2015 News
Winners All
CSC Li Ning Age-Group Badminton Competition
Desmond Tan
General Manager, Badminton Academy
Posted: 18 September 2015
Under 17 Girls Doubles medallists, from left: Sim Ee Ying, Sim Jin Hwi, Tan Sin Yu,
Tan Zhi Yi, Lim Ming Hui, Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann, Si To Jia Rong (all Singapore Sports School).
Singapore Sports School’s band of badminton players rose to the challenge and
came up tops in almost every category in the CSC Li Ning Age-Group Badminton
Competition from 7 to 13 September 2015. They faced tough competition from
Malaysia and Indonesia but delivered top honours for Singapore and the Sports
School.
Results
U15 Girls Singles
1st Cheah Wen Jun
U15 Girls Doubles
2nd Cheah Wen Jun and partner
U15 Boys Singles
1st Ting Hock Yu
Joint-3rd Ivan Go Wei Hong and Aaron Yong Chuan Shen
U15 Boys Doubles
1st Aaron Yong Chuan Shen and Ting Hock Yu
U17 Girls Singles
1st Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann
2nd Si To Jia Rong
3rd Lim Ming Hui
U17 Girls Doubles
1st Lim Ming Hui and Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann
2nd Si To Jia Rong and partner
Joint 3rd Sim Ee Ying and Sim Jin Hwi; Tan Sin Yu and Tan Zhi Yi
U17 Boys Singles
3rd Joel Koh Jia Wei (Xu Jiawei)
U17 Boys Doubles
1st Abel Tan Wen Xing and partner
2nd Lee Wei Hong and Joel Koh Jia Wei (Xu Jiawei)
3rd Darryl Sim Jing Quan and Justin Toh Cheng Kiat
U19 Mixed Doubles
1st Lim Ming Hui and partner
2nd Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann and Lee Wei Hong
3rd Abel Tan Wen Xing and partner
Super Shanti Is RP’s Sportswoman Of The Year
Republic Polytechnic Sports Awards
Singapore sprinter Veronica Shanti Pereira is Republic Polytechnic’s Sportswoman
of the Year. She also received Republic Honours and the Meritorious Gold award
at RP’s Sports Awards on 24 July 2015.
Shanti was asked to provide a video clip to accept her award in anticipation that
she would be overseas. In the video clip, Shanti said that she is grateful to RP for
selecting her as the Sportswoman of the Year.
“There are a few people I would like to thank because they have been journeying
with me to where I am. Firstly, my family. They are my No. 1 supporters and they
have been with me through thick and thin, and ups and downs.
“Then, there’s my coach, Ms Margaret Oh. She has coached me for the past four
years. She truly has my best interests at heart and wants to see me go the
furthest that I can go in my sport career. She is also like my second mum, so I
can’t be grateful enough to her.
“I also want to thank Singapore Sports School as well as Republic Polytechnic for
providing the Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management programme at the
Sports School for athletes like myself. The RP-SSP DSLM programme has afforded
me time and opportunity to excel in both sports and studies. I am able to train
regularly for major meets like the recent Southeast Asian Games as well as attend
classes and compete assignments.”
Shanti said the path taken by student-athletes poses many challenges, but she has
no regret.
“It takes a lot for us to chase our dreams and achieve our goals. There’s a phrase
that I recall whenever I feel tired and self-doubt: ‘It is never easy, but the best
things in life never are.’ I live by this phrase of comfort and assurance because the
best things in life come along with a whole lot of blood sweat and tears, but at the
end of the day, achieving our dreams will rise above all of that.”
Altogether, 41 awards of various levels were presented to Singapore Sports
School’s post-secondary student-athletes who are enrolled in RP’s Diploma in
Sports and Leisure Management programme; all recipients are national athletes
in badminton, bowling, golf, swimming, tennis, table tennis and track and field.
Among them, nine received Republic Honours and three, the Most Valuable
Player award.
Award Recipients
Sportswoman of the Year
Track and Field
Veronica Shanti Pereira
Republic Honours
Badminton
Terry Hee Yong Kai
Bowling
Javier Tan jun Juan
Joel Tan Eng An
Golf
Marc Ong Chong Ching
Track and Field
Eugenia Tan Yan Ning
Muhammad Naqib Asmin
Tyra Summer ree
Veronica Shanti Pereira
Wendy Enn
Most Valuable Player
Badminton
Loh Kean Yew
Ninna Tan Ai
Table Tennis
Tay Jit Kiat
Meritorious Gold
Badminton
Loh Kean Yew
Ninna Tan Ai
Bowling
Joy Yap Jing Ying
Kuek Qi En
Marcus Kiew Jiawei
Tracy See Wan Zhen
Swimming
Malcolm Low Wei Yang
Oh Yao Jie
Track and Field
Eugenia Tan Yan Ning
Kerstin Ong Jing Rong
Muhammad Naqib Asmin
Tyra Summer Ree
Veronica Shanti Pereira
Meritorious Silver
Badminton
Ang Wei Jun
Deline Quek Chun Yi
Loh Kean Hean
Bowling
Alex Chong Wei Chien
Table Tennis
Tay Jit Kiat
Certificate of Merit
Badminton
Elaine Chua Yi Ling
Jason Wong Guang Liang
Tan Ming Shun
Swimming
Benedict Boon Ji Chao
Dylan Tan Junjin
Raphael Chau Yi Zhi
Tennis
Angela Lim Shan Min
Track and Field
Pan Shi Yu
Athlete Development Grant
Track and Field
Kerstin Ong Jing Rong
Shuttlers Test Their Skills And Adaptability
Overseas Training Camp
Desmond Tan
General Manager, Badminton Academy
The Badminton Academy – 21 student-athletes and 4 staff – went on an academy
trip to Penang, Malaysia, from 31 July to 5 August 2015. In those six days, we
sparred with players from the Penang Badminton Association and LTT Badminton
Club. This trip was fruitful because our players had the opportunity to match their
skills against strong opposition. Over four days, each player played at least 10
matches which tested their fitness and endurance.
In addition, our players had to adapt quickly to the different playing conditions at
different venues. In Penang, the badminton halls we played in were dimmer-lit
than those we are used to in Singapore. Our shuttlers also had to get used to the
noise caused by the impact of rainwater hitting the roof of the hall. Because of
that, they were unable to “hear” the impact when their opponents hit the shuttle,
thus affecting their reading of the shots. During Doubles matches, the players also
faced difficulty in communicating with their partners.
Penang is one of the strongest badminton states in Malaysia, having produced the
likes of national shuttlers such as Lee Chong Wei. The timing of our friendly
matches with PBA was perfect because the Penang state players were preparing
for the Malaysia Grand Prix Finals National Age-Group Championships which is a
major competition for them. They took the friendly matches very seriously and
they pushed our players to their limits.
Our shuttlers also got to see Malaysian national player Goh Jin Wei train with the
Penang state team. Our own national youth player, Lim Ming Hui, also had the
opportunity to spar with Jin Wei, the Woman’s Singles bronze medallist at the
Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
The Badminton Academy also had a series of friendly matches with the LTT
Badminton Club which has the highest number of players in the state team.
A highlight of our trip was our morning jog up Penang Hill. After covering almost
5km to go up the Hill, we were treated to a splendid view of Penang; that itself
was worth the effort.
Double Champions For Wei Hong, Ming Hui
WE Holdings Championships 2015
Desmond Tan
General Manager, Badminton Academy
Posted: 10 July 2015
Lee Wei Hong and Lim Ming Hui emerged double champions in the Boys U17 and
Girls U17 categories at the WE Holdings Championships 2015. Both won the
Singles titles and they partnered their schoolmates to take the Doubles crowns at
Anglo Chinese School (Independent) from 15 to 21 June 2015. Wei Hong
partnered Abel Tan Wen Xing, while Ming Hui doubled with Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann.
Besides pitting their skills against the best local players in their age-group, our
shuttlers also faced youth players from Indonesia and Thailand, and they put in a
good performance to win a total of 4 golds, 1 silver and 6 bronze medals.
Event
Girls U15 Singles
Results
3rd – Cheah Wen Jun
3rd – Cheah Wen Jun/Chiu Jing Yun
Girls U15 Doubles
3rd – Bernice Lim/Insyirah Khan
Boys U15 Singles 3rd – Ting Hock Yu
3rd – Darrion Michael Ng Weng Soong/Ivan Go Wei
Boys U15 Doubles
Hong
1st – Lim Ming Hui
Girls U17 Singles
3rd – Sito Jiarong
1st – Lim Ming Hui/Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann
Girls U17 Doubles
2nd – Sito Jiarong
Boys U17 Singles 1st – Lee Wei Hong
Boys U17 Doubles 1st – Lee Wei Hong/Abel Tan Wen Xing
My Unsung Hero, My Mum
Liang Xiao Yu
Badminton Alumnus
Posted: 8 June 2015
Every weekend, when I returned home from Boarding School, my mum would
check if I had any clothes for washing. She would cook tonic soups and my
favourite dishes for me. Whenever I played badminton, she would watch quietly.
She never showed nervousness or excitement in case her emotions affected my
play.
During this past two weeks, before our competition starts on 10 June 2015, I have
been undergoing centralised training at Singapore Sports School. Every evening,
my mum would visit me. On 5 June 2015, we could go home to prepare for the
Opening Ceremony. Mum met me at the Sports School after morning training, to
ride me home on her bicycle. She rode safely and avoided any potholes so that I
could have a comfortable ride. I was so confident that I will not fall off that I was
able to shield myself from the scorching afternoon sun with my tracksuit.
When I was told that I had been selected for the Torch Relay, I was stunned.
When the news finally sank in, I felt so happy and thrilled to be a part of history.
My mum was the first person I told. My parents were both really happy about my
selection.
I felt so honoured to be holding on to The Torch during our first rehearsal. I just
couldn't believe that The Torch I would be holding during the Opening Ceremony
would eventually be used to light The Cauldron for the whole Sea Games. During
my first rehearsal run, I concentrated on not dropping The Torch. Representing
Singapore is a huge responsibility and running with The Torch made the
responsibility slightly heavier. Rehearsals ended late but my parents stayed till the
end and supported me all the way. Even during the rehearsal for the Opening
Ceremony, they were with me.
When I got home from the Opening Ceremony, my mum greeted me at the door
and gave me a long, warm hug, and told me that she was so very proud of me. My
mum said the family watched the Opening Ceremony on television and recorded
my run. She had seen me during the rehearsal, but during the Opening Ceremony,
knowing there were so many people watching in Singapore and other countries,
she felt choked up. I felt a lump in my throat, too, hearing what my mum said. My
mum is my unsung hero. I love you, Mum.
Pictures courtesy of SportSG.
Liang Xiao Yu passing The Torch to sprinter Muhammad Naqib Asmin.
Shuttlers Achieve Grand Slam
National Schools Badminton Championships 2015
Jansen Yeo
Senior Executive, Strategic Communications
Posted: 17 April 2015
Singapore Sports School achieved the “Grand Slam” – winning the “B” and “C”
Division Boys and Girls titles – during the finals of the 2015 National Schools
Badminton Championships on 15 April 2015.
Sports School defeated Raffles Girls’ School 4-1 in the “C” Division Girls Final,
while the “B” Division Girls beat Singapore Chinese Girls’ School 5-0. The “C”
Division Boys scored a 4-1 victory over Raffles Institution, while the “B” Division
Boys edged out Bowen Secondary School 3-2.
In the closely contested “B” Division Boys Final, Sports School took the lead
through First Singles player Lee Wei Hong and the First Doubles pair of Abel Tan
Wen Xing and Royston Loh Keng Yin. Bowen won the next two matches to level 22. It all came down to Academy Captain Darryl Sim Jing Quan in the last Singles
match. He won in straights sets 21-16, 21-16 to help Sports School defend its “B”
Division national crown.
“Our players had trained hard for this competition and they put in a fantastic
effort to secure all four national titles. The players were up for it and showed
plenty of fighting spirit, especially in the “B” Division Boys Final against Bowen
Secondary School that we had lost to in the North Zone Final. This time, the
players were determined to win and it showed in their performances. They gave
their best and there’s nothing more I can ask of them,” said Badminton Academy
General Manager Desmond Tan.
This is the first time that the Sports School has achieved the Grand Slam in
badminton.
Shuttlers Stopped In Their Tracks
OUE Singapore Open 2015
Posted: 10 April 2015
Ten Singapore Sports School student-athletes and alumni took part in the OUE
Singapore Open at the OCBC Arena from 7 to 12 April 2015 but have failed to
advance beyond the Preliminary Round.
The annual tournament attracts top shuttlers from China, Europe and Malaysia,
including Women’s World No. 1 Saina Nehwal.
Alumni Deline Quek Chun Yi and Terry Hee Yong Kai were defeated in the
Preliminary Round. Deline and partner Ong Ren-ne, a Republic PolytechnicSingapore Sports School Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management studentathlete, beat the Malaysian pair (21-19, 20-22, 25-23) in the Women’s Doubles in
the qualifying stage. In the next round, they met fourth-seed South Korean pair
Lee So-Hee and Shing Seung Chan and lost 9-21, 5-21. Terry, unfortunately,
suffered the same fate in the Preliminary stage of the Men’s Doubles when he
and partner Hendry Wijaya lost to another South Korean pair, Choi Sol Kyu and Ko
Sung Hyun, 21-13, 16-21, 14-21.
Seven alumni – Elaine Chua Yi Ling, Lee Jian Liang, Liang Xiao Yu, Loh Kean Yew,
Ninna Tan Ai, Ryan Ng Zin Rei and Tan Wei Han – and student-athlete Crystal
Wong Jia Ying were eliminated in the qualifiers.
Girls Rule The Courts
2015 Global EduHub Badminton Age-Group Championships
Desmond Tan
General Manger, Badminton Academy
Posted: 2 April 2015
Singapore Sports School student-athletes contested seven of eight finals at the
Global EduHub Badminton Age-Group Championships from 16 to 22 March 2015
and won six of them. The girls won all four events with Lim Ming Hui winning two
gold medals in the Girls U17 Singles and U17 Doubles event with Crystal Wong Jia
Ying. Cheah Wen Jun won the Girls U15 Singles event and Bernice Lim Zhi Rui and
Nur Insyirah Khan Abdul Hamid Khan won the Girls U15 Doubles.
Ting Hock Yu was another double gold medallist. He defeated teammate Aaron
Yong Chuan Shen in the Boys U15 Singles event and they teamed up to win the
Boys U15 Doubles.
Event
Results
Girls U15 Singles
Champion: Cheah Wen Jun
2nd: Nur Insyirah Khan Abdul Hamid Khan
3rd: Bernice Lim Zhi Rui
Boys U15 Singles
Champion: Ting Hock Yu
2nd: Aaron Yong Chuan Shen
Girls U17 Singles
Champion: Lim Ming Hui
2nd: Crystal Wong Jia Ying
3rd: Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann
Boys U17 Singles
3rd: Lee Wei Hong
Girls U15 Doubles Champion: Nur Insyirah Khan and Bernice Lim Zhi Rui
Boys U15 Doubles
Champion: Ting Hock Yu and Aaron Yong Chuan Shen
2nd: Darrion Michael Ng Weng Soong and Ivan Go Wei Hong
Champion: Crystal Wong Jia Ying and Lim Ming Hui
Girls U17 Doubles 2nd: Jaslyn Hooi and partner
3rd: Sito Jia Rong and partner
Boys U17 Doubles
2nd: Abel Tan Wen Xing and Royston Loh Keng Yin
3rd: Toh Han Zhuo and Joel Koh Jia Wei
Sports School Wins 3 Titles
2015 North Zone Inter-School Badminton Championships
Desmond Tan
General Manager, Badminton Academy
Posted: 6 March 2015
Singapore Sports School won three of the four titles at stake in the 2015 North
Zone Inter-School Badminton Championships.
On 4 March 2015, our “C” Division Boys team retained its crown with a 5-0 victory
over Maris Stella High School, but the “B” Division Boys team lost 2-3 to Bowen
Secondary School.
The next day, the Sports School won both the “B” and “C” Division Girls’ titles on
home court. The “B” team beat the Singapore Chinese Girls School team 4-1,
while their younger sisters defeated Xinmin Secondary School 5-0. This is the first
time that the Sports School has hosted the North Zone Inter-School Badminton
Championships.
All four teams have qualified for the national round of competition which will
begin on 23 March 2015.