Yeo Jia Min
Yeo Jia Min | |
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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 | |
Highest ranking | 16 (7 December 2021) |
Current ranking | 17 (21 December 2021) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Yeo Jia Min (Chinese: 杨佳敏; pinyin: Yáng Jiāmǐn; 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,[5] and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
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 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
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 |
2021 | Hylo Open | Super 500 | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 10–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)[]
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 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 (2 runners-up)[]
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, obtaining citizenship some time prior to the 2013 Asian Youth Games. Yeo's parents are Malaysians and both were Singapore permanent residents as of 2013.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Players: Jia Min Yeo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Jia Min Yeo". Badminton Asia. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Yeo Jia Min". ActiveSG. Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Badminton: Singapore's Yeo Jia Min tops world junior ranking". 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Participants: Jia Min Yeo". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Mohan, Matthew (7 June 2021). "Badminton: Singapore's Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Future world-beaters". AsiaOne. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
External links[]
- Yeo Jia Min at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Yeo Jia Min at BWFbadminton.com
- Yeo Jia Min at Olympedia
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Singaporean female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Singapore
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton