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

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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. He was studying at Montfort Junior School and went on to study at Bowen Secondary School. 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

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. 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

Jeon Hyeok-jin Jeon Hyeok-jin (born 13 June 1995) is a Korean badminton player. Specializing in singles, he was runner-up at the 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He was part of the Korean team that won men's team gold at the 2014 Asian Games and t ...

. 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

Adulrach Namkul Adulrach Namkul (; born 2 November 1997) is a Thai badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the m ...

. 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

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, 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

, where Singapore finished in the semi-finals.

2024–2025

In 2024, Teh was the runner-up in two

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competitions: the Polish Open in March and the

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in May. He also performed well in the

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tournaments by reaching the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in June and the Vietnam Open in September. During the last week of September, Teh reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Macau Open, finishing second to Hong Kong's

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. He continued his fine run in the BWF World Tour and reached another final at the

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in October. However, his search for the first international badminton title was dashed by Taiwanese

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after losing in the rubber set 12–21, 23–21, 15–21. In November, Teh took part in the Syed Modi India International, another BWF World Tour 300 event. Seeded fourth, Teh upset home favourite second seed

Priyanshu Rajawat Priyanshu Rajawat (born 1 February 2002) is an Indian badminton player. He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 ...

through his superb net play and won 21–13, 21–19 to advance to his second men's singles final in two months. However, Teh could not replicate his fine form in the final and was outclassed by India's top seed,

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. He was trumped 6–21, 7–21 in just 31 minutes. Teh claimed his first ever BWF World Tour title in the

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after beating Wang Zhengxing in the final.

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 World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' :

tournament :

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tournament

References

Notes

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 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games bronze 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