Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) is badminton in Singapore. Founded in 1929, SBA is affiliated with the Singapore Olympic Committee. Also known as Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Asia (formerly known as Badminton Asia Federation). Currently, SBA has a total of 29 member clubs.[1]
history
formation
After being introduced by British and Amateur Sports Associations in the 1920s, badminton gained widespread popularity around the world. Malaya and Singapore.[2] Against this background, SBA was established a few years later in 1929 with Tan Boo Teck as its first president.[3] When the SBA was formed, the SBA allowed badminton parties, essentially teams of badminton enthusiasts, to partner with them and participate in the annual Open Championship.[4]
The next Japanese job, SBA, had to deal with the loss of some of the best players in the war, lack of adequate facilities and rising costs of maintaining the club.[4] Nevertheless, Malaya, to which Singapore was a part at the time, prepared to send their first team in 1949. Thomas Cup.[1] The team eventually won the final in England, beating Denmark 8-1.[1]
The lack of proper facilities meant that SBA players started practicing on the outdoor courts.[1] SBA meetings were held mainly in the Clerical Union Hall.[4] However, winning the Thomas Cup started a fundraising event to build a badminton hall. Despite the donation, SBA struggled with construction costs and transferred ownership of the badminton hall to the Singapore Sports Council (now Sports Singapore).[1] The Singapore Badminton Hall, which eventually doubled as SBA’s headquarters, opened in 1952.[4]
In January 2008, the SBA lease at the Singapore badminton hall expired. Then SBA went to Singapore Sports School.[5] SBA is now a Singapore sports hub, after the construction of the latter was completed in 2014.[6]
SBA Badminton Academy
In 2017, SBA partnered with ActiveSG to launch the Singapore Badminton Academy.[7] The academy, led by former Olympic Athlete Jang Yan Mei, offers a series of badminton programs for children aged 6-17 years old across Singapore.[8] Many former national shuttle buses are part of the academy’s coaching team. [7]
tournament
SBA participates in several tournaments throughout the year.
Singapore Open
The Singapore Open (formerly known as the Konica Cup) is a BWF-approved tournament hosted by the SBA. It has been classified as the BWF World Tour Super 500 event since BWF announced a new event structure in 2018. [9] The 2019 edition of the tournament, which offered a total prize pool of $355,000, attracts the best shuttle bus in the world.[10]
SBA Approved Tournaments
The following tournaments, all tier 2 events, are currently SBA approved.[11]
- PAPA GO Age Group 2020
- Alpha Age Group Series 2020
- 15th China Swimming Club Age Group Badminton (Invitation) Tournament 2020
- Alpha Age Group Series 2020
Notable Shuttlers
Many shuttle buses have represented Singapore on the world stage before and after independence.
dictionary independence
after independence
olympic athlete
women’s olympics
men’s olympics
see also
references
- ^ all rain Seed D E “approximately”. Singapore Badminton Association. Found April 26 2020.
- ^ Tan, TC, et al. (2002). Supports legacy Singapore badminton. Singapore: Asiapac, p. 7
- ^ Tan, Joanna. “Singapore Badminton”. Singapore Infopedia. Found April 27 2020.
- ^ all rain Seed D Tan, Bonnie. “Singapore Badminton Association”. Singapore Infopedia. Found April 26 2020.
- ^ Wang, J. (2007, 25 September). SBA gets a new home in a sports school. The Straits Times, p. 36. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
- ^ “contact”. Singapore Badminton Association. Found April 26 2020.
- ^ all rain “Singapore Badminton Association launches Academy as ActiveSG”. online today. Found April 27 2020.
- ^ “Program: Badminton Academy”. ActiveSG. Found April 27 2020.
- ^ “BWF Launches New Event Structure”. November 19, 2017.
- ^ “Singapore Open 2019”. BWF World Tour. Found April 27 2020.
- ^ “SBA Approved Tournament”. Singapore Badminton Association. Found April 27 2020.
