*Featuring a player does not confirm his/her participation. LET THE BATTLE BEGIN 14-19 JUNE 2011 | SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM www.singaporebadmintonopen.sg CONTENTS 2 Message from Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) 3 Message from Badminton World Federation (BWF) 4 Message from Li-Ning Sports Singapore Pte Ltd 5 Message from OSIM 6 Message from Singapore Sports Council (SSC) 8 Sponsor Acknowledgements 11 General Info & Venue Layout 12 Defending Champions 13 Players’ Profile - International Players 14 Players’ Profile - Singapore Players 19 Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 Event launch 22 Corporate Box Patrons 24 Autographs Message from Message from Singapore Badminton Badminton World Association Federation Mr Lee Yi Shyan It gives me great pleasure to warmly welcome all players, delegates and fans to Dr Kang Young Joong Welcome to Singapore! And welcome The agreement means the BWF World President the Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011. President to the fifth leg of the OSIM BWF World Superseries will now be known as the Superseries calendar. OSIM BWF World Superseries. Singapore Badminton Badminton is a sport with global interests and one with large following in Badminton World Federation Association Singapore. Once again the Li-Ning Singapore From the 12 Superseries events, five Open promises to be a great badminton have been selected as Premier events This year, we are particularly thrilled to welcome the world’s top players to the spectacle for badminton fans in which offer a minimum total prize game as they compete for world rankings and qualifying points for the London Singapore as most of the world’s best money of USD350,000 for each event Olympics 2012. We anticipate very intense competition and many unforgettable players assemble to do battle at the while the seven Superseries events moments of sporting excellence. Singapore Indoor Stadium from 14 to are the Malaysia Open, India Open, 19 June. Singapore Open, China Masters, Japan As a venue, Singapore Indoor Stadium has been recognised as one of the best Open, French Open and Hong Kong facilities for hosting world-class tournaments such as this. The race is also on for valuable points Open. as the 2012 Olympic Games qualifying We are grateful to all our sponsors, led by Li-Ning, for making this event a great period has just begun and I am certain These tournaments offer a minimum of success. My heartfelt thanks also to all officials, volunteers and the fans for that the players will be out in force to USD200,000 in prize money bringing making the Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 a wonderful experience to treasure. win as many points as possible in their the total prize money for all 12 events bid to qualify for London 2012. to USD4.45 million, an increase of May I sincerely wish all players and delegates a wonderful time in Singapore. USD1.75 million from 2010. A big thank you also goes out to the title sponsor Li-Ning who is instrumental in But all these will not be possible providing the financial support to host without the support from all our an event of such magnitude. Members, players, technical officials, media, volunteers and fans who have To all the other supporting partners given their wholehearted support to and sponsors, our grateful thanks to badminton. Thank you to all of you. you as well. I have no doubts whatsoever that the As we enter the second phase of the Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011 will once Superseries cycle, the BWF would again see a healthy level of competition also like to welcome onboard OSIM, and give the fans a splendid show of a global leader in branded well-being badminton. and healthy lifestyle products, as the Superseries Global Sponsor of the BWF To the players, I wish them the very best World Superseries. of luck and hope that the experience will be just as valuable as the win. 02 03 Message from Li-Ning Message from Singapore OSIM Mr Gavin Yang On behalf of Li-Ning, I would like to give Women’s Doubles pair Shinta and Yao Ron Sim Chye Hock We at OSIM International are pleased OSIM has a philosophy of ‘Challenging General Manager a warm welcome to the world-class Lei emerged victorious. Founder, Chairman and CEO and privileged to join hands with Your Spirit to Do Your Best’ and this shuttlers, coaches, officials, delegates, the Badminton World Federation in philosophy applies equally to sports, LI-NING Sports Singapore media and spectators to the Li-Ning This year, Singapore is the first OSIM International Limited bringing you the Li-Ning Singapore business, and life in general. By South-East Asia Operations. Singapore Open 2011 part of OSIM Superseries stop for accumulating Open, part of the OSIM BWF World sponsoring the OSIM BWF World BWF World Superseries. Olympics points and I believe it marks Superseries. Superseries, we hope to encourage a great significance for the country and and inspire the public to hone their At Li-Ning, we believe passionately for the players as well. The Singapore Open is the 4th own skills as they see the world’s top in our mission- “Through sports, we installment in the OSIM BWF World shuttlers battle for supremacy. Also, inspire in people the desire and power So we can expect China’s top players Superseries, and OSIM takes great we hope this series will motivate a to make breakthroughs”. like Lin Dan and international player pride as a Singaporean company, to new generation of players to not only Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand to vie be bringing stellar action from world- excel in the sport, but in life as well. Therefore, Li-Ning is proud to be the for top points. class shuttlers such as Lin Dan and Surely, there is a future world player title sponsor and official equipment and Wang Shixian to all Singapore fans. being inspired amongst the audience apparel sponsor for Singapore’s biggest Fans and audiences can expect a fun- Watch out too, for top Singapore throughout the tournament this week! world-class badminton tournament filled event with games activities to players - Yao Lei and Shinta Mulia Sari, once again. win attractive prizes and racket testing as they battle it out against other top I am confident that the OSIM BWF sessions to try out rackets used by top names in the sport with speed, agility World Superseries will take the Li-Ning also expects to intensively boost stars like Lin Dan, Wang Shixian and and precision. Fans all over the world sport to a higher plane, and wish the the development of the badminton sport many more. are in for a real treat! organizers, players and audience a in Singapore through this tournament. successful and enjoyable tournament. I would like to take the opportunity to As the leading healthy lifestyle brand By relying on our professional and thank the officials at SBA for putting in Asia, OSIM seeks to inspire well- Thank you. strong research capabilities, we will in a great deal of time and effort in being, bringing a healthy lifestyle continue to engage in the Research organizing what I believe will be a great to people, by promoting a positive & Development and the innovation of and action-packed tournament. attitude to life. Sports sponsorship is badminton-related products to provide aligned with these values and helps the best sports gear for professional With a world class attendance of top to communicate this message to the athletes and badminton players. athletes this year, I am sure the fans public. Hence, OSIM has for many Through all kinds of channels, we will be thrilled at the opportunity to years supported and sponsored sports hope to bring the joy of badminton to catch their favorite players in action. events like triathlons in Beijing, Hong everyone. Kong and Singapore and now, we Last but not least, I would like to wish are honored to be able to play a part Last year was an exciting year for the all the players the best of luck and say in supporting the development of Li-Ning Singapore Open. Top stars such a big thank you to all the officials and badminton globally. as Lee Chong Wei were seen battling volunteers for sparing their time to be for the champion’s title and Singapore’s part of this tournament. 04 05 Message from Singapore Sports Council David Voth For the international players coming to Play Non-Stop road shows to raise Senior Director, Sports Business town, victory at the Li-Ning Singapore more awareness of the sport. Later Open could help secure a berth at the in the year, Singapore’s badminton Singapore Sports Council London Olympic Games 2012. The fans can look forward to the Li-Ning event is also serving up US$200,000 Singapore International Series 2011 in total prize monies for players at the from 26-30 July and the Li-Ning Li-Ning Singapore Open. Singapore Youth International from 12-19 December. For six days in June, the world’s best None of this excitement would be badminton action will be centre stage possible without the committed and I also would like to express SSC’s at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for generous support of the sport by appreciation to the title sponsor the Li-Ning Singapore Open 2011, the sponsors such as Li-Ning Sports Li-Ning and all the other sponsors of Singapore leg of the OSIM BWF World Singapore Pte Ltd. Since opening the Li-Ning Singapore Open, including Superseries. Reigning Olympic Men’s its flagship store for badminton the Tote Board, Singapore Pools, Singles Champion Lin Dan, Women’s sportswear and equipment in OSIM, 100 Plus, JK Technology, Eu Singles World Champion Wang Shixian Singapore in July 2009, the company Yan Sang, Prospec Sports, Fuji-Xerox, and former Olympic Champion Taufik has worked to develop and strengthen Engineering Computer Services (ECS), Hidayat are all aiming to bring home the local badminton fraternity by Koh Brothers, BreadTalk, Bauerfeind titles from the Li-Ning Singapore Open sponsoring both athletes and events.