badminton) full time. SPEX scholarship gave me the allowance to carry on. Secondly, the support in sports is getting better but it’s still not enough. At the recent ASEAN Para Games, there was a lot of publicity and quite a number of sponsors came forward to help us. With this SPEX scholarship, I told myself that I give myself another four to five years to pursue sports full time. My ultimate goal is to represent Singapore in the 2020 Paralympics, which will be the first time that Para badminton is included, so I must persevere to that stage. What life lessons has this sport taught you? A person with disabilities tends to have low self confidence so sports is the factor that made me a more confident person. This is because when you practice the sport, you tend to interact with more people. When you reach a certain level you get to take part and compete for your schools, you get to have your own badminton team and school team. There are a lot of interactions when you practice sports, leisurely and at competitive levels. It broadens my network of friends. Secondly, badminton taught me that nothing is easy in life. Every accomplishment that you want to achieve you need to put in a lot of dedication and hardwork. You want to become the best you must be able to tahan (bear) hardship Thirdly, badminton taught me how to plan for my future. In the beginning you only think of playing leisurely to competing, to helping your schools to compete, to taking up coaching as part time job and finally to make badminton as a career. Lastly, badminton taught me to give back to society. Along the way, I was quite fortunate to get a lot of help, be it coaches, sports associations, schools, polytechnic. When you receive help from them, in the future when you have accomplishments, you really must thank them and give back to society and do some community work for the disabled and stuff. How can people get involved if they’re interested in this sport? The Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) have a “learn to play” programme catered to various special schools. Not all people with disabilities are enrolled in special schools, some of them go to mainstream schools. When you think of para sports, the person can look for SDSC but for people with disabilities studying in mainstream schools, it’s a bit difficult for them because they won’t have the “learn to play” programme. There is no proper system to build the foundation for para badminton yet. There is one in special schools but not in the mainstream schools. I think the only way is that those interested can come to SDSC or touch base with one of the special schools. My sport is unique because... it enables a person and empowers them with qualities that he or she has never achieved before.
The New Paper online Shuttler Derek Wong at a career crossroads Even as he mulls over life after badminton, Wong still aims to make an impact at Singapore Open Mar 30, 2016 6:00am By DAVID LEE He beat former world No. 1 Taufik Hidayat at the 2011 World Championships. Singapore's Derek Wong also owns a men's singles silver medal from the 2014 Commonwealth Games, a bronze from the 2011 SEA Games, and a mixed team bronze from the 2007 World Junior Championships. The Singapore men's No. 1 shuttler turned professional a decade ago and with his experience, has a unique view about international badminton. The world No. 52 will represent his country in August's Olympic Games in Rio, but does not rate the competition higher than other marquee badminton tournaments. "I just want to play," he told The New Paper, ahead of the OUE Singapore Open at the Indoor Stadium from April 12 to 17. "The Olympics is big, but we have major tournaments almost every year in the form of the World Championships, Thomas Cups and All England Opens, and I treasure every experience dearly. "Of course, I go into every match wanting to give my all to achieve victory, but in the grander scheme of things, my achievements are secondary to the joy and satisfaction I get out of being involved in the sport. "That's just the way I see it." He comes from local badminton stock, the son of 1983 SEA Games men's singles champion Wong Shoon Keat. At 27, Wong is about to reach a crossroads, having just started a family after marrying fellow national shuttler Vanessa Neo last May. FUTURE "Up to now, my whole life has been playing badminton. I want to have more perspective about life and not be one-dimensional," he said. "Of course, I'm very grateful to be playing badminton for a living. I'm thankful to the Singapore Badminton Association which has supported me throughout my career and sent me to many overseas competitions. "But at some point, I would like to try something else even though I would like to still be involved in the sport. "Van and I want to give back to badminton by coaching the next generation of young shuttlers. At the same time, I may also continue working with Deloitte, where I have been a part-time research analyst since 2014, when the Sport Singapore and Singapore Sports Institute athletes service group matched us up. "These partnerships are important and future athletes will know that it's not the end of the road after our sporting careers are over." There is still unfinished business for Wong on court, especially on home soil. At last year's SEA Games in Singapore, he lost 2-1 to Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in the quarter-finals, missing out on an individual medal, although he did take bronze in the men's team event. Next month, he will be playing in his 12th Singapore Open, where he will aim to better his top-16 finish in the 2014 edition, when he beat world No. 19 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus. FINAL CHANCE The tournament will be the final Superseries event where shuttlers can earn qualifying points for August's Olympics and has attracted a star-studded field. While Wong will have to start from the qualifiers, he is looking forward to the home support. "Playing in Singapore feels totally different from playing overseas," he said. "It felt special having the home crowd behind me all the way during the SEA Games. The venue was so packed even my grandmother could not get a ticket. "As an aggressive player, it will be tough for me because of the draft as I find it harder to control the shuttle compared to skilful players like Boonsak Ponsana and Simon Santoso. "But, with the home support, I feel more confident of making it to the main draw and beyond."Playing in Singapore feels totally different from playing overseas. It felt special having the home crowd behind me all the way during the SEA Games. The venue was so packed even my grandmother could not get a ticket. - Singapore’s No. 1 shuttler Derek Wong, recalling last year’s SEA Games on home soil A typical day in Derek Wong's life 6.45AM Wakes up, has breakfast with wife Vanessa at their four-room executive condominium home in Punggol. 7.15AM Drives to parents' home in Serangoon North. "It's good that we stay near my parents, so I can visit them regularly and also pick up my younger brother Jason to go training together," said Wong. 8.30AM Starts first training session with national coaches Ding Chao and Kelvin Ho at OCBC Arena Hall 2. "We have a mix of gym work and court drills. We work on things like agility, foot work, multiple shuttles and skipping. There are also days when we go to the Kallang Practice Track for runs." 11.30AM Ends first training session and goes for lunch. Said Wong: "We eat in the vicinity, then head to the second-level recreation room at the OCBC Arena to rest before our next training session. "I exert a lot of energy, so I eat a lot. I like food that helps with recovery, like beef and herbal soup. "I also like to cook. My maternal grandmother has been teaching me how to cook stuff like white bee hoon." 2.30PM Starts second training session. 5.30PM Ends second training session and goes for dinner. "Because of our busy schedules, this is also when we meet our friends, so there're always plans after training, but not too late because we start early the next day," said Wong. 8PM Reaches home. Wong said: "This is when we do our laundry, fold clothes, boil water, string rackets and clean the house. I also like to do some gardening. "I used to live with my paternal grandparents in their terrace house when I was younger. "My paternal grandmother liked gardening and I would help to water the plants and remove the snails. "Now I'm growing some pandan leaves and thyme. I kind of enjoy doing these mundane chores because they take my mind off badminton after a long day." 11PM Lights out. Top-class badminton action here next month Badminton fans will be able to catch top-level action again as some of the world's best shuttlers will be in town for the US$350,000 ($501,230) OUE Singapore Open from April 12 to 17. Held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, this will be the last Superseries tournament for players to earn points to qualify for August's Rio Olympics. Fans will be able to watch defending men's singles champion Kento Momota from Japan, while Olympic champion Lin Dan leads a 31-strong Chinese contingent. National shuttlers like 2012 Olympian and 2014 Commonwealth Games men's singles silver medallist Derek Wong, 2015 SEA Games men's singles silver medallist Loh Kean Yew and mixed doubles pair Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo will also be in action. More than 70 per cent of the tickets for the public have already been sold. Tickets for adults range from $20 to $60, while tickets for children under 12 start from $5. Tickets can be purchased at www.sportshub.com.sg/sportshubtix. - See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/sports/team-singapore/shuttler-derek-wong-career-crossroads#sthash.kUyKnjMr.dpuf
Badminton: Singapore mixed doubles pair upset world No. 7 at Malaysia Open Singapore shuttlers Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo (above) upset Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto of Indonesia at the Malaysia Open. PHOTO: COURTESY OF NICHOLAS ZHANG Published Apr 7, 2016, 3:56 pm SGT Updated Apr 7, 2016, 7:32 pm May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE - National mixed doubles badminton players Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo gave their Olympic qualification hopes a boost on Thursday, as they stunned world No. 8 Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto of Indonesia 21-19, 21-14 at the Malaysia Open. The second-round win at the Superseries Premier event earns them a quarter-final berth against world No. 1 and reigning Olympic champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei of China on Friday. The result will also earn the Singapore pair precious ranking points in their bid to earn a place at the Rio de Janeiro Games this August. They are currently more than 10,000 points behind the next higher-ranked Asia pair, Thailand's Bodin Issara and Savitree Amitrapai. The duo, however, will earn at least 6,050 points from Malaysia, while the Thais pick up just 1,060 points after falling in the qualifiers. It is also a bright spot in what has been a disappointing season so far for the Singaporeans, who were ranked within the world top 10 in 2013 but has seen their ranking slide to the current world No. 28. Apart from a second-round exit at the German Open last month, the duo have suffered first-round exits at all five other tournaments they competed in so far this year. The top 16 pairs according to the world ranking on May 5 will be allocated slots to compete at the Olympics, taking into account the maximum allocation allowed per National Olympic Committee, and ensuring each of the five continental confederations are represented.
Singapore pair's hopes of semi-final berth end in defeat by Chinese world No. 1 duo Published Apr 8, 2016, 9:24 pm SGT May Chen maychen@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE - Hopes of a second straight upset at the Malaysia Open ended in defeat for Singapore badminton mixed doubles pair Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo. They were beaten 21-17, 21-12 by China's world No. 1 and reigning Olympic champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei in the quarter-finals. The Singapore duo, chasing after precious ranking points in their quest for a spot at the Rio Olympics in August, had hoped to earn a first semi-final spot at a Superseries Premier event. They beat world No. 8 Jordan Praveen and Debby Susanto of Indonesia on Thursday. But the day had its share of upsets in the other events, perhaps none more shocking than Jan O Jorgensen's thrashing of China's Lin Dan. The Danish world No. 5 beat the two-time Olympic champion in just overhalf an hour 21-17, 21-4. Women's singles world No. 1 Carolina Marin was also sent packing, losing 13-21, 15-21 to China's world No. 6 Wang Yihan. But a much-anticipated showdown between world No. 1 Chen Long of China and home favourite Lee Chong Wei remained on course. Chen beat team-mate Tian Houwei 21-16, 21-16 while Lee got past Dane Viktor Axelsen with a 21-14, 21-13 victory.
Probably the bwf writer had it on auto~spell, easy sg=Singaporean.….or he/she had a unforgettable trip while the assignment..….
Last Olympics for top Singapore shuttler Derek Wong? Singapore shuttler Derek Wong is thinking of winding down his career after this August's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. TODAY File Photo 27-year-old is also thinking of retiring from the sport after Rio Games By Low Lin Fhoong - linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg - Published: 8:31 PM, April 11, 2016 Updated: 8:46 PM, April 11, 2016 SINGAPORE — The 2016 Rio de Janerio Games could be the last Olympic outing for Singapore’s top male shuttler Derek Wong, as the 27-year-old considers his future in the sport after 10 years as a professional player. Currently ranked 60th in the world, Wong is on the hunt for crucial Olympic ranking points at this week’s OUE Singapore Open, and he will play Malaysia’s Soo Teck Zhi in the men’s singles qualification round today. (Alas, Derek lost the qualification to the main draw.) A silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wong made his Olympic debut in London in 2012, where he was eliminated at the group stage after finishing second in the three-player group. Wong told TODAY on the sidelines of the OUE Singapore Open press conference that he is also mulling a decision to hang up his racket for good. “I have been through one Olympics and it was really very taxing on my body and mind for those few months of vigorous training,” said Wong, who got married to national teammate Vanessa Neo last May. “Going into this Rio Olympics, I feel that maybe my body will be pushed to the limits and that is the reason why I may consider slowing down right after. “There is consideration to stop (playing) but I’ll think things through after the Olympics. “Given that this could be my last Olympics, I’ll definitely give it my all and put maximum focus and energy into the Olympic preparations if I qualify.” Singapore Badminton Association chief coach Chua Yong Joo believes the Republic’s younger players will be able to step in to fill the void when Wong decides to retire. “At the Asia Team Championships (in February), Loh Kean Hean, Terry Hee and Loh Kean Yew beat higher ranked players. .. they need some time to fight at the highest level,” he said. “There is definitely potential in the younger ones, and the next Olympics is in four years so we will have players competing at the Olympics by then.” Team Singapore has only qualified one player — women’s singles world No 42 Liang Xiaoyu — for the Olympics so far, with mixed doubles pair Neo and Danny Bawa Chrisnanta also gunning for qualifying points at the Singapore Open. (LXY lost to China's Sun Yu in R32) The world no 28 pair bounced back from a disappointing season –—which saw them suffering first round exits in five tournaments — to upset Indonesia’s All England champions Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto (8) for a quarter-final spot at last week’s Malaysia Open. They will face Jacco Arends and Selena Piek of the Netherlands in the first round of the mixed doubles. (Unfortunately they lost.) “Although we have beaten them (the Dutch pair) twice, we won’t let our guard down,” said Neo. “I hope to go further in the rounds as we are hoping to go to the Olympics. The home crowd will be very important to know knowing that our friends and family are watching and we want to play well and shine on court.”
Both S'porean women's doubles pairs out of OUE Singapore Open Straits Times Published Apr 13, 2016, 2:14 pm SGT Updated Apr 13, 2016, 5:14 pm Alvin Chia chiazya@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE - The Singapore badminton team will have no more representation left in the OUE Singapore Open women's doubles event, after both Singaporean pairs lost in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday. Elaine Chua and Citra Dewi Sari were beaten 21-10, 21-14 by top seeds and world No. 1 Japanese pair Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, while qualifiers Jin Yujia and Crystal Wong lost 16-21, 19-21 to Hsin Tien-chang and Ling Fang-hu of Chinese Taipei. Said Dewi Sari, 20: "I gained experience because they are the world No. 1. Having this chance to play with them, I tried my best." Chua, 19, added: "I think we can learn a lot from them, since they're more steady and stable on court and we're still young players. And I think we still have a lot more improvements to make." Singapore's top women's singles player Liang Xiaoyu and surprise qualifier Grace Chua will be playing their first round matches at the Singapore Indoor Stadium later on Wednesday evening. (Of course both LXY and Grace also lost their matches.)
It useless to train so much. Thr main problem is failure to send players to gain more playing experience abroad. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
Derek should consider switching to mix double to prolong his career. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk
Zhang happy her destiny is in her own hands Former Singapore shuttler Zhang Beiwen is now based in the US and doing better in her playing career. Photo: Low Lin Fhoong Former Singapore national shuttler wants to represent US in 2020 Olympics By Low Lin Fhoong linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg - Published: 10:03 PM, April 17, 2016 SINGAPORE — Unlike many of her peers here at the OUE Singapore Open, Zhang Beiwen travels alone to tournaments, often choosing to stay at budget hotels or friends’ homes. For her trip from Las Vegas to Singapore, she had to scour airline websites for the cheapest air ticket — a US$800 (S$1,086) United Airlines fare — and bunked with former national teammates Derek Wong and Vanessa Neo to save money. The former Singapore national shuttler has not had a coach for four years, and trains just an hour a day in Las Vegas with one sparring partner — a 16-year-old recreational player. Despite the many challenges, Zhang refuses to give up on the sport she loves, training and coaching part-time at the Las Vegas Badminton Club while playing on the international badminton circuit and US league. Life as a self-funded player may not be easy, but Zhang would not have it any other way. Once rated as Singapore’s top women’s singles player, the Liaoning-native — who reached a career-high ranking of world No 12 — quit the Singapore national team in 2008 to play for clubs in Malaysia and Taiwan, before she was persuaded to return for the 2009 SEA Games. In 2011, she was dropped by the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) after a fallout with then-chief singles coach Luan Ching over a curfew-breaking incident during Chinese New Year. She relocated to the United States after a vacation in 2012, and found herself back on the badminton court. Playing for the US, she went on to win four international challenge tournaments in 2013, before winning Grand Prix titles in the US, Brazil and the Netherlands a year later. Once branded as a difficult player, Zhang told TODAY she is happy with the path she chose. “If I had stayed in Singapore, I don’t think I would have what I have now,” said the 26-year-old Singaporean. “I’m too straightforward and ask questions, and some people don’t like that. When I had a problem, I didn’t get to talk to the SBA, only the coach. Now I can do whatever I want, I control my own life. “When I moved to the US, I never thought I would play again, but in my first tournament in 2013 at the US Open, I beat Carolina Marin (current world No 1) and I thought ‘I’m still quite good’.” Now ranked 36th in the world, Zhang continues to plug away at her craft, travelling to select tournaments in North America, Europe and Singapore. She gets by on part-time coaching fees, tournament winnings and her sponsorship with Yonex. At this year’s OUE Singapore Open, she notched her best-ever performance at the Superseries event, advancing to the quarter-finals where she was defeated 21-16, 21-15 by China’s He Bingjiao. Ironically, Zhang had never advanced beyond the first round as a national player. She is also currently the Republic’s highest ranked women’s singles player at world No 36, with Liang Xiaoyu — who was eliminated by defending champion Sun Yu in the first round — currently at No 40. While Zhang’s world ranking puts her in good stead for Olympic qualification for 2016, she has ruled out a return to the Singapore national fold. Instead, she is hoping to represent her adopted country, the United States, at the 2020 Olympic Games if she obtains citizenship. “They (SBA) asked me to come back twice, in 2013, and 2014 before the SEA Games,” she said. “I said no because I didn’t think they were serious. I want to represent myself, I want to prove to myself, and see how far I can go. “My life is pretty interesting now … I definitely can do better with more training and a coach but I don’t want to compare myself to others. “I just want to enjoy my life, and my badminton.”
