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Chua is new S'pore badminton head coach

SINGAPORE — The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) has appointed Chua Yong Joo as its chief coach. Chua replaces Liu Qingdong, who resigned from the position after last month’s SEA Games after an 18-month tenure with the national sports association.

Singapore National Badminton players posing with their Commonwealth Games medals on Aug 5, 2014. TODAY file photo

Singapore National Badminton players posing with their Commonwealth Games medals on Aug 5, 2014. TODAY file photo

SINGAPORE — The Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) has appointed Chua Yong Joo as its chief coach. Chua replaces Liu Qingdong, who resigned from the position after last month’s SEA Games after an 18-month tenure with the national sports association.

Citing family commitments for his decision, Liu said today (July 29) that he wants to spend more time with his only daughter who is preparing for her Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE).

A former national shuttler, Chua has been a coach with the national team since 2004, and he will juggle his duties as the new chief coach with his current role as director of team performance at the SBA.

SBA chief executive officer Ronnie Lim paid tribute to Liu in a press conference today, as he said: “In the past one-and-a-half years that he (Liu) has been in charge of the national team, we have witnessed many exciting badminton moments, from Derek Wong winning a historic Commonwealth Games silver medal in Glasgow last year, to one of our promising youngster, Loh Kean Yew, taking home the men’s singles bronze medal at the recent 28th SEA Games.”

“Yong Joo has been with the Association for far longer than anyone else… He started off as a doubles player, then moved on to become a trainee coach to now becoming the chief coach of the Singapore national team… He already has the respect and trust from the players… and I’m sure that he will be able to push and motivate our players to produce their very best.”

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