Jason Teh

Jason Teh Jia Heng (Chinese: 郑加恒; pinyin: Zhèng Jiāhéng; born 25 August 2000) is a Singaporean badminton player.[3] He won a bronze medal for Singapore as part of the team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well at the 2019, 2021, and the 2023 SEA Games.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Teh (郑).

Jason Teh
郑加恒
Teh at the 2022 Singapore Open
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000
Penang, Malaysia[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[2]
HandednessRight
CoachKelvin Ho
Men's singles
Highest ranking63 (17 January 2023)
Current ranking73 (17 October 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Men's team
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Men's team
BWF profile

Early life

Teh was born in Penang, Malaysia on 25 August 2000. He started playing badminton when he was four and moved to Singapore to study when he was 11. Teh eventually enrolled in the Singapore Sports School and joined the Singapore badminton national team at 17.[1]

Career

Teh won the bronze medal as he was in the men's team at the 2019 SEA Games, where Singapore finished as semi-finalists.

In 2021, he achieved two runner-up positions at the Polish International and the Bahrain International. He was also a semifinalist at the Czech Open.

In February 2022, he and his team were semifinalists at the Badminton Asia Team Championships.[4]

In early May 2022, Jason played as the 2nd men singles for the Singaporean Squad at the Thomas Cup. In the first group match against Indonesia, Teh lost to Jonatan Christie in straight games, 19–21, 13–21. Singapore eventually lost 1–4 overall.[5]

The next day, during Singapore's group match against South Korea, Teh was playing against Jeon Hyeok-jin. When Teh was 14–7 up in the first set, he slipped and injured his right foot, which required immediate treatment. Teh got up and started to play again, winning the first set 21–14. During the 2nd set, at 1–3 down, Teh twisted his right foot, adding a 2nd injury to his right leg. Teh eventually lost the 2nd and 3rd sets, thus losing the match 21–14, 13–21, 14–21. Singapore narrowly lost 2–3 overall in the group match, which meant that Singapore did not advance to the group stage.[6]

Two days later, in the final group match against Thailand, Jason played against Adulrach Namkul. He lost in rubber games, 21–23, 21–14, 17–21. Singapore ended its 3rd Thomas Cup campaign by losing 2–3 to Thailand.[7]

A week later, Teh was in the men's team and the men's singles event at the 2021 SEA Games, entering the semifinals of the men's team[8] In the Individual event, he got into the semifinals by beating Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia.[9] He then lost to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semifinals, in straight games, 11–21, 12–21, thus ending up with the joint bronze medal.[10]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Teh won the bronze medal in the mixed team event as the Singaporean team finished as bronze medalists at the event after defeating England 3–0.[11]

A few days after the Mixed team event, Teh took part in the men's singles as the 7th seed. Teh lost to Srikanth Kidambi in the bronze medal match, losing 15–21, 18–21 in straight games. Teh finished 4th place overall.[12]

Teh won the bronze medal as he was in the men's team at the 2023 SEA Games, where Singapore finished in the semi-finals.

Personal life

Teh served his National Service (NS) for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) immediately after secondary school education, forgoing tertiary education in the process, as he wanted to play badminton full-time for Singapore.[1]

Achievements

SEA Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 11–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze [10]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Polish International India Kiran George 21–13, 14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
2021 Bahrain International Challenge Indonesia Ikhsan Rumbay 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. Lee, David (12 July 2022). "Badminton: Jason Teh makes Singapore Open main draw after marathon qualifiers". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. "Jia Heng Teh". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Jia Heng Jason Teh | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. "Singapore's men out of Badminton Asia Team Championships after narrow semis loss to Indonesia". CNA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  5. Lee, David (8 May 2022). "Badminton: Loh Kean Yew wins, but Singapore lose 4-1 to defending champs Indonesia in Thomas Cup opener | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. Lee, David (10 May 2022). "Badminton: Singapore's Thomas Cup hopes end with 3-2 loss to South Korea | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. "Singapore ends Thomas Cup campaign with narrow 2–3 loss to Thailand". Yahoo!. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. Leck, Gene (16 May 2022). "31st SEA Games [Badminton]: Singapore Shuttlers smash their way into SEA Games Team Semi-Finals". SportPlus. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. "Badminton: Loh Kean Yew progresses to SEA Games semi-finals, Yeo Jia Min eliminated". CNA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  10. Auto, Hermes (21 May 2022). "I overcame myself: Loh Kean Yew in SEA Games badminton singles final after tough fight | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  11. "England lose in badminton mixed team bronze match". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  12. Mohan, Matthew (8 August 2022). "Badminton: Yeo Jia Min clinches singles bronze for Singapore at Commonwealth Games". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. Rayan, Stan (26 September 2021). "Kiran George wins Polish International title". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  14. "Rumbay, Lam clinch titles at BKS badminton tournament". The Daily Tribune. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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