Chinese sports brand Li-Ning pumps in $8.8 million into Singapore badminton
February 1, 2010
Singapore, February 1, 2010 – Chinese sports brand Li-Ning will be sponsoring the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) to the tune of S$8.8 million. The sponsorship is a combination of cash and value-in-kind over a four-year period from 2010 to 2013.
“Our strategic direction from 2009 and subsequent next five years, will involve overseas market development, together with our aim to become the sporting brand synonymous with Badminton,” said Ms Vivien Lim, the general manager of Li-Ning Sports Singapore Pte Ltd.
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National shuttlers lead SIM to victory over NTU in men’s IVP badminton semi-final
January 22, 2010
Picture story by REDintern Tan Jon Han
SIM’s and current Singapore No.1 player, Derek Wong, in action during the IVP badminton tournament. (Photo 1 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)
ITE East, Thursday, January 21, 2010 – The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) beat the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 3-2 to book their place in the final of the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Badminton Championship.
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Singapore shuttlers finish with five titles at youth tournament
January 10, 2010
Contributed by Timothy Chan. Photos by REDinterns Thomas Tan and Tan Jon Han.
Singapore shuttler Xiao Yu Liang (black) lining up with Thai Shuttler Piyathida Khiaorotphai before the Girl’s Under 15 Singles Final. (Photo 1 © Tan Jon Han/Red Sports)
Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Sunday, December 20, 2009 – Few hundred quiet-watching fans. 378 young and energetic players. 9 participating countries from Asia. 20 titles to be won. This was the scenario of the Li-Ning Youth International Tournament 2009, held in Yio Chu Kang (YCK) Sports Hall from 14 to 20 December.
The Singapore Youth International ,which started in 2004, is an age-group event where the players pit their skills against peers in the same age categories from around the world. The categories are U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 Boys/Girls Singles/Doubles.
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Shuttler Thng Ting Ting beats Thai top seed to win U-19 Singles final
December 28, 2009
By REDintern Ng Enna. Photos by REDintern Thomas Tan and Tan Jon Han.
Thng Ting Ting (SG) prepares to return an attack. (Photo 1 © Thomas Tan/Red Sports)
Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Sunday, December 20, 2009 – Singapore shuttler Thng Ting Ting swept aside top seed, Nittayaporn Nipatsant, from Thailand with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-19) victory in the Li-Ning Singapore Youth International badminton Under-19 Girls Singles final.
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SEA Games 09: Men’s 4×100m relay team go sub 40s en route to silver medal
December 18, 2009
Laos, Thursday, December 17, 2009 – Singapore won a gold, seven silvers and a bronze on the penutimate day of competition at the 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games in Laos.
Shot putter Zhang Guirong retained her gold medal won in the previous Games when she threw a distance of 17.12 metres. Zhang was streets ahead of the competition, winning handily by nearly a metre and a half.
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SEA Games 09: Team Singapore strikes gold 3 more times on day 7 to cross 30-gold mark
December 16, 2009
Laos, Tuesday, December 15, 2009 – Team Singapore clinched three more gold medals on day seven of the 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games to cross the 30-gold mark and maintain third place in the medal tally.
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SEA Games 09: Team Singapore’s swim team end off campaign with two more golds for a total of 14 from the pool
December 14, 2009
Laos, Monday, December 14, 2009 – Team Singapore’s swimmers capped off an excellent performance at the pool with another two more golds on the final day of the swimming programme, part of a four-gold haul on the sixth day of the 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games.
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SEA Games 09: Swimmers continue gold rush as Team Singapore reaches 18 gold medals
December 13, 2009
Laos, Saturday, December 12, 2009 – Team Singapore’s swimmers continued to stamp their dominance as the region’s top conquerors of the pool when they won four of seven events on day four of the 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games, to reach double figures in swimming golds.
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SEA Games 09: Team Singapore pick up three more gold medals on day 3 of SEA Games
December 12, 2009
Laos, Friday, December 11, 2009 – Team Singapore picked up three more gold medals on the third day of competition at the 25th South East Asian (SEA) Games to stay within the leading pack at the top of the medal tally.
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First batch graduates from Junior Sports Academies
October 31, 2009
Ministry of Education press release
144 Junior Sports Academies’ (JSAs) student athletes graduated and received their certificates of participation at the 1st MOE-JSA Graduation Ceremony 2009 today.
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Aviva to stop Badminton Open sponsorship but continue with Ironman 70.3
September 3, 2009
Contributed by Peggy Chong
Monday, August 31, 2009 – Aviva announced it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the Aviva Open Singapore but will continue its support for the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore for another three years until 2012.
Mr. Shaun Meadows, CEO of Aviva Singapore & and Hong Kong, said, “Aviva is proud to contribute to the growth and success of the Aviva Open and to Singapore sports in general. In our 6 years of being title sponsor, we have garnered significant brand awareness and actively engaged the community through organising related activities to promote interest in the sport. We now pass the baton to the next title sponsor, whom we believe will build on the event’s success and bring it to even greater heights.
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Singapore Badminton Open – Memories of the finals
June 22, 2009
By Jan Lin, Lai Jun Wei and Vanessa Lim/Red Sports.
Red Sports is a museum of memories, and here is a picture story of the final day of the world class badminton action that took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium this month.
Badminton powerhouse China dominated the final day of the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open. Leading the way was their 5th seeded women’s doubles pair of Zhao Tingting and Zhang Yawen, who beat Indonesia’s Nitya Krishinda Maheswari and Greysia Polii in straight sets scores of 21-14, 21-13. (Photo 1 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
The unheralded young Indonesians were only paired up eight months ago and played their maiden final in Singapore. (Photo 2 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Singapore Badminton Open – A picture story of the semi-finals
June 14, 2009
By Jan Lin, Lai Jun Wei, Vanessa Lim and Marvin Lowe/Red Sports.
Red Sports brings you a picture story of the exhilarating international badminton action taking place at Singapore Indoor Stadium this week. Here is a picture story of the semi-finals day.
China’s mixed doubles pair of Zheng Bo/Ma Jin was the first to confirm a podium spot at the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open when they threw out reigning Olympic champions Lee Yong Dae/Lee Hyo Jung of Korea in straight sets scores of 21-14, 21-18. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The 2008 Olympic mixed doubles champions Lee/Lee, seeded 2nd in this tournament, dished out an erratic performance in the semi-final. This is the Koreans 4th consecutive defeat to the Chinese pair, who are seeded 5th in this tournament. (Photo 2 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Singapore Badminton Open – A picture story of the quarter-finals
June 13, 2009
By Koh Yizhe and Vanessa Lim/Red Sports.
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Friday, June 12, 2009 – The Singapore Badminton Open reached its quarter-final stages which brought about thrills and spills. Red Sports relives some of those moments in a picture story.
Second seed Wang Yihan crashed out of the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open women’s singles event after succumbing to compatriot and world number 21 Jiang Yanjiao in straight sets 21-17, 21-11. (Photo 1 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Jiang Yanjiao strategy was to consistently force China’s new-crowned badminton queen, Wang Yihan, to the four corners of the court with her well-placed smashes. (Photo 2 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Olympic champions survive Hendra and Hendri’s hounding
June 13, 2009
Story by Jan Lin/Red Sports. Photos by Vanessa Lim/Red Sports.
Singapore’s 24-year-old Hendra Wijaya teamed up with his older brother, 28-year-old Hendri Kurniawan Saputra, to battle for a semi-final’s spot at the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open. (Photo 1 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Singapore Indoor Stadium, Friday, June 12, 2009 – The host’s medal chase at the 2009 Singapore Badminton Open has run its course when their last survivors, Hendra Wijaya and Hendri Kurniawan Saputra, crashed out 20-22, 21-17, 21-18 to the 2008 Olympic Games men’s doubles champions and top seed, Hendra Setiawan and Markis Kido of Indonesia.
The republic’s Indonesia-born shuttlers were on a two-fold mission at the quarter-finals of the annual Championship: To bring glory to their new adopted nation and to recover a battered pride.
The talented brothers came from a family of badminton enthusiasts and were poached by the Singapore Badminton Association in 2004 when Hendri’s talent was overlooked despite having competed for the Indonesia’s national training camp and won the men’s doubles division.
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