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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.
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.
1953 Singapore Open; Tournament details; Dates: 17 October 1953– 30 December 1953: Edition: 20th: Venue: Clerical Union Hall Singapore Badminton Hall: Location: Balestier and Geylang, Singapore: Champions; Men's singles: Ong Poh Lim: Women's singles: Helen Heng: Men's doubles: Ismail Marjan Ong Poh Lim: Women's doubles: Helen Heng Baby Low ...
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 ...
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.
In the individual events, Indonesia captured 4 titles, while Singapore won a title in the men's singles event. Wong Shoon Keat made a history as the first ever Singaporean player to win a gold medal at the Games.