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2018 News
Hat-Trick For Prospective Student-Athlete
2018 Dr Lee Bee Wah Cup-STTA Table Tennis Championships

Singapore Sports School’s current and prospective student-athletes shone brightest at the 2018 Dr
Lee Bee Wah Cup-STTA Table Tennis Championships with 10 medals – 6 golds, 3 silvers and 1 bronze.
Twelve-year-old Ser Lin Qian was the tournament’s best performer with 3 gold medals in as many
events. She collected the Women’s, Under 15 and Under 12 Singles titles at Singapore Table Tennis
Association’s annual competition from 16 to 25 November 2018.

Lin Qian, a prospective Sports School student-athlete, had a relatively smooth run leading to the
Final against Secondary 4 student-athlete Jassy Tan Li Ling in the Women’s Singles. The first two sets
went in favour of the younger paddler before Jassy equalised the match. Lin Qian responded by
winning the next two sets to end the best-of-seven match with a score of 4-2, walking away with her
third and final gold medal of the tournament.

It was a similar senior-junior encounter in the Men’s event. The final between Secondary 3’s Andy
Wong Yan Kai and prospective student-athlete Izaac Quek Yong was closely contested as the latter
attempted to match and counter the attacks by his older opponent. The match which was played to
all seven sets ended in victory to Andy.

Izaac had won 2 gold medals prior to the Men’s final, topping the Boys U15 and U12 competition.
Andy also collected a bronze medal in the Boys U15 event.

RESULTS
Men’s Singles
1st – Andy Wong Yan Kai (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6)
2nd – Izaac Quek Yong

Women’s Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian (11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-8)
2nd – Jassy Tan Li Lin

Girls Under 18 Singles
2nd – Koh Jia Qi

Boys Under 15 Singles
1st – Izaac Quek Yong (13-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-10)
3rd – Andy Wong Yan Kai (lost to eventual silver medallist Shi Ke Xun [3-11, 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6,
11-8, 8-11])

Girls Under 15 Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian

Boys Under 12 Singles
1st – Izaac Quek Yong

Girls Under 12 Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian

Paddlers’ 15-Medal Haul At Sea Champs
2018 Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships

Five out of a possible seven gold medals went to Team Singapore at the 2018 Southeast Asian Table
Tennis Championships from 15 to 18 December 2018, including 4 silver and 6 bronze medals.
Singapore Sports School’s nine Table Tennis Academy student-athletes, forming the 10-member
team, contributed to all 5 golds won by the nation, and all returning with a medal in hand.

It was a battle between Sports School’s paddlers in three events – Men’s and Women’s Singles, and
Mixed Doubles – with post-secondary paddlers Clarence Chew Zhe Yu and Goi Rui Xuan emerging
Singles champions at the 11th edition of the SEA Championships held in Bali. Prior to capturing her
Singles title, Rui Xuan teamed up with Secondary 4’s Koen Pang Yew En for the Mixed Doubles gold,
defeating teammates Ethan Poh Shao Feng and Wong Xin Ru 3-1 (6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9). The Singles
events were a contest between Clarence and Koen in the Men’s category, and Rui Xuan and Xin Ru in
the Women’s. In fact, Sports School’s post-secondary student-athletes swept clean the Women’s
Singles medals with Eunice Lim Zoe and Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin taking joint-bronze medals.

Koen, Singapore’s top performer with 3 golds and 1 silver, showed fine form in the Men’s Singles
final against Clarence, picking up the first two sets, as well as the fourth, to push the match into the
deciding set. Koen eventually narrowly lost 3-4 to his opponent six years older than he. The 16-year-
old paddler had earlier defeated Sports School senior Ethan 4-0 in the Semi-Finals. Koen also

collected gold in the Men’s Doubles with Ethan as partner. Koen’s final gold medal came from the
Men’s Team alongside Clarence, Ethan and Gerald Yu Zong Jun

RESULTS
Men's Singles
1st – Clarence Chew Zhe Yu
2nd – Koen Pang Yew En
3rd – Ethan Poh Shao Feng

Women's Singles
1st – Goi Rui Xuan
2nd – Wong Xin Ru
Joint-3rd – Eunice Lim Zoe, Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin

Men's Doubles
1st – Koen Pang Yew En and Ethan Poh Shao Feng
3rd – Gerald Yu Zong Jun (with partner Lucas Tan)

Women's Doubles
2nd – Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Tan En Hui
3rd – Goi Rui Xuan and Wong Xin Ru

Mixed Doubles
1st – Goi Rui Xuan and Koen Pang Yew En
2nd – Ethan Poh Shao Feng and Wong Xin Ru

Men's Team
1st – Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, Ethan Poh Shao Feng, Gerald Yu Zong Jun, Koen Pang Yew En

Women's Team
3rd – Eunice Lim Zoe, Goi Rui Xuan, Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Tan En Hui, Wong Xin Ru

Jing Yi Wins World Team Silver
2018 ITTF World Cadet Challenge

Posted: 15 November 2018

The annual ITTF World Cadet Challenge is a gathering of the top 32 Under 15 table tennis players
from six continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and Oceania – and host
country as they pit their skills against one another. Singapore Sports School’s Zhou Jingyi, the top
Singaporean Cadet player, was selected to represent Team Asia in the continental battle at the 2018
World Cadet Challenge in Tottori, Japan, from 27 to 31 October 2018.

The 13-year-old Singaporean, the youngest in Team Asia, pulled her weight alongside Kuai Man
(China), Byun Seoyoung (South Korea) and Wanwisa Aueawiriyayothin (Thailand). The Asian quartet
cruised through their Group Stage matches and Semi-Finals against North America to meet hosts
Japan in the Final. The Japanese proved to be a formidable opponent, putting up a strong fight
against Team Asia, forcing Asia to settle for the Girls Cadet Team silver medal after five matches.

Jingyi continued her strong performance to place 13th in the Girls Singles, Girls Doubles top 8 and
Mixed Doubles top 16.

Prospective Table Tennis Academy student-athlete Izaac Quek Yong was Singapore’s other
representative at the World Cadet Challenge. The 12-year-old paddler, representing Team Hopes,
also delivered a creditable report card in the Under 15 tournament – 5th in the Boys Cadet Team
and 12th in the Boys Singles.

Paddlers Clinch Bronze In China-Asean Tournament
2018 Silk Road Cup China-ASEAN Table Tennis Tournament

Posted: 15 November 2018

A 3-0 victory over Causeway rivals Malaysia sealed the bronze medal for Singapore at the 2018 Silk
Road Cup China-ASEAN Table Tennis Tournament on 28 October 2018. The Silk Road Cup in Jingxi,
China, from 27 to 28 October, saw participation by 127 participants from 10 ASEAN countries and
host China.

Singapore’s team of eight players, which included six Singapore Sports School post-secondary
student-athletes, advanced past the Group Stage to book a Semi-Finals spot. Singapore
unfortunately succumbed to the attacks of their stronger opponents in the Semi-Finals and
eventually brought home the bronze medal after beating Malaysia in the playoff for third place.

SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES
Ethan Poh Shao Feng
Eunice Lim Zoe
Gerald Yu Zong Jun
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin
Tan En Hui
Wong Xin Ru

RESULTS
Bronze-Medal Match
Singapore v Malaysia: Won 3-0
Wong Xin Ru v Ho Ying: Won 3-0
Ethan Poh Shao Feng v Wong Qi Shen: Won 3-1
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Gerald Yu v Karen Lyne and Amos Ling: Won 3-0

Semi-Finals
Singapore v China: Lost 0-3
Eunice Lim Zoe v Liu Ming: Lost 0-3
Gerald Yu Zong Jun v Ren Bowen: Lost 0-3
Wong Xin Ru and Dominic Koh v Liu Luqi and Qi Jiawei: Lost 0-3

Group Stage
Singapore v Guangxi: Won 3-2
Wong Xin Ru v Li Qianqi: Lost 2-3
Ethan Poh Shao Feng v Yuan Zela: Won 3-2
Lucas Tan and Tan En Hui v Wu Yuanhui and Long Yun Zu: Won 3-2
Gerald Yu Zong Jun v Fang Xudong: Lost 2-3
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin v Huang Hanping: Lost 3-1

Singapore v Vietnam: Lost 2-3
Wong Xin Ru v Nguyen Thi Nga: Won 3-1
Lucas Tan v Nguyen Anh Tu: Lost 1-3
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Gerald Yu Zong Jun v Le Dinh Duc and Pham Thi Huong: Lost 2-3
Ethan Poh Shao Feng v Tran Tuan Quynh: Lost 2-3
Eunice Lim Zoe v Pham Da Thao: Won 3-1

Singapore v Cambodia: Won 4-1
Wong Xin Ru v L Chanthy: Won 3-0
Dominic Koh v S Tola: Lost 2-3
Lucas Tan and Tan En Hui v B Sreypeov and Lay Phakdey: Won 3-0
Ethan Poh Shao Feng v S Soupring: Won 3-0
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin v K Chendaroth: Won 3-0

Singapore v Philippines: Won 5-0
Eunice Lim Zoe v Rose Jean: Won 3-1
Ethan Poh Shao Feng v Jann Nayre: Won 3-0
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Gerald Yu Zong Jun v Rose Fadol and J Adasa: Won 3-1
Lucas Tan v Ryan Jacolo: Won 3-2
Wong Xin Ru v S Balatbat: Won 3-0

Singapore v Thailand: Lost 2-3
Eunice Lim Zoe v N Mekamporn: Won 3-0

Ethan Poh Shao Feng v T Tantakool: Lost 0-3
Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Gerald Yu Zong Jun v P Moungwan and N Makamporn: Lost 1-3
Lucas Tan v Thyme S: Won 3-0
Wong Xin Ru v T Pormma: Lost 2-3

Jaslyn Ranked Top 4 Youth Olympian
Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Posted: 15 October 2018

Five Singapore Sports School student-athletes and one alumnus earned the right to compete
alongside 12 other Team Singapore athletes at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games from 6
to 18 October 2018. On 28 September 2018, Sports School wished the six competitors the best and
sent them off in their pursuit of flying Singapore’s flag high at the Games. Their journey towards the
biggest event for youth athletes in Argentina was several months of arduous training and
competition.

Sports School’s family of athletes – comprising shuttlers Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann (DBS Year 2), Joel Koh
Jia Wei (alumnus), fencer Matthew James Lim Quan Rong (Secondary 4), swimmer Maximilian Ang
Wei (DSLM Year 1), paddlers Goi Rui Xuan (DSLM) and Koen Pang Yew En (Secondary 4) – flew
Singapore’s flag high on their YOG debut and achieved at least a top 16 finish in the competition. The
Singapore contingent was led by Chef-de-Mission Tao Li, a Sports School alumna.

Jaslyn, a post-secondary shuttler in the Diploma in Business Studies programme, was one of Sports
School’s top performers. She smashed her way into the Semi-Finals, winning three of four matches
with a 2-0 scoreline to line herself up for an encounter with World Junior No. 1 Wang Zhiyi of China
in the Women’s Singles. Unfortunately, Jaslyn was unable to overcome her stronger opponent in the
Semi-Finals and she had to settle for fourth place after another defeat to Thai Chaiwan Phittayaporn,
the World Junior No. 2. She also garnered another 4th-place finish with Team Zeta in the Mixed
Relay Team event which included seven other players of different nationalities.

Another notable mention goes to Maximillian Ang Wei in the Men’s 200m Breaststroke. He clocked a
new Personal Best time of 2:16.09s to rank top 8 after the heats and qualify for the final. Maximillian
eventually touched the wall in 7th place in the Final.

Other Sports School student-athletes and alumnus also achieved commendable results in the
competition. Koen entered the elimination round of the Table Tennis Men’s Singles, stumbling just
once in the Group Stage to Ioannis Sgouropoulos of Greece (World U18 No. 8). His tracks were
halted in the Quarter-Finals when he squared off with American Kanak Jha, a Rio 2016 Olympian and
eventual Singles gold medallist at the 3rd YOG. It was also in the Quarter-Finals that alumnus Joel
also ended his campaign in the Mixed Relay Team. Matthew (Fencing Men’s Foil Individual) and Rui
Xuan (Table Tennis Women’s Singles) succeeded in making the top 16 in their respective events.

12 Named Best Sportsboy, Sportsgirl
2018 Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Awards Ceremony

Olivia Chen Yu Tong
Netball Academy Alumna

Posted: 15 October 2018

Twelve Singapore Sports School student-athletes received the Best Sportsboy and Sportsgirl Award
presented by Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) on 21 September 2018. The student-athletes,
from nine sports, were amongst 51 recipients across 28 sports who were recognised at the 48th
SSSC Colours Awards Ceremony for their sport achievements in local and overseas competitions.

The Colours Awards were also presented to school athletes who achieved at least a top four finish at
the 2018 National School Games. Sports School had 311 student-athletes receiving the award.

BEST SPORTSBOY AND SPORTSGIRL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Football
Muhamad Nur Adam Abdullah (Secondary 5)

Golf
Callista Chen Wan Qing (IBDP Extended)

Gymnastics
Artistic
Lincoln Forest Liqht Man (IBDP Year 6)

Shooting
Air Pistol
Poh Yu Hao (IBDP Year 5)
Shirlene Hew Yun Ting (Secondary 4)

Air Rifle
Adele Tan Qian Xiu (IBDP Extended)
Emmanuel Chan En Yue (Secondary 4)

Table Tennis
Koen Pang Yew En (Secondary 4)
Zhou Jingyi (Secondary 1)

Taekwondo
Brandon Low Sze Sheng (Secondary 3)

Tenpin Bowling
Shin Zong Yi (Secondary 3)

Track and Field
Chong Wei Guan (IBDP Year 6)

Koen Shoots To World No. 14
ITTF World U18 Ranking

Posted: 14 September 2018

Koen Pang Yew En became the first Singaporean male to break into the top 15 Under 18 paddlers in
the world when the International Table Tennis Federation released its updated ranking list in
September 2018. The 16-year-old Singapore Sports School student-athlete leaped from a previous
ranking of No. 30 in August 2018 to a career high of No. 14 in the Boys Singles event.

Koen has had an illustrious year, first making his debut major games appearance at the Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games in April. Two months later, he won in two back-to-back competitions –
the Cook Islands Junior and Cadet Open, and the Road to Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games,
Oceania Qualifiers – and earned his spot at the 3rd YOG in Argentina in October 2018.

In June 2018, Secondary 1’s Zhou Jingyi also made history by becoming the first Singaporean female
Under 15 paddler to rank amongst the top five in the world.

Prospective Student-Athletes Shine Brightest
2018 Dr Ng Eng Hen Cup-STTA Table Tennis Championships

Posted: 14 September 2018

Ser Lin Qian was hardly in the radar before the start of the 2018 Dr Ng Eng Hen Cup-STTA Table
Tennis Championships. The 12-year-old paddler had entered the contest in three events – the Under
12, Under 15 and Women’s Singles. Unsurprisingly, Lin Qian, the Girls U12 defending champion, was
seeded No. 20 in the U15 division, and unseeded in the Women’s open event. However, the budding
paddler pulled stunners to topple giants and claim the crowns in all three events she competed in.

Lin Qian’s doggedness throughout the tournament from 31 August to 9 September 2018 saw her
claim the scalp of nemesis and Sports School paddler Zhou Jingyi in both the U15 and Women’s
Open categories. The prospective Singapore Sports School student-athlete then proceeded to defeat
her older and more experienced opponents, including Sports School post-secondary student-
athletes Wong Xin Ru (Seed No. 1) and Eunice Lim Zoe (Seed No. 5) to become the most decorated
paddler of the Championships with 3 gold medals.

In the Boys events, fellow prospective student-athlete Izaac Quek Yong also secured 2 gold medals in
the Boys Under 12 and 15 age-group events. Izaac and Lin Qian will be joining Sports School’s 2019
intake.

Sports School secondary and post-secondary student-athletes made it a 1-2-3 for the school in the
Girls U18 Singles with Secondary 1’s Jingyi standing tallest on the podium. Eunice Lim Zoe and Tan En
Hui followed in second and joint-third respectively.

RESULTS
Boys Under 12 Singles
1st – Izaac Quek

Boys Under 15 Singles
1st – Izaac Quek

Girls Under 12 Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian

Girls Under 15 Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian

Girls Under 18 Singles
1st – Zhou Jingyi
2nd – Eunice Lim Zoe
3rd – Tan En Hui

Women’s Singles
1st – Ser Lin Qian
2nd – Eunice Lim Zoe

Youngest Stand Tallest In Chinese Taipei Open
2018 ITTF Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open

Posted: 14 September 2018

It was Team Singapore’s youngest athletes who delivered the nation’s sole gold medal on the final
day of the 2018 Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open on 26 August 2018. Singapore Sports School
Secondary 1 student-athlete Zhou Jingyi and prospective student-athlete Ser Lin Qian triumphed
over home favourites Cheng Pu-Syuan and Huang Yu-Jie in the Girls Cadet Doubles to stand highest
on the podium.

Jingyi, 13, and Lin Qian, 12, defeated three other pairs from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to
book a spot in the Final of the under-15 division. The young Singaporean duo were off to a good
start in the gold-medal match, taking the first set 11-8, before losing the next set to their more
experienced opponents. However, Jingyi and Lin Qian came back stronger to win the subsequent
two sets to claim victory with a 3-1 scoreline.

Later that day, Secondary 4 paddler Koen Pang Yew En secured the Boys Junior Singles silver medal
after a 1-4 defeat by local paddler Li Hsin-Yang.

Koen bagged two more medals in the tournament which began on 22 August – the Boys Junior Team
silver, with post-secondary student-athlete Gerald Yu Zong Jun, and Boys Junior Doubles bronze
medal.

The Chinese Taipei Junior and Cadet Open is a Golden Series event on International Table Tennis
Federation’s World Junior Circuit.

RESULTS
Girls Cadet Doubles
1st – Ser Lin Qian, Zhou Jingyi

Boys Junior Singles
2nd – Koen Pang Yew En

Boys Junior Doubles
3rd – Koen Pang Yew En

Boys Junior Team
2nd – Gerald Yu Zong Jun, Koen Pang Yew En

Sports School Contributes To Half The Medals Won
Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games

Posted: 14 September 2018

Singapore Sports School’s present and past student-athletes have competed in four editions of Asian
Games with their best showing at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games held from 18 August to
2 September 2018.

At Doha 2006, Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, Sports School representatives on Team Singapore
returned with 18 medals. In Indonesia, our contingent won 1 gold, 3 silvers and 7 bronzes. The 11
medals make up 50 per cent of the total number of medals that Team Singapore won. Moreover,
swimmer Roanne Ho Ru’En and hurdler Dipna Lim Prasad also cracked National Records in their
events.

Some notable achievements by the Sports School contingent are:

Bowling
Post-secondary student-athletes Muhammad Jaris Goh Ali Akbar Goh and Darren Ong Wei Siong,
both on the Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (DSLM) programme, and alumnus Alex
Chong Wei Chien won the Men’s Trios bronze medal, the first medal in this event since Busan 2002.

Fencing
Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier scored 17 points in the fifth bout of the Women’s Foil Team quarter-
finals to bring Team Singapore into the semi-finals. Amita, fellow alumna Tatiana Wong Yu Rong and

Maxine Wong came home with the bronze medal. It was the first Women’s Foil Team medal that
Team Singapore had won since the event was included at Doha 2006.

Pencak Silat
Team Singapore won a total of 2 silvers and 3 bronzes, of which our alumni contributed 1 silver and
all the bronzes – a silver by Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alau’ddin in the Men’s Tanding I class and bronzes
by Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin (Men’s Tanding J class), Nurul Shafiqah Mohamed Saiful (Women’s
Tanding B class) and Siti Khadijah Mohamad Shahrem (Women’s Tanding C class).

Sailing
Alumna Cecilia Low Rui Qi and partner Kimberly Lim won all 15 races in the Women’s 49erFX
category. This is Cecilia’s second Asian Games gold medal, her first was won with alumna Rachel Lee
Qing in the Women’s 420 class at Guangzhou 2010.

Shooting
Alumna Martina Lindsay P Veloso qualified for two finals (Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Women’s 50m
Rifle 3 Position) and narrowly missed out on a third – by 0.1 of a point, with post-secondary student-
athlete (DSLM) Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman in the Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle event. They finished
6th, with only the top 5 advancing to the final.

Swimming
Roanne Ho Ru’en rewrote the Women’s 50m Breaststroke National Record when she touched the
wall in 31.23s. Her silver medal was the first breaststroke medal won by a Singaporean at the Asian
Games.

Alumna Hoong En Qi was the swam the first leg in the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Heats and her
Backstroke lead-off was clocked at 1:04:43s – a personal best. Her team went on to win the bronze
medal.

Track and Field
Dipna Lim Prasad ran the Women’s 400m Hurdles Heats in 58.93s for a new National Record. She is
the first Singaporean woman to have run a sub-59s race in this event.

Wushu
Debutant Jowen Lim Si Wei made a combined score of 19.40 points in Daoshu and Gunshu and was
edged out of the bronze medal position by just 0.01 point. The DSLM student-athlete had competed
with a badly injured ankle throughout the competition and yet, despite his injury, managed to
improve on his Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games gold-medal score of 19.37 points.

6 For 3rd YOG
Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Posted: 14 September 2018

Six present and past student-athletes from Singapore Sports School will endeavour to fly Singapore’s
flag high at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games from 6 to 18 October 2018. Secondary 4
student-athlete Koen Pang Yew En will lead the 18-member Singapore team as flagbearer.

Team Singapore will be led by Chef-de-Mission Tao Li, an Olympian and Sports School alumna, at the
third edition of the YOG in Argentina. Sports School’s student-athletes and alumni will compete in
four of the 31 sports contested – Badminton, Fencing, Swimming and Table Tennis.

Cheer Sports School’s present and past student-athletes on as they fight to bring glory to Singapore.

SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES
Badminton
Jaslyn Hooi Yue Yann
Joel Koh Jia Wei

Fencing
Matthew James Lim Quan Rong

Swimming
Maximillian Ang Wei

Table Tennis
Goi Rui Xuan
Koen Pang Yew En

Going For Gold At Asian Games

Posted: 15 August 2018

Singapore Sports School will be cheering for its 42 present and past student-athletes that form Team
Singapore’s 223-strong contingent at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games. They will compete
across 11 sports at the 18th Asian Games from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

Singapore Sports School Representatives at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games
Aquatics
Artistic Swimming
Ariel Sng Kai Lin
Debbie Soh Li Fei

Diving
Fong Kay Yian

Swimming
Amanda Lim Xiang Qi
Chantal Liew Li-Shan
Hoong En Qi
Pang Sheng Jun
Roanne Ho Ru’En

Athletics
Dipna Lim Prasad
Nur Izlyn Zaini
Veronica Shanti Pereira
Wendy Enn

Bowling
Alex Chong Wei Chien
Basil Dill Ng Jui Chang
Bernice Lim Hui Ying
Daphne Tan Shi Jing
Darren Ong Wei Siong
Jazreel Tan Shi Hua
Muhammad Jaris Goh Ali Akbar Goh

Fencing
Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier
Cheryl Lim
Tatiana Wong Yu Rong

Golf
Abdul Hadi Uda Thith
Gregory Raymund Foo Yongen
Low Wee Jin

Ju-Jitsu
Constance Lien Tian-En

Pencak Silat
Abdul Raaziq Abdul Rashid
Hamillatu Arash Juffrie
Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman
Muhammad Nur Alfian Juma'en
Nujaid Hasif Zainal Abidin
Nurul Shafiqah Mohamed Saiful
Nurul Suhaila Mohamed Saiful
Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau'ddin
Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alau'ddin
Siti Khadijah Mohamad Shahrem

Sailing
Cecilia Low Rui Qi

Shooting
Martina Lindsay P Veloso
Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman
Shirlene Hew Yun Ting

Table Tennis
Zhang Wanling

Wushu
Jowen Lim Si Wei

Debbie Is Sportsgirl Of The Year
2018 Singapore Sports Awards

Posted: 15 August 2018

Debbie Soh Li Fei’s fine display of grace and technique in the pool delivered Singapore her first gold
medal of the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games, and the first medal up for grabs in
synchronised swimming, in the Solo Free Routine. She went on to win four more medals – 2 golds
and 2 silvers – at the 29th SEA Games.

Her sport achievements in 2017 saw the synchonised swimming national captain named Sportsgirl of
the Year at the 2018 Singapore Sports Awards on 18 July 2018. Debbie was among four athletes
nominated for the award, which included former Singapore Sports School student-athletes Amita
Marie Nicolette Berthier (Fencing) and Martina Lindsay P Veloso (Shooting).

Debbie, a student-athlete in Sports School’s extended International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme, became the first Singaporean to win an individual gold medal in a synchronised
swimming event at the biennial Games. In the previous edition of the Games in 2015 on
homeground, Debbie was just making her debut as a member of the team. The team won the
country’s first gold medal in the sport that year.
Debbie won a second award that evening in the Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year category,
alongside post-secondary teammates Ariel Sng Kai Lin, Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui and Miya Yong Hsing,
for the synchronised swimming team’s achievements at the 2017 SEA Games.

The awards ceremony organised by Singapore National Olympic Council saw many present and past
student-athletes receive awards, including Bowling Academy alumnae Daphne Tan Shi Jing, Jazreel
Tan Shi Hua and New Hui Fen in the Team of the Year (Event) Award for their contributions to the
Women’s Team silver medal at the 2017 World Bowling Championships.

Post-secondary student-athletes Abdul Raaziq Abdul Rashid (Pencak Silat) and Jowen Lim Si Wei
(Wushu) from the Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management Programme were nominees for the
Sportsboy and Sportsman of the Year respectively.

LIST OF AWARD RECIPIENTS
Sportsgirl of the Year
Debbie Soh Li Fei

Team of the Year (Event) – Bowling
Daphne Tan Shi Jing
Jazreel Tan Shi Hua
New Hui Fen

Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year – Synchronised Swimming
Ariel Sng Kai Lin
Debbie Soh Li Fei
Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui
Miya Yong Hsing

Meritorious Award (Individual)
Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin (Pencak Silat)
Nurul Shafiqah Mohamed Saiful (Pencak Silat)

Amanda Lim Xiang Qi (Swimming)
Roanne Ho Ru’En (Swimming)
Sasha Siew Hoon Christian (Waterskiing)

Meritorious Award (Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Individual)
Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman (Shooting)
Miya Yong Hsing (Synchronised Swimming)

Meritorious Award (Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team)
19th Asian Youth Bowling Championships Girls Team
Amabel Chua Jiaying
Charlene Lim Jia Yi
Iliya Syamim Muhammad Azni
Jermaine Seah

SAT 2017 Junior World Cup Circuit Men’s Foil Team
Yeo Jing Zhe

2017 ISSF World Junior Championships Girls Team
Adele Tan Qian Xiu
Ho Xiu Yi
Martina Lindsay P Veloso

Meritorious Award (Team)
Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Bowling Men’s Team
Basil Dill Ng Jui Chang
Darren Ong Wei Siong
Keith Saw Hui-Xun
Muhammad Jaris Goh Ali Akbar Goh
Timothy Theodore Tham Fu Rong

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Golf Men’s Team
Gregory Raymund Foo Yong En
Joshua Shou Minqing
Marc Ong Chong Ching

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Swimming Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team
Pang Sheng Jun

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Swimming Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team
Amanda Lim Xiang Qi

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Swimming Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Team
Hoong En Qi

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Table Tennis Men’s Doubles

Pang Xue Jie

Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games Table Tennis Women’s Team
Yee Herng Hwee

10 Medals At 10th ASG
2018 ASEAN School Games

Posted: 15 August 2018

Singapore Sports School swimmers (from left) Luke Tan Yu Yang, Ervina Lim Qianhui and Mitchell Ang
Li

Singapore Sports School student-athletes returned from the 10th ASEAN School Games in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, with 10 medals – 3 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes.

Koen Pang Yew En was Sports School’s most bemedalled student-athlete winning 2 gold and 1 silver
medals. He contributed to Singapore’s gold medal in the Boys Team event before partnering Zhou
Jingyi for the Mixed Doubles title. Luke Tan Yu Yang was Sports School’s third gold medallist after
winning the Boys 4x100m Freestyle Relay. All three student-athletes, including paddler Jassy Tan Li
Lin, won multiple medals at the competition from 19 to 27 July 2018.

RESULTS
Badminton
3rd – Boys Team Benjamin Lee Yihui, Kubo Junsuke, Lim Ming Hong, Wesley Koh Eng Keat

Netball
2nd – Girls Team Sherlyn Rachel Yip Yoke Kheng, Laura Low Shu Yi (alumna)

Swimming
1st – Boys 4x100m Freestyle Relay Luke Tan Yu Yang
3rd – Boys 400m Freestyle Luke Tan Yu Yang
3rd – Boys 1,500m Freestyle Luke Tan Yu Yang

Table Tennis
1st – Mixed Doubles Koen Pang Yew En, Zhou Jingyi
1st – Boys Team Koen Pang Yew En
2nd – Boys Doubles Koen Pang Yew En
2nd – Girls Doubles Jassy Tan Li Lin, Zhou Jingyi
2nd – Girls Team Jassy Tan Li Lin, Zhou Jingyi

Konnichiwa, Kochi
Kochi Prefecture Training Exchange

Posted: 15 August 2018

Twenty badminton and table tennis players from Kochi Prefecture, Japan, arrived in Singapore
Sports School on 23 July 2018. Their week-long stint that ended on 28 July was part of the exchange
programme Sports School has with the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education since October 2016. The
partnership aims to provide more sparring opportunities for paddlers to raise the level of playing, as
well as to facilitate knowledge-sharing among coaches.

In addition to training with their Japanese counterparts, Sports School’s Badminton and Table Tennis
student-athletes also had opportunities build on the friendship formed when they visited Kochi in
August 2017. The Japanese players were taken on a city tour around the Marina Bay and stopped by
tourist spots such as the Merlion and Gardens by the Bay. The exchange ended with a one-night
homestay with selected student-athletes to immerse themselves in the Singapore culture.

“The combined training sessions with my friends from Kochi was something I enjoyed during their
visit. They taught me a lot about self-discipline and possessing a positive attitude towards training

and the task at hand. I also enjoyed the homestay as it allowed me to forge a deeper friendship with
my buddy Takasugi Mai and allowed me to understand more about the Japanese culture.”
– Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Table Tennis Academy, Secondary 4

“When I visited Kochi in August 2017, I felt the warm hospitality of the Japanese students. They were
so proud about sharing their culture and tradition with us during the homestay. Therefore, when I
knew that the Japanese were visiting Singapore Sports School this year, I also wanted to them to
experience the diverse culture we have in Singapore.

“It was great having the Kochi players with us at training. The combined training sessions provided
my teammates and I a different learning experience, as we were exposed to different playing styles
and techniques. However, it was the friendship forged that was most memorable for me, one I’ll
treasure deeply. The Olympic values of Friendship, Respect and Excellence was truly reflected in this
Sports School-Kochi exchange. I hope that the exchange will continue so that my juniors will also
benefit from this enriching experience.”
– Kennise Ang Yan Ning, Badminton Academy, Secondary 3

We Are Sports School, We Are Singapore
2018 National Day Celebration and Tapestry Unveiling

Posted: 15 August 2018

It was a congregation of Singapore Sports School’s family – student-athletes from the present and
past, staff, members from the school’s Board of Directors and parents from the Sporting Parents
Network – to celebrate Singapore’s 53rd birthday at Sports School. A Dikir Barat performance
kicked-off the morning event in The Arena on 8 August 2018.

Secondary 1 student-athletes Eleanor Quah Yu Wei and Trinity Alcantara Goh, both from the
Swimming Academy, delivered a dramatic reading, recounting the nation’s historic events and
significant milestones, as well as the how far the Little Red Dot has progressed in just 53 years since
independence was gained on 9 August 1965. Their reading was accompanied by performances from

flute-player Au Yong Qing Yong (Shooting Academy), Lyn Yeo Siew Lyn (Rhythmic Gymnastics),
Amirah Sahrin (Pencak Silat) and Kimberly Ong Li Ling (Wushu).

Olympian Tao Li returned to her alma mater with an apt rendition of “Home”. Netball alumna Nurul
Amira Johar also joined in the celebration, leading the school in National Day songs.

To add to the celebratory mood, a sumptuous lunch of local specialties such as chicken rice, satay,
chilli crab and laksa was prepared by Sodexo, Sports School’s in-house caterer.

During the commemorative event, Sports School Principal Mr Tan Teck Hock also took the
opportunity to thank Ms Yeoh Chee Yan, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture,
Community and Youth, for her contributions to the school and service to the nation. Her work in
MCCY since the ministry was formed in November 2012 has also seen positive impacts on social
cohesion and building national identity amongst Singaporeans. Ms Yeoh, also the former Chairman
of the school’s Board of Directors, played an important role in Sports School’s growth and direction.
She relinquished her role as Permanent Secretary on 1 July 2018.

Prior to the National Day celebration, a tapestry was unveiled at Sports School’s swimming complex
ahead of Sports School’s 15th Anniversary in 2019. Student-athletes had a hand in painting the
artwork that dons the school block facing the school’s two Olympic-sized swimming pools on 27 and
28 July 2018.

TABLE TENNIS
Mixed-Nationality Doubles Pairing Yields Success
2018 Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open

Posted: 15 August 2018

While most Doubles pairs have the advantage of good “chemistry”, Singapore Sports School student-
athlete Jassy Tan Li Lin had to overcome the additional difficulty of partnering someone new. Being
paired with Chinese Taipei’s Wen Ruei-ling for the first time in the Girls Junior Doubles at the 2018
Hang Seng Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open, both players had to quickly adapt to each other’s
playing style.

Yet, Jassy showed skill and versatility as a player to progress into the final stage. The Singapore-
Chinese Taipei duo fought three tough matches before successfully booking a spot in the Final. In the
Semi-Finals against Secondary 1 schoolmate Zhou Jingyi and Indian paddler Swastika Ghosh, Jingyi
and Swastika came from one set down to win the next two sets, before Jassy and Ruei-ling equalised
in the fourth set to force a decider. Jassy and Ruei-ling won the semi-final bout 3-2 (11-3, 6-11, 9-11,
11-4, 11-9) to set up a match against Chinese pair Shi Xunyao and Qian Tianyi, the Girls Junior Singles
gold and silver medallists.

Jassy and partner eventually lost 0-3 (4-11, 8-11, 3-11) to take home the silver medal. Jingyi finished
joint-third in the same event.

Earlier in the tournament from 1 to 5 August 2018, Sports School Table Tennis Academy student-
athletes won two more bronze medals – Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Tan En Hui and Zhang Wanling in the
Girls Junior Team event; and Andy Wong Yan Kai and Nicholas Chong Xin Le in the Boys Cadet Team.

The Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open is a Golden Series event on the International Table Tennis
Federation’s World Junior Circuit.

RESULTS
Boys Cadet Team
3rd – Andy Wong Yan Kai, Nicholas Chong Xin Le

Girls Junior Doubles
2nd – Jassy Tan Li Lin
3rd – Zhou Jingyi

Girls Junior Team
3rd – Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Tan En Hui, Zhang Wanling

Global Learning For IB Student-Athletes
2018 IB World Student Conference (Hong Kong)

Posted: 15 August 2018

Twenty-three student-athletes from Singapore Sports School’s International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme participated in the 2018 IB World Student Conference in Hong Kong from 31 July to 6

August 2018. They had the opportunity to interact with IB students around the world while acquiring
a deeper interest in global issues.

This year’s theme of “Education for All: Moving Towards a Gender-Fair World” allowed Sports
School’s IBDP post-secondary student-athletes to explore and discuss the issues of gender
inequalities in education and what can be done to alleviate the problems and create an inclusive
education system.

During the week-long conference that took place at the University of Hong Kong, student-athletes
immersed themselves in discussions relevant to the said theme through keynote speeches; Skills
Sessions, which equips participants with essential skills for their Creativity, Activity, Service projects;
Global Action Teams sessions, where groups brainstorm for practical solutions to their CAS projects
and discuss issues raised by the speakers.

Keynote speakers at the conference included Professor Nirmala Rao, a specialist in childhood
development and education; Professor Petula Sik Ying Ho, a leading researcher in gender and
sexuality issues; and Professor Peter Mathieson, a champion for the HeForShe movement for the
advancement of gender equality.

Student-athletes were placed in culturally mixed Global Action Teams to enhance their international
learning experience, and at the end of the conference, each team had to give a presentation of their
project. Sports School student-athletes’ conference experience was sweetened when several of
them won awards for Best Project and Best Presentation with their teams.

***
Best Project Award
Team Members (Sports School): Nur Azmina Mohammad Nazri, Phebe Meredith Lau Zhi Ling and
Regine Goh Xuan Xuan
Project Synopsis: Project “#BREAKINGCODES”, comprising students from Singapore, Nepal,
Mauritius, Malaysia, Indonesia and Cameroon, aims to embrace healthy minds by breaking gender
stereotypes and tackling social expectations that lead to problems such as “The Confidence Gap”
and psychological disorders, affecting one’s overall well-being. The online website will provide
resources on mental health and the various ways (camps, talks, activities, etc.) schools and
communities can reach out to individuals – mainly youths – and empower them to build their
confidence.
– By Nur Azmina Mohammad Nazri (Shooting Academy, IBDP Year 5)

Best Presentation Award
Team Members (Sports School): Veralyn Tan Chou Xin
Project Synopsis: Our project titled Fundamentals revolves around creating an application that will
provide early childhood educators teaching in kindergartens and lower primary levels with gender-
neutral resources to help guide their curriculum, away from the possibility of subconsciously
establishing gender stereotypes at an early age.
– By Veralyn Tan Chou Xin (Fencing Academy, IBDP Year 5)
***

HK Tie-Up For IB CAS
Memorandum of Understanding With Singapore International School (Hong Kong)

Singapore Sports School’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme will have a platform to
collaborate with students from Singapore International School (Hong Kong) for their Creativity,
Activity, Service component.

Sports School Principal Mr Tan Teck Hock signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SISHK on 6
August 2018 which will allow students from both schools to embark on CAS projects in either
country, or in other third-world countries. The sharing of knowledge between students from both
institutions will allow Sports School student-athletes to gain a different and broader perspective of
global issues, as well as facilitate a deeper appreciation of cultural differences in the country they’re
in. Staff will also have opportunities to learn and enhance their teaching skills from stints in SISHK.

Paddlers Sweep Singles Titles
2018 South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships

Picture Credit: Singapore Table Tennis Association

Posted: 13 July 2018

Boys Cadet Singles champion, Andy Wong Yan Kai. Andy also won the Boys Cadet Team gold and
Doubles bronze medals.

Boys Junior Singles gold medallist Koen Pang Yew En (second from left) and bronze medallist Gerald
Yu Zong Jun (third from left). Koen also won gold medals in the Boys Junior Doubles, Boys Junior
Team (with Gerald) and Junior Mixed Doubes (with Goi Rui Xuan).

Girls Cadet Singles gold medallist, Zhou Jingyi.

Girls Junior Singles gold medallist, Wong Xin Ru

Junior Mixed Doubles medallists, from left, Wong Xin Ru and Dominic Koh, Goi Rui Xuan and Koen
Pang Yew En, Zhang Wanling and Josh Chua, and Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin and Gerald Yu Zong Jun

Team Singapore table tennis players

Eight Table Tennis Academy student-athletes were part of Singapore’s 14-member team at the 2018
South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Naga City, Philippines, from 6 to 8
July 2018. Singapore Sports School secondary and post-secondary student-athletes contributed all
11 gold medals won by Team Singapore, claiming all but two gold medals on offer at the
tournament.

Sports School paddlers showed that they were a formidable force in the 24th edition of the
Championships. They swept the Singles trophies in all categories: Koen Pang Yew En and Wong Xin
Ru in the Junior category, Andy Wong Yan Kai and Zhou Jingyi in the Cadet.

The Junior Mixed Doubles event also saw a clean sweep by Sports School student-athletes. Koen and
Goi Rui Xuan took the top prize, while Xin Ru (silver), Zhang Wanling, Gerald Yu Zong Jun and Pearlyn
Koh Kai Xin (joint-bronze) occupied the remaining spots on the podium.

Secondary 4 student-athlete Koen Pang Yew En emerged the most bemedalled athlete with 4 gold
medals – collecting two more in the Junior Boys Doubles and Team events.

Sports School student-athletes also added 1 silver and 7 bronze medals to the nation’s total tally of
11 gold, 2 silver and 10 bronze medals. This was Singapore table tennis’ best showing at the
Championships which saw participation by 127 players from seven ASEAN countries.

RESULTS
Cadet
Boys Singles
1st – Andy Wong Yan Kai

Girls Singles
1st – Zhou Jingyi

Boys Doubles
3rd – Andy Wong Yan Kai

Girls Doubles
1st – Zhou Jingyi

Boys Team
1st – Andy Wong Yan Kai

Girls Team
1st – Zhou Jingyi

Junior
Boys Singles
1st – Koen Pang Yew En
3rd – Gerald Yu Zong Jun

Girls Singles
1st – Wong Xin Ru

Boys Doubles
1st – Koen Pang Yew En

Girls Doubles
1st – Wong Xin Ru and Goi Rui Xuan

Mixed Doubles
1st – Koen Pang Yew En and Goi Rui Xuan
2nd – Wong Xin Ru
3rd – Zhang Wanling, Gerald Yu Zong Jun and Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin

Boys Team
1st – Gerald Yu Zong Jun and Koen Pang Yew En

Girls Team
3rd – Goi Rui Xuan, Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Wong Xin Ru, Zhang Wanling

Koen On Road To YOG
2018 Cooks Island Junior and Cadet Open
Road to Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Series (Oceania Qualification)

By Kimberly Neo Kar Min
Bowling Academy Alumna

Posted: 14 June 2018

                                                   Koen Pang Yew En (left) and Boys Junior Team
                                                   partner Jacobo Vahnish of Panama

Paddler Koen Pang Yew En secured his spot at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games after
defeating Laurens Devos from Belgium 4-3 in the first qualification round of the Road to Buenos
Aires 2018 YOG Series Oceania qualification on 8 June 2018. Competitors had two chances, over two
days, to qualify for the world’s most prestigious youth competition.

The 16-year-old Singapore Sports School student-athlete triumphed over his Belgian opponent Final
after overcoming Canada's Jeremy Hazin in the Semi-Finals (4-1) and Panama's Jacobo Vahnish (4-0)
in the last eight.

Prior to the YOG qualifiers, Koen served up outstanding results in the 2018 ITTF Cook Islands Junior
and Cadet Open, winning 2 gold and 1 silver medals between 4 and 7 June 2018.

He partnered Jacobo in the Boys Junior Team event and prevailed over the pair of Laurens and Owen
Cathcart of Ireland, winning the Final by a 3-1 margin. He subsequently won another gold medal in
the Boys Junior Singles after defeating Laurens 4-2, and the Boys Doubles silver medal with Jonathan
Li of New Zealand.

Koen will make his debut appearance at the 3rd YOG in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 6 to 18
October 2018. He joins another Sports School padder, Goi Rui Xuan, who had qualified in April 2018.
They will be pair up for the Mixed Team event at the YOG.

Alumnus Joel Koh Jia Wei, a shuttler, is the school’s third qualifier. Meanwhile, Secondary 4 shooter
Shirlene Hew Yun Ting, who had won Singapore a spot at the end of 2017, is pending selection by
Singapore Shooting Association.

Jingyi Is Youngest Singaporean To Reach World’s Top 5
ITTF World Cadet Ranking

By Shirley Tan
Senior Manager, Strategic Communications

Posted: 14 June 2018

Picture by ITTF World

The International Table Tennis Federation has updated the current Cadet world ranking list, and
Singapore Sports School Secondary 1 student-athlete, Zhou Jingyi is No. 5 and the youngest player
on the Top 10 list.

The 13-year-old’s previous best ranking was No. 10 in the Under 15 list. In 2018, Jingyi, a shakehand
grip right-handed player, has played 43 ITTF sanctioned matches and earned a 58 per cent win
record. She has also made history for Singapore by being the first Singaporean to win the 2017 ITTF
World Hopes Week and Challenge in Luxembourg.

Before her win in Luxembourg, Jingyi had secured the Girls Singles titles at both the Regional Hopes
(Southeast Asia) Week, and the 2017 Asia Hopes Follow Up Camp and Challenge. She won bronze
medals in two Cadet events at her first South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis
Championships outing the same year. Jingyi also delivered Singapore's first Hopes Singles crown at
the ITTF Thailand Junior and Cadet Open on the ITTF Golden Series Junior Circuit in May 2017.

Jingyi is part of the School-Within-A-School programme where student-athletes undergo an
extended duration of training in the day and attend academic classes in the evenings.

“Singapore Sports School has nurtured more than 16 national table tennis representatives since its
inception in 2004. We have a strong partnership with Singapore Table Tennis Association and will
endeavour to strengthen the pipeline of sport talent for Team Singapore. My heartiest
congratulations to Jingyi for her remarkable progress,” said Mr Tan Teck Hock, Singapore Sports
School Principal.

Jingyi is not the only Sports School paddler who has been making waves in the international arena.
Koen Pang Yew En, a Secondary 4 student-athlete, made his first major games debut at the Gold
Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at 15 years old. Within the last 10 days, he managed to earn
qualification to the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, as well as win 2 gold and 1 silver
medals in the ITTF Cook Islands Junior and Cadet Open Boys Junior events. Three other post-
secondary student-athletes – Beh Kun Ting, Ethan Poh Shao Feng and Zhang Wanling – and alumnus
Pang Xue Jie were part of Team Singapore at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Ex-National Paddler Turned Businessman Receives STTA Funding
STTA Youth Endowment Fund

By Michelle Lee Chuan Ling
Swimming Academy Alumna

Posted: 14 June 2018

Pang Xue Jie is a recipient of the STTA Youth Endowment Fund receiving the cheque from Ms Low Yen
Ling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade and Industry
(leftmost), and Ms Ellen Lee Geck Hoon JP, PBM President of Singapore Table Tennis Association.
Picture by Singapore Table Tennis Federation.
Former national paddler Pang Xue Jie received the Youth Endowment Fund from Singapore Table
Tennis Association on 27 May 2018 in recognition of his contributions to Singapore and the sport.
This monetary gift follows the announcement of his retirement from competitive sport earlier in the
month.

The Singapore Sports School alumnus had a decorated career in table tennis, winning multiple
medals in several editions of the Southeast Asian Games, including 1 gold and 2 silver medals at the
2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, and a Men’s Team gold medal at the New Delhi 2010
Commonwealth Games. Xue Jie first made his debut at the biennial regional Games in 2007 at 14
years old. He was officially inducted into the national men’s team four years later. His other
accolades include the 2017 Keppel-STTA Special Award of the Year and 2018 STTA Player of the Year
presented at STTA’s Awards Night.

STTA started the endowment fund in 2010 to support its national athletes in their post-sport
careers. Only paddlers who have been in the national team for a minimum of 3 years are eligible to
receive the financial support.

As he lays his paddle aside, Xue Jie has plans to set up a blockchain-related company and will use the
gift of $31,657.50 to finance his business project.

Scholarships To Fund Sports Dreams
2018 Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarship

By Kimberly Neo Kar Min
Bowling Academy Alumna

Posted: 14 June 2018

Artistic gymnast Lincoln Forest Liqht Man was one of seven Singapore Sports School student-athletes
who received the Singapore Olympic Foundation-Peter Lim Scholarhip in the High Performance
Under 18 category on 1 June 2018. This was the seventh year running that the International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Year 6 student-athlete was receiving the scholarship which helps
him defray the financial burden of pursuing sport at the elite level.

Thirty-three secondary and IBDP student-athletes were awarded the SOF-Peter Lim Scholarship
across the Secondary, Tertiary and High Performance U18 categories. Several post-secondary
student-athletes in Sports School’s polytechnic through-train programmes were also amongst the
269 recipients awarded the scholarship in 2018.

IBDP shuttler Crystal Wong Jia Ying, who is currently training for her third Southeast Asian Games
representation in Manila in 2019, has benefitted from this scholarship.

“The scholarship reduces the financial load on my parents and I now do not need to rely extensively
on them to fund my sport pursuits such as overseas travel expenditures, transportation costs in
Singapore and purchase of new equipment. With fewer worries on finances, I can focus better on my
sport and buy good quality equipment that will aid my training,” said Crystal.

Twenty-time national champion Koji Murofushi and Rio 2016 Olympic Games gold medallist Joseph
Schooling attended the event as a special guests. Koji is a renowned former Japanese hammer
thrower who won gold medals at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2011 World Championships.
Sharings about their sport journey by the two Olympic gold medallists served as an inspiration for
the recipients and an encouragement for them to be resilient in chasing their sport dreams.

AWARD RECIPIENTS
High Performance Under 18
Crystal Wong Jia Ying (Badminton)
Lincoln Forest Liqht Man (Gymnastics – Artistic)
Nujaid Hasif Zainal Abidin (Pencak Silat)
Ross Lee Yu Bin (Shooting)
Shirlene Hew Yun Ting (Shooting)
Koen Pang Yew En (Table Tennis)
Chong Wei Guan (Track and Field)

Wong Xin Ru (Table Tennis)
Zhang Wanling (Table Tennis)
Jermaine Seah (Bowling)
Chan Jun Kai (Wushu)
Joel Koh Jia Wei (Badminton
Toh Han Zhuo (Badminton)
Avryl Tan Ying (Gymnastics – Rhythmic)
Maximillian Ang Wei (Swimming)
Goi Rui Xuan (Table Tennis)
Ethan Poh Shao Feng (Table Tennis)

Tertiary Category
Veralyn Tan Chou Xin (Fencing)
Lyn Yeo Siew Lyn (Gymnastics – Rhythmic)
Muhammad Izzat Junaidie (Shooting)

Addeen Idzni Imran (Track and Field)

Keith Saw Hui-Xun (Bowling)
Timothy Theodore Tham Fu Rong (Bowling)
Kang Jun Jie (Track and Field)
Kugapriya d/o Chandran (Track and Field)
Marcell Tan Yann Guang (Track and Field)
Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman (Shooting
Ayshath Zaseela (Netball)

Secondary Category
Ashley Teoh Zi Ling (Bowling)
Colleen Pee (Bowling)
Irfan Hamed (Bowling)
Shirlene Wong Xue Lin (Bowling)
Jean Koh (Fencing)
Mohammad Irfan Roslan (Football)
Ryu Hardy Yussri (Football)
Taras Goh Jun Xian (Football)
Niq Harraz Hamizun Shah (Football)
Muhammad Haziq Muhammad Riduan (Football)
Raoul Suhaimi (Football)
Nur Hanis Marissa Nur Hisham (Netball)
Ameerah Jasmine Mohamed Jeffry (Netball)
Soh Ying Jia (Netball)
Zulfa Rashad d/o Rayhan (Netball)
Siti Khadijah Mohamad Shahrem (Pencak Silat)
Nadhrah Sahrin (Pencak Silat)
Amirah Sahrin (Pencak Silat)
Ryan Dayne Phang (Shooting)
Quentin Tan Guan Ting (Swimming)
Siti Sarah Kamarudin (Track and Field)
Tertius Zhuo Zheheng (Track and Field)

Rui Xuan Earns YOG Spot For Singapore
Road To Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Series (Latin America)

Posted: 15 May 2018

Goi Rui Xuan has earned Singapore a berth at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in
October after winning the Road to Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Latin America
qualification tournament in Asuncion, Paraguay, on 15 April 2018.

The 17-year-old was seeded sixth in the competition and commenced play by beating Chilean
Valentina Rios and Ecuador's Nathaly Paredes in the Round 16 and Round 8 respectively. In the semi-
finals, Rui Xuan beat Kazakhstan's Zauresh Akasheva 4-0. Rui Xuan eventually emerged as winner of
the second knock-out round after defeating No. 4 Seed Leyla Gomez of Paraguay 4-0 in the Final

Martina Shoots Down Unwavering Golden Targets
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Wrap-Up by Gail Chia
Senior Executive, Strategic Communications

Posted: 13 April 2018

It all came down to the last shot. Martina Lindsay P Veloso kept her cool, and fired. “10.3” flashed on
the screen. She grinned and pumped her fist in victory. India’s Mehuli Ghosh had hit a 9.9. Martina
was the new Commonwealth Games 10m Air Rifle gold medallist and she had won the first gold for
Singapore at the 21st edition.

Throughout the final of the Women’s 10m Air Rifle event on 9 April 2018, the Singapore Sports
School alumna maintained her composure and showed herself to be a deserving winner. Except for
the first five shots in the 24 shots of the elimination final, Martina held on to her lead through to the
last. It was a tense Final with both defending champion, Apurvi Chandela, and eventual runner-up,
Mehuli, following closely behind – even tying with her on two occasions: after the 20th and 24th
shots.

Twenty-six minutes into the Final, Martina had fired all 24 regulation shots for a score of 247.2
points – a new Games Record, with Mehuli yet to complete her 24th. The 18-year-old Singaporean’s
lead had narrowed from 0.8 points after 22 shots, to 0.5 points a shot later. Mehuli needed a perfect
10.9 points to tie for first – and she delivered, resulting in a shoot-off between the two competitors.

In the Qualification round earlier that day, Martina’s score of 414.3 points placed her in fourth
position entering the Final. She was the second-ranked Singaporean after Tessa Neo with 417.2
points.

Martina was once again victorious two days later, as she claimed the crown in the 50m Rifle Prone
event. Her final score of 621.0 points was another new Games Record, breaking the previous score
of 620.7 points set at the 2014 edition.

Her composure and consistency throughout after 60 shots saw her climb from joint 5th position
after the first 10 shots, to 2nd place after the next 20 fires, then 1st at the end of 40. She lengthened
her lead to end the competition 2.1 points ahead of India’s Tejaswini Sawant.

A few days prior on 8 April, the Table Tennis Women’s Team won a silver medal for Singapore. Post-
secondary student-athlete Zhang Wanling was a member of the team and had contributed to the
team’s qualification into the quarter-final stage.

The Men’s Team, comprising present and past student-athletes Beh Kun Ting, Ethan Poh Shao Feng,
Koen Pang Yew En, Pang Xue Jie, and veteran Gao Ning, breezed through the Group Stage but faced
strong challengers in the elimination rounds. Overcoming a tough quarter-final battle against Canada
which they won 3-2, they unfortunately succumbed to their opponents from India in the Semi-Finals,
and England in the bronze medal contest.

Singapore’s badminton team suffered a similar fate in the Mixed Team event, meeting No. 1 seeded
India in the Semi-Finals and England in the playoff for third place. They fought bravely in both
matches, giving their world-ranked opponents a challenge during their encounters on court. Post-
secondary student-athletes Crystal Wong Jia Ying and Terry Hee Yong Kai, a relatively new pairing,
went up strongly against World No. 57 pair Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy from
India, losing 20-22, 18-21. Alumnus Loh Kean Yew gave English shuttler Rajiv Ouseph a run for his
money and pushed a third-set decider. The Men’s Singles World No. 225 Singaporean fought back to
claim the second set against the World No. 2 shuttler Rajiv, but had to settle for a final score of 22-
20, 15-21, 23-25. Team Singapore finished 4th in the Mixed Team event.

Other athletes in Sports School’s family continue to give their best for Singapore at the Gold Coast
2018 Commonwealth Games that concludes on 15 April 2018.

RESULTS
Badminton
Mixed Team
4th Crystal Wong Jia Ying, Jason Wong Guang Liang, Loh Kean Yew, Ong Ren-ne, Ryan Ng Zin Rei, Tan
Wei Han, Terry Hee Yong Kai, Tan Wei Han (with Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Grace Chua)

Gymnastics
Sean Yeo Xong Sean:
31st Men's Individual Floor Exercise
16th Men's Individual Pommel Horse
37th Men's Individual Rings
34th Men's Individual Parallel Bar
24th Men's Individual All-Around

Shooting
Men’s 10m Air Pistol
11th Poh Yu Hao

Men’s 10m Air Rifle
8th Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman
12th Emmanuel Chan En Yue

Men’s 50m Pistol
5th Nigel Lim Swee Hon

Women’s 10m Air Rifle
1st Martina Lindsay P Veloso
New Games Record (247.2 points)

Women’s 50m Rifle Prone
1st Martina Lindsay P Veloso
New Games Record (621.0 points)

Swimming
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
8th Roanne Ho Ru’En

Women’s 100m Breaststroke
20th Roanne Ho Ru’En