Shuttlers’ Bountiful Harvest at Tournaments
Papago Youth Group 2021
Our young shuttlers took the stage to shine at the Papago Youth Group 2021 and Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021.
At the Papago Youth Group 2021 where Principal Ong Kim Soon was the Guest-of-Honour, our shuttlers scored a solid win on home ground. In all 17 finals our student-athletes had participated in, they clinched 12 out of the 17 gold medals on offer.
Student-athletes showed their strong dominance, especially in the U19 Boys’ and Girls’, and the Men’s and Women’s categories where they swept all Singles and Doubles titles. In the U15 and U17 categories, our shuttlers had done just as well, clinching a total of 4 gold medals by Justin Tay Ron Hsien in the U15 Boys’ Singles, Mark Wong Kai Ji in the U17 Boys’ Singles, Julian Ho Yu Feng / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun in the U17 Boys’ Doubles, and Lai Yi Ting / Heng Xiao En in the U17 Girls’ Doubles. To top it off, Coach Shinta Mulia Sari also won the Mixed Doubles title.
Altogether, the Badminton Academy brought home a total of 13 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals from the six-day tournament held from 6 to 12 December 2021.
Meanwhile, at the Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021, the other badminton tournament that was also sanctioned by Singapore Badminton Association Federation, student-athletes captured a total of 19 medals – 3 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze. The gold medals are contributed by Mark Wong Kai Ji and Nge Joo Jin in the U17 Boys’ Doubles. Joo Jin had also contributed a gold in the U19 Boys’ Doubles with Johann Projogo. The last gold was by Megan Lee Xinyi who took the U19 Girls’ Singles title.
“I am satisfied with my performance at the Papago Youth Group 2021 as I was able to put up a good fight with bigger and taller players. I was also able to incorporate what I practiced during training and I felt I was mentally and physically well-prepared for the competition,” shared Aaliyah Zakaria who won a silver in the U15 Girls’ Singles.
However, the Secondary 3 student-athlete thought she could have done better at the Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021 where she won a bronze in the U15 Girls’ Singles. She said: “It was nerve-wrecking as I had not played in that hall before. I was unable to calm myself down and reduce the number of unforced errors in my match. However, the loss only made me want to train harder and push myself more.”
The competition was held at Tanglin Trust School from 18 to 24 December.
RESULTS
Papago Youth Group 2021
U15 Boys’ Singles
1st – Justin Tay Ron Hsien
U15 Boys’ Doubles
2nd – Tee Kai Ze / Tan Wei Da
3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien / Axel Ng Li Wei
U15 Girls’ Singles
2nd – Aaliyah Zakaria
3rd – Chia Xin Ying
U15 Girls’ Doubles
2nd – Chia Xin Ying / Stefanie Lee Feiyi
U17 Boys’ Singles
1st – Mark Wong Kai Ji
3rd – Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U17 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Julian Ho Yu Feng / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
2nd – Mark Wong Kai Ji / Timothy Eng Tiam Meng
U17 Girls’ Singles
3rd – Heng Xiao En
U17 Girls’ Doubles
1st – Lai Yi Ting / Heng Xiao En
U19 Boys’ Singles
1st – Ryan Tan Rui Yang
2nd – Remus Ng
3rd – Basile Koh Meng Jin
U19 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Donovan Willard Wee / Torance Jng Yao Chee
2nd – Nge Joo Jin / Safin Noor Azlan
Joint 3rd – Chua Min Han / Remus Ng and Ahmat Khair Zulkifli / Marcus Tan Zhuo Li
U19 Girls’ Singles
1st – Alexis Lee Ying Shin
2nd – Lai Yi Ting
U19 Girls’ Doubles
1st – Sabrina Lee Jingyi / Alexis Lee Ying Shin
2nd – Megan Lee Xinyi / Lai Yi Ting
Joint 3rd – Amber Lim Qiao Qin / Andre Jacqui Tay and Heng Xiao En / Kaelyn Lim Yin Xuan
Men’s Singles
1st – Lim Ming Hong
2nd – Remus Ng
3rd – Lim Shun Tian
Men’s Doubles
1st – Johann Prajogo / Nge Joo Jie
3rd – Safin Noor Azlan / Nge Joo Jin
Women’s Singles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi
3rd – Ong Xi Qing
Women’s Doubles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi / Alexis Lee Ying Shin
3rd – Sabrina Lee Jingyi / Chiu Jing Yun
Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021
U15 Boys’ Singles
Joint 3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien and Tee Kai Ze
U15 Boys’ Doubles
3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien / Axel Ng Li Wei
U15 Girls’ Singles
2nd – Chia Xin Ying
3rd – Aaliyah Zakaria
U17 Boys’ Singles
Joint 3rd – Chua Min Han and Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U17 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Mark Wong Kai Ji/ Nge Joo Jin
2nd – Remus Ng/ Timothy Eng Tiam Meng
3rd – Chua Min Han / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U19 Boys’ Singles
2nd – Donovan Willard Wee
Joint 3rd – Remus Ng and Basile Koh Meng Jin
U19 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Nge Joo Jin/ Johann Projogo
2nd – Donovan Willard Wee / Torance Jng Yao Chee
3rd – Julian Ho Yu Feng/ Xadrian Tay Kun Yong
U19 Girls’ Singles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi
2nd – Lai Yi Ting
3rd – Arin Kesuma Herbert
Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021
Our young shuttlers took the stage to shine at the Papago Youth Group 2021 and Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021.
At the Papago Youth Group 2021 where Principal Ong Kim Soon was the Guest-of-Honour, our shuttlers scored a solid win on home ground. In all 17 finals our student-athletes had participated in, they clinched 12 out of the 17 gold medals on offer.
Student-athletes showed their strong dominance, especially in the U19 Boys’ and Girls’, and the Men’s and Women’s categories where they swept all Singles and Doubles titles. In the U15 and U17 categories, our shuttlers had done just as well, clinching a total of 4 gold medals by Justin Tay Ron Hsien in the U15 Boys’ Singles, Mark Wong Kai Ji in the U17 Boys’ Singles, Julian Ho Yu Feng / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun in the U17 Boys’ Doubles, and Lai Yi Ting / Heng Xiao En in the U17 Girls’ Doubles. To top it off, Coach Shinta Mulia Sari also won the Mixed Doubles title.
Altogether, the Badminton Academy brought home a total of 13 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals from the six-day tournament held from 6 to 12 December 2021.
Meanwhile, at the Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021, the other badminton tournament that was also sanctioned by Singapore Badminton Association Federation, student-athletes captured a total of 19 medals – 3 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze. The gold medals are contributed by Mark Wong Kai Ji and Nge Joo Jin in the U17 Boys’ Doubles. Joo Jin had also contributed a gold in the U19 Boys’ Doubles with Johann Projogo. The last gold was by Megan Lee Xinyi who took the U19 Girls’ Singles title.
“I am satisfied with my performance at the Papago Youth Group 2021 as I was able to put up a good fight with bigger and taller players. I was also able to incorporate what I practiced during training and I felt I was mentally and physically well-prepared for the competition,” shared Aaliyah Zakaria who won a silver in the U15 Girls’ Singles.
However, the Secondary 3 student-athlete thought she could have done better at the Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021 where she won a bronze in the U15 Girls’ Singles. She said: “It was nerve-wrecking as I had not played in that hall before. I was unable to calm myself down and reduce the number of unforced errors in my match. However, the loss only made me want to train harder and push myself more.”
The competition was held at Tanglin Trust School from 18 to 24 December.
RESULTS
Papago Youth Group 2021
U15 Boys’ Singles
1st – Justin Tay Ron Hsien
U15 Boys’ Doubles
2nd – Tee Kai Ze / Tan Wei Da
3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien / Axel Ng Li Wei
U15 Girls’ Singles
2nd – Aaliyah Zakaria
3rd – Chia Xin Ying
U15 Girls’ Doubles
2nd – Chia Xin Ying / Stefanie Lee Feiyi
U17 Boys’ Singles
1st – Mark Wong Kai Ji
3rd – Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U17 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Julian Ho Yu Feng / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
2nd – Mark Wong Kai Ji / Timothy Eng Tiam Meng
U17 Girls’ Singles
3rd – Heng Xiao En
U17 Girls’ Doubles
1st – Lai Yi Ting / Heng Xiao En
U19 Boys’ Singles
1st – Ryan Tan Rui Yang
2nd – Remus Ng
3rd – Basile Koh Meng Jin
U19 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Donovan Willard Wee / Torance Jng Yao Chee
2nd – Nge Joo Jin / Safin Noor Azlan
Joint 3rd – Chua Min Han / Remus Ng and Ahmat Khair Zulkifli / Marcus Tan Zhuo Li
U19 Girls’ Singles
1st – Alexis Lee Ying Shin
2nd – Lai Yi Ting
U19 Girls’ Doubles
1st – Sabrina Lee Jingyi / Alexis Lee Ying Shin
2nd – Megan Lee Xinyi / Lai Yi Ting
Joint 3rd – Amber Lim Qiao Qin / Andre Jacqui Tay and Heng Xiao En / Kaelyn Lim Yin Xuan
Men’s Singles
1st – Lim Ming Hong
2nd – Remus Ng
3rd – Lim Shun Tian
Men’s Doubles
1st – Johann Prajogo / Nge Joo Jie
3rd – Safin Noor Azlan / Nge Joo Jin
Women’s Singles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi
3rd – Ong Xi Qing
Women’s Doubles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi / Alexis Lee Ying Shin
3rd – Sabrina Lee Jingyi / Chiu Jing Yun
Alpha Age Group Series (Dec) 2021
U15 Boys’ Singles
Joint 3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien and Tee Kai Ze
U15 Boys’ Doubles
3rd – Justin Tay Ron Hsien / Axel Ng Li Wei
U15 Girls’ Singles
2nd – Chia Xin Ying
3rd – Aaliyah Zakaria
U17 Boys’ Singles
Joint 3rd – Chua Min Han and Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U17 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Mark Wong Kai Ji/ Nge Joo Jin
2nd – Remus Ng/ Timothy Eng Tiam Meng
3rd – Chua Min Han / Nicholas Kat Zi Shun
U19 Boys’ Singles
2nd – Donovan Willard Wee
Joint 3rd – Remus Ng and Basile Koh Meng Jin
U19 Boys’ Doubles
1st – Nge Joo Jin/ Johann Projogo
2nd – Donovan Willard Wee / Torance Jng Yao Chee
3rd – Julian Ho Yu Feng/ Xadrian Tay Kun Yong
U19 Girls’ Singles
1st – Megan Lee Xinyi
2nd – Lai Yi Ting
3rd – Arin Kesuma Herbert
