Terry Hee Yong Kai (; born 6 July 1995) is a Singaporean

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player. In mixed doubles with

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, Hee won his first World Tour title at the 2022 India Open. They repeated their success at the

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Early life

Hee was born in Singapore on 6 July 1995. He enrolled in the

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on a scholarship when he was 13 and began playing badminton professionally for Singapore in 2014, after going through the youth system at the

(SBA)'s badminton academy.

Career

2014–2018: Early senior career

Hee won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in

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, Scotland. He was also part of the national team that won the men's team bronze medals at the 2015,

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and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He made his second appearance at the

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in Gold Coast 2018.

2022: Commonwealth Games success

Hee opened the 2022 season by winning the mixed doubles title at the

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partnering

. The duo later captured their second World Tour title of the year by winning the

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. In May 2022, Hee competed at the

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. He won the bronze medals in the men's team and doubles events. Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han of Singapore

At the

in August, Hee was part of the Singaporean team who won the bronze medal in the mixed team events as the Singaporean team defeated England 3–0 at the bronze medal playoff. Hee had also competed at the individual mixed doubles event with his wife, Tan. They won a historic gold medal and Singapore's first Commonwealth Games badminton mixed doubles gold after beating England's

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and Lauren Smith in the final, with a score of 21–16, 21–15 in straight sets.

Personal life

Hee served his National Service (NS) from 2019 to 2021. He married fellow Singaporean shuttler

in October, 2021. They had often partnered at mixed doubles tournaments since the start of Hee's professional career. Their victory at the 2021 Czech Open, defeating Russians Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun, was their first tournament as a married duo.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Mixed doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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. ''Mixed doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

References

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Singapore Badminton Association Singapore Badminton Association (abbreviation: SBA) is the national governing body for badminton in Singapore. It governs, encourages and develops the sport throughout the country. Founded in 1929, the SBA is an affiliate of the Singapore Nat ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hee, Terry 1995 births Living people Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean male badminton players Singapore Sports School alumni Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton