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The Singapore Badminton Stadium, formerly Singapore Badminton Hall (Abbreviation: SBH; Chinese: 新加坡羽毛球馆; pinyin: xīnjiāpō yǔmáoqiúguǎn), is a indoor sports hall for badminton located on Guillemard Road in Geylang, Singapore. The old facility was previously situated at 100 Guillemard Road.
Outside the main hall, there is a gymnasium and 14 dormitory rooms for badminton trainees. It currently serves as a sport venue for badminton trainings and main tournaments like Singapore Badminton Association National Age-group Doubles Championships, the Pilot Pen National Age-group Singles Championships and the Li-Ning Singapore Youth ...
In 2008, after the closure of the original Singapore Badminton Hall, a new Singapore Badminton Hall was opened in 2011 with 14 Olympic-standard courts, permanent seating for 400 spectators, hospitality and VIP viewing galleries. Outside the main hall, there is a gymnasium and 14 dormitory rooms for badminton trainees.
The 1955 Singapore Open, also known as the 1955 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 4 October – 22 November 1955 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 4th of October [1] and the last (mixed doubles final) was played on the 22nd of November.
The 1952 Singapore Open, also known as the 1952 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 1 November – 29 December 1952 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on 1 November [1] and the finals were played on 29 December.
The 1957 Singapore Open, also known as the 1957 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 2 October – 4 December 1957 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 2nd of October [ 1 ] and the finals on the 4th of December. [ 2 ]
The 1958 Singapore Open, also known as the 1958 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 1 – 4 August 1958 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Final results
Badminton was first introduced in Singapore by the British and was initially played among the British upper-class residing in Singapore. However, the game spread quickly to the rest of the local population which included English-educated elites, civil servants, white-collar workers and Chinese school students.