Yeo Jia Min
Yeo Jia Min (born 1 February 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1] In 2015, she clinched two titles at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships in Kudus, Indonesia.[2] She won the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and also part of the national team that won the women's team bronze at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[3] Yeo was ranked World Junior No.1 in the girls' singles event in June 2017.[4] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[5]
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Personal information | |
Country | Singapore |
Born | Singapore | 1 February 1999
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Women's singles | |
Career title(s) | 3 |
Highest ranking | 24 (5 November 2019) |
Current ranking | 26 (17 March 2020) |
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia | Pattarasuda Chaiwan | 21–15, 17–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Han Yue | 21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | An Se-young | 12–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Vietnam Open | Ayumi Mine | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Singapore International | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung | 20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | White Nights | Joy Xuan Deng | 7–21, 21–13, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Personal life
Yeo was born and raised in Singapore to Malaysian parents who are Singapore permanent residents.[8]
References
- "Players: Jia Min Yeo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Jia Min Yeo". Badminton Asia Confederation. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "Yeo Jia Min". www.myactivesg.com. Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Badminton: Singapore's Yeo Jia Min tops world junior ranking". gc2018.com. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "Participants: Jia Min Yeo". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Future world-beaters". AsiaOne. Retrieved 26 May 2017.