Yeo Jia Min

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Yeo Jia Min
杨佳敏
Yeo at the 2022 Singapore Open
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)
Singapore
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachKelvin Ho
Women's singles
Highest ranking16 (7 December 2021)
Current ranking19 (6 February 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta
Girls' singles
BWF profile

Yeo Jia Min (Chinese: 杨佳敏; pinyin: Yáng Jiāmǐn; born 1 February 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1] She is a former World Junior No.1 and the first Singaporean in either the junior or senior categories to made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system.

Early life and education

Yeo was born in Singapore to Malaysian Chinese emigrants who moved to Singapore and became permanent residents.[2] Along with her parents, she became a Singaporean citizen sometime in her childhood.[2] Yeo started playing badminton when she was seven years old, often playing with her parents. She then started formal training under the tutelage of former national player Tan Eng Han at the Assumption English School in Bukit Panjang.[3]

At nine, she competed in the 2008 Cheers Age Group Badminton Championships and won the Under-11 championship title. At age 10, she won the Under-11 singles title at an international level when she represented Singapore at the 2009 Li-Ning Youth International.

In 2001, Yeo was selected for the national intermediate squad and three years later, promoted to the senior team.[3] Initially choosing Nanyang Girls' High School in Bukit Timah over a scholarship offer from Singapore Sports School, she later transferred to the Singapore Sports School after six months due to scheduling issues between her studies and training.[3]

Career

2012–2014: Junior and senior circuits tryout

In 2012, Yeo participated in four junior championships, the national U19 championships, the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships, the World Junior Mixed Team Championships and the World Junior Championships Eye-Level Cups. She won the national U19 championships.[3] She played in both the singles and doubles disciplines, with her best showing at the Badminton Asia Youth Under-15 girls' singles championships where she reached the quarter-finals.[4]

In 2013, at age 14, Yeo played in her first senior tournament at the Singapore Open where she lost in the women's singles qualifying round to her compatriot Liang Xiaoyu in two games.[5] In the women's doubles event, she partnered with Elaine Chua Yi Ling and lost in the first round to the Korean pairing of Chang Ye-na and Kim So-yeong.[6] Later that year, she contested in the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships and emerged triumphant in the Under-15 girls' singles event.[3]

In 2014, she competed in various senior and junior tournaments in multiple disciplines. Her best result came in the girls' singles event at the German Junior Open, where she lost in the semi-finals to then China's Qin Jinjing in 33 minutes.[7]

2015–2017: First senior title and World Junior #1

In 2015, Yeo once again reached the semi-finals of the girls' singles event at the German Junior Open, but she lost to Denmark's

Singapore International Series.[9] In October, Yeo clinched two titles at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships in Kudus, Indonesia. She defeated the unseeded Indonesian Sri Fatmawati in the Under-17 girls' singles final. Then, she partnered compatriot Crystal Wong to beat Japan's Natsu Saito and Rumi Yoshida to clinch the U-17 girls' doubles title.[10]

In 2016, Yeo won the first senior title of her career when she defeated Ayumi Mine of Japan in the Vietnam Open Grand Prix in two straight games.[11] She followed up her success with another title, at the junior level, in the Junior Grand Prix held in Jakarta, Indonesia. There, she defeated Kim Ga-eun of Korea in two tightly contested games, 21–19, 21–19, to win the final in 35 minutes.[12][13]

In 2017, Yeo continued her good form in the junior tournaments by winning the Dutch Junior Open held in March by beating

Pattarasuda Chaiwan of Thailand in two games.[14] The following week, she reached the final of the German Junior Open but lost to Hirari Mizui of Japan. In June, Yeo was ranked World Junior No.1 in the girls' singles event after she overtook Malaysia's Goh Jin Wei, making it the first time that a Singaporean badminton player, in either junior or senior categories, made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system.[15] In July, Yeo won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships after reaching the semi-finals stage. However, she was defeated by Chaiwan this time, in a marathon three-set match that lasted for 63 minutes.[16] In August, she won her second women's team bronze at the SEA Games where Singapore reached the semi-finals of the women's team competition but lost to Thailand, the eventual winner, 0–3.[17]

2018–2020: Two World Tour titles

In April of 2018, Yeo competed at her first

Joy Xuan Deng of Hong Kong in two straight sets.[19] The following week, Yeo reached the final of White Nights, an International Challenge tournament held in Gatchina, Russia.[20] There she met Deng once again and lost to her in a thrilling three-set match in 51 minutes. In August, Yeo continued her good showing in Vietnam by winning her second Vietnam Open title in three years. She defeated China's Han Yue, 21–19, 21–19 in the final to seal the victory.[21] This is also her first World Tour success after BWF rebranded the tournaments in 2018.[22] In September, Yeo took part in the Hyderabad Open and reached the semi-finals but she lost to Deng again, her third defeat to the same opponent on the tour that year.[23]

In 2019, Yeo played in the German Open in March and lost to

All England Open and was eliminated in the first round by China's former Olympic champion, Li Xuerui in two close games.[citation needed] In August, she won her first title of the year by winning the Hyderabad Open.[citation needed] In the final, she defeated An Se-young of Korea in a three-set battle that lasted 73 minutes.[25] In the same month at the BWF World Championships, Yeo become the first female shuttler from Singapore to reach the quarter-finals after she defeated Vietnam's Vũ Thị Trang in the third round, in a 72 minutes battle.[26] Yeo, who also defeated World No. 1, Akane Yamaguchi in the second round of the tournament[27] met the 2013 World Champion, Ratchanok Intanon in the quarter-finals again and lost to her in two straight games in 41 minutes.[28] At the year-end SEA Games held in Manila
, Philippines, she won her third women's team bronze after Singapore reached the semi-finals of the women's team competition but lost to Indonesia, 1–3.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 badminton season was shortened and Yeo participated in only five tournaments. Her best result was at the Badminton Asia Team Championships where Singapore women's team reached the quarter-finals of the competition.[29]

2021: Olympian

Yeo began the season on the Thailand leg of the world tour at the

Haramara Gaitan of Mexico in two straight games[31] but then lost to Kim Ga-eun of Korea in the next match, ending her Olympics conquest.[32] On her failure to make it to the knockout round, Yeo cried and apologised to local media for her exit in the games.[citation needed
]

After the Olympics, she played on the European leg of the world tour held in Denmark, France and Germany. In the

Phittayaporn Chaiwan in the quarter-finals and Akane Yamaguchi
in the second round respectively.

In December, Yeo became the first Singaporean to qualify and play in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.[35] She made her debut by playing Akane Yamaguchi but lost 11–21, 14–21.[36] She then had to retire in the next match against Busanan Ongbamrungphan when she was trailing 7–21, 9–15 due to a right knee injury.[37] At the year end World Championships held in Huelva, Spain, Yeo, the 15th seed, was upset in the second round by the unseeded Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland.[38]

2022: Commonwealth Games bronze medalists

In January, Yeo withdrew from the

Phittayaporn Chaiwan.[43] In June, she competed at the Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open and Malaysia Open but were eliminated in the first round of all three by Supanida Katethong,[44] Tai Tzu-ying[45] and An Se-young[46]
respectively.

In July, at the

Chen Yu Fei[53] respectively in straight sets. In November, at the Hylo Open, Yeo advanced past the first round after defeating Chinese Tapei's Pai Yu-po in three sets.[54] She, however, could not overcome Spain's Carolina Marín in her next matchup, losing in straight sets, 14–21, 17–21.[55] Yeo concluded her 2022 season with yet another first round defeat at the Australia Open, her seventh of the year on tour, after losing to Pai Yu Po.[56]

2023: SEA Games Team bronze and Polish Open title

Yeo started her new season with first round defeat to

Neslihan Yiğit from Turkey.[61] Yeo continued her good form at the Spain Masters and made it to the semi-finals, but lost to P. V. Sindhu in two closely contested games.[62] At the Orléans Masters, she made it to the quarter-finals for the third tournament in a row but was outclassed by Carolina Marín.[63]

At the Badminton Asia Championships, she faced early elimination in the initial rounds.[64] In May, at the SEA Games, Yeo took part in only the team event and won all her matches to help Singapore to clinch a joint-bronze medal with the Philippines.[65] However, her participation in the Sudirman Cup yielded mixed results, with Yeo losing two out of three matches, contributing to Singapore's inability to progress to the knockout stage.[66] In the latter part of 2023, her performance appeared inconsistent, marked by sporadic success on the badminton circuit with quarter-finals appearances at the Thailand, Australia, and Kumamoto Masters.[67][68]

Awards

Yeo received the 2020 Meritorious Award from the

Singapore National Olympic Committee.[69]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Scotland Kirsty Gilmour 21–14, 22–20 Bronze Bronze [70]

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2017
 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia Thailand Pattarasuda Chaiwan 21–15, 17–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze [16]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[71] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[72]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 China Han Yue 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [21]
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 South Korea An Se-young 12–21, 21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [25]
2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 10–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [34]

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 Ref
2016 Vietnam Open Japan Ayumi Mine 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Singapore International Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2018 White Nights
Joy Xuan Deng
 7–21, 21–13, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [20]
2023 Polish Open
Neslihan Yiğit
 21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [61]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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