Mixed fortunes for Singapore’s badminton players as they begin Paris Olympics campaign

Singapore’s badminton players had a two-match match on Saturday ( Jul 27 ), with world number 20 Yeo Jia Min winning, while Terry Hee and Jessica Tan lost to their respective mixed doubles duo.

At the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, 13th plant Harrison Jia Min dispatched Refugee Olympic player’s Dorsa Yavarivafa 21-7, 21-8 in 22 days.

But, the husband-wife piece of Terry Hee and Jessica Tan lost to Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei, ranked ninth in the world, 21-23, 12-21.

The Taiwanese duo had previously faced off against the Malay duo, and they lost three games in March.