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Richard Vaughan won a bronze medal at the 2000 European Badminton Championships, losing to Peter Gade (Denmark) in the semi-final. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games , beating world No3 Susilo (Singapore) and Gupta (India) on the way to the semi-final, where he lost to Lee (Malaysia).
Badminton would experience a revival in Singapore after the 1983 Southeast Asian Games, when Wong Shoon Keat won the gold medal at the men's singles. [7]In 2021, Loh Kean Yew made history by becoming the men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Singaporean to achieve this feat.
In 2011, Fu Mingtian delivered Singapore's second SEA Games individual badminton gold medal when she won the women's singles title, a first for Singapore in that event. [8] In 2021, Loh Kean Yew created history by becoming Singapore's first world champion, after winning the men's singles title at the 2021 BWF World Championships . [ 9 ]
The Singapore Badminton Stadium was completed in May 1952 and had changing rooms, canteens, offices, four badminton courts and 5500 seats. On 7 June 1952, Singapore Badminton Stadium was officially opened by the Governor of Singapore, Sir John Fearns Nicoll. In 1958, the stadium was managed by the Land Office on trust on behalf of the SBA. [3]
In 1961, Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) started a local championships [1] to find talents to represent Singapore in regional and international competitions after the previous championships became an open invitation championships in 1957. [2]
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 ...
Delta Sport Centre, formerly known as Delta Sports Complex [1] and Delta Sports and Recreation Centre, is located in Bukit Merah, Singapore. It is centrally located beside the Redhill MRT station . It also has a field hockey pitch , which has contributed to the local development of field hockey , with occasional competitions held there.
The Singapore national badminton team [a] is a badminton team that represents Singapore in international badminton competitions. The national team is organised by the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA), the top governing body for badminton in the country.