WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (4-11 Dec)
SINGAPORE — Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (4 to 11 December):
Park Ji-young wins inaugural S'pore Women's Open
South Korean golfer Park Ji-young clinched her fifth KLPGA Tour title, winning the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open on Sunday (11 December) after a strong opening 36-hole display at Tanah Merah Country Club's Tampines Course, where she shot rounds of 66 and 67 to reach 11-under-par 133.
Due to heavy rain, the third round was cancelled and the tournament result was based on the scores after 36 holes. Park won by one shot ahead of the trio of Hong Jung-min Hong, Lee So-young and Park Hyun-kyung.
Only 21 out of 67 players scheduled to tee off the final round were out on the course when the play was first halted at 8.50am. With the weather not letting up after a couple of hours, the organisers decided that the result would be decided on 36-hole scores.
"It feels very special indeed to be winning a tournament for the first time in 36 holes," said Park after cashing in a cool $198,000 for her title win. "A win is always fulfilling regardless of how it’s attained. I’ve put in a lot of effort to improve my game and I'm so glad that it paid off this week."
Singapore's Shannon Tan emerged as the best-placed amateur, finishing tied for 53rd on one-under 143.
Mediacorp to air all matches at AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup
Football fans in Singapore will be able to enjoy the upcoming AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup on Mediacorp's various channels, after the national media network announced on Tuesday (5 December) an exclusive media rights partnership for the tournament with the Asean Football Federation.
Through a deal brokered by SPORTFIVE, AFF’s exclusive commercial rights representative, Mediacorp will air all 26 matches of the biennial tournament, starting off with the group-stage opening match on 20 December until the second leg of the final on 16 January.
Football fans in Singapore can look forward to free, live and on-demand football action on Mediacorp’s digital entertainment streaming service meWATCH. Matches featuring the Singapore national team will also be available live on free-to-air television via Mediacorp Ch5, with match highlights on Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, AFF announced on Thursday the return of diesel engine company Yanmar as an official sponsor of the Mitsubishi Electric Cup.
Bowlers rewarded after medal showings at Deaflympics
Singapore bowlers Adelia Naomi Yokoyama and Kimberly Quek received a total of $12,000 through the Athletes Performance Award by the Deaf Sports Association Singapore for their medal showings in the bowling event of the Summer Deaflympics, which was held in Kuala Lumpur in October.
Yokoyama had clinched a gold in the women’s singles and a bronze in the women's all-events competitions, and also teamed up with Quek for a silver in women’s doubles.
The monetary award is sponsored by UOL Group Limited, which had also sponsored the Singapore contingent for the Deaflympics bowling event. The contribution will also be distributed to the Deaf Sports Association Singapore’s ongoing training and development program.
STTA celebrates 25-year partnership with Char Yong (Dabu) Association
The Singapore Table Tennis Association celebrated 25 years of partnership with Char Yong (Dabu) Association, Singapore, which provides welfare for the Hakka community.
The Char Yong (Dabu) Association has supported the Char Yong (Dabu) National Youth Top 10 Table Tennis Tournament for the last 25 years. Athletes have to achieve the highest ranking points through STTA local tournaments throughout the year before qualifying for the tournament.
This year's tournament conclude on Saturday (10 December), and the winners are:
Girls' Singles 9 and Under: Gu Xintian
Boys' Singles 9 and Under: Kaspar Ching
Girls' Singles 12 and Under: Loy Ming Ying
Boys' Singles 12 and Under: Ang Ray Tze
Girls' Singles 15 and Under: Chloe Lai
Boys' Singles 15 and Under: Ellsworth Le
Girls' Singles 19 and Under: Jacy Mok
Boys' Singles 19 and Under: Tan Zhao Ray
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