Bad day at the office for Singapore badminton players

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Yeo, Teh, Hee/Tan and Jin/Wong all lose in BWF World Championships round of 32 in Copenhagen. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – The Republic endured a rough day at the Badminton World Federation World Championships in Copenhagen, as all its representatives who played in the round of 32 on Wednesday lost against higher-ranked opponents.

Hee said: “We just went blank after they won a few points in a row and, from then on, things just did not go our way.” Teh, who turns 23 on Friday, said: “I gave everything on court and I hope I can keep up this fighting spirit for future tournaments.In the women’s doubles, world No. 23s Jin Yujia and Crystal Wong were beaten 21-18, 21-11 by China’s 14th-ranked Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan in 40 minutes, while compatriot and women’s singles world No. 22 Yeo Jia Min went down 21-10, 22-24, 21-14 to Indonesia’s eighth-ranked Gregoria Tunjung in 57 minutes.

 

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