Badminton: Singapore's Yeo Jia Min will not compete in SEA Games women's singles

BANGKOK: Singapore’s hopes of winning its first women’s singles gold in 14 years have been dealt a big blow as world number 18 Yeo Jia Min will not compete in the event.

According to the tournament’s official draw, Singapore will be represented by world number 150 Insyirah Khan and world-ranked 192 Jaslyn Hooi.

Insyirah will go up against Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching, while Hooi faces K Letshanaa, who is also from Malaysia.

Yeo, who was one of Singapore’s two flag bearers at the Games’ opening ceremony on Tuesday, also did not feature in the team event.

When asked previously during the team event, national singles’ coach Kim Ji-hyun said that Yeo, 26, will compete in the singles and was rested to provide an opportunity for younger players.

CNA has contacted the Singapore National Olympic Council for more information.

Fu Mingtian won gold at the 2011 edition of the Games. To date, this is the only time a Singaporean female badminton player has won the singles’ event.

In the men’s singles event, top seed and world number 10 Loh Kean Yew will face Philippines’ Jewel Angelo Albo.

Singapore’s world number 21 Jason Teh will go up against Malaysia’s Justin Hoh.

Thailand's world number 3 Kunlavut Vitidsarn will not be contesting in the event as he recovers from a wisdom tooth surgery and prepares for the year-end BWF World Tour finals.

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