TeamSG Shuttlers are Ready to Compete against World's Best, at KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2023!
TeamSG's Terry Hee, Jessica Tan, Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min at the 2022 SBO. Photo Credit : Team Nila Content Producer, Eric Koh
One of the Republic's most prestigious annual sporting events gets underway in the Lion City from 6 June onwards, when the KFF Singapore Badminton Open - Presented by JK Technology, takes place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Organised by the Singapore Badminton Association, the 6-day long Singapore Badminton Open (SBO) is a Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 750 series event. And it will feature all the top-15 singles players and top-10 doubles pairs battling it out for glory and the US$850,000 prize purse.
The 2022 Men's singles champion Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (INA) and the women's title-holder PV Sindhu (IND), are returning to defend their respective titles. Also back in the Lion City are the reigning SBO's men's, women's and mixed doubles' champions, for this star-studded badminton extravaganza. Meanwhile, Team Singapore is sending a 6-member squad to compete at the Indoor Stadium. They comprise :
Men's Singles : Loh Kean Yew
Women's Singles : Yeo Jia Min
Women's Doubles : Crystal Wong & Jin Yujia
Mixed Doubles : Terry Hee and Jessica Tan
TeamSG's Loh Kean Yew at the 2022 Singapore Badminton Open. Photo Credit : Singapore Badminton Association
In the final stage preparations for the Super 750 event, ActiveSG Circle caught up with Kean Yew, Jia Min, Terry and Jessica, to get their thoughts of the 2023 Singapore Badminton Open. Having reached the semi-final stage last year, Kean Yew starts his SBO journey this time round with a round-of-32 clash against Hong Kong's 17th ranked, Lee Cheuk Yiu. World no 4 Kean Yew's potential opponents in the lower half of the draw also includes 7th ranked Kunlavut Vitidasarn (THA), defending champion Anthony Ginting (INA) and Malaysian star shuttler, Lee Zi Jia.
Loh Kean Yew (World Number 4)
Kean Yew : It hasn’t been easy so far, because there are lots of ups and downs. But I got to keep pushing and work harder in training, make every opportunity count and qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Kean Yew : Unfortunately, my toughest time also fell on one of the most important tournaments – the All England Championships. I did not perform as well as I should and was confused with my style of play. It didn’t help that I caught Covid again, which took me out of training and momentum for a while.
TeamSG's Loh Kean Yew at the 2022 Singapore Badminton Open. Photo Credit : Singapore Badminton Association
Jessica : I don’t see it as a setback, but rather it’s just a missed opportunity. In its place, we participated in the Sudirman Cup instead, which comparatively was more beneficial as it had world ranking points which contributed to Olympic qualification.
Terry : We are currently working on the mental aspects of our game. For example, the kind of thinking that goes into motivating ourselves, when we are a number of points behind or keeping our feet on the throttle, when we are in the lead. Hopefully, we will be able to perform well on homeground before our fans in the Singapore Open.
Terry : There’s no regrets in what we do, as long as we give our 110% or even 200% every time we step on court! Win or lose, we have put in our best efforts.
Jessica : In our opening match, we will face Denmark's 17th-ranked Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje. It's always a tougher draw when you’re not seeded, but we are ready to give our opponents a good fight. We have come very close to beating some of the top-seeded players in recent tournaments, and we are confident that we can beat them.
Terry : The target as always is to be able to perform well and go deep into any competition. Regardless of the outcome, we hope to give our home crowd and fans in Singapore a positive and memorable performance.
Jessica : Thank you to all our fans in Singapore for all your support! We hope to again give you the high that Singapore collectively experienced in our Commonwealth Games gold medal match last July. See you soon at Singapore Open 2023 … and maybe we can grab a few wefies together!
Jia Min : I would say that it’s been a value adding season so far, because I’m learning and improving my game from every match.
Jia Min : It’s an exciting draw with all the top players coming to compete in Singapore. In the bottom half of the draw, I will face 17th ranked Zhang Yi Man (CHN) in the round-of-32. And the top half comprises, World no 1 Akane Yamaguchi (JPN), defending champion PV Sindhu (IND) and the recently crowned SEA Games gold medallist, Supanida Katethong (THA).
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