Jason Teh Jia Heng (; born 25 August 2000) is a Singaporean

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player. He won a bronze medal for Singapore as part of the team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships,

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, as well at the

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, and the 2023 SEA Games.

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

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and joined the Singapore badminton national team at 17.

Career

Teh won the bronze medal as he was in the men's team at the

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, where Singapore finished as semi-finalists. In 2021, he achieved two runner-up positions at the

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and the Bahrain International. He was also a semifinalist at the Czech Open. In February 2022, he and his team were semifinalists at the

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. 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

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in straight games, 19–21, 13–21. Singapore eventually lost 1–4 overall. The next day, during Singapore's group match against South Korea, Teh was playing against

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. 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. Two days later, in the final group match against Thailand, Jason played against

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. He lost in rubber games, 21–23, 21–14, 17–21. Singapore ended its 3rd Thomas Cup campaign by losing 2–3 to Thailand. 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 In the Individual event, he got into the semifinals by beating

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of Indonesia. He then lost to Thailand's

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in the semifinals, in straight games, 11–21, 12–21, thus ending up with the joint bronze medal. At the

, 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. A few days after the Mixed team event, Teh took part in the men's singles as the 7th seed. Teh lost to

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in the bronze medal match, losing 15–21, 18–21 in straight games. Teh finished 4th place overall. 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

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(NS) for the

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(SAF) immediately after secondary school education, forgoing tertiary education in the process, as he wanted to play badminton full-time for Singapore.

Achievements

SEA Games

''Men's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teh, Jason 2000 births Living people Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Singapore Sports School alumni Singaporean male badminton players Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in badminton