Xing Aiying: Singaporean Womens Singles Badminton Player

[chris-ccc]

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Greetings,

When Singapore's Xing Aiying defeated England's Tracey Hallam (7th seeded), 21-14, 21-12, in the Singapore Badminton Open 2008 on Thursday 12-Jun-2008, many thought it was because of the homeground advantage for Xing Aiying.

Then, 7 days later, Xing Aiying defeated Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin (8th seeded) in the Indonesia Badminton Open 2008. The score was 21-13, 21-13 and it was quite a surprise to us all.

Yesterday, Thursday 26-Jun-2008, Xing Aiying defeated Hong Kong's Zhou Mi (4h seeded) in the Thailand Badminton Open 2008, with a score of 21-16, 11-21, 21-18.

Congratulations to Xing Aiying !!! :):):)

So... Let's start a thread for Xing Aiying .

Cheers... chris@ccc
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[limsy]

ya...congrates for her good acheivement...:D

[Dato A]

Btw, Xing is originated Singaporean?

[momotaro86]

hope she can maintain her performance :) i was also very surprised when i knew she beat zhou mi :D

[huangkwokhau]

Btw, Xing is originated Singaporean?
She is from China,...another import....SIN imports women players from China and men players from Indonesia or Thai or China too...

[ctjcad]

..i'm sure most of us know or recognize her, but since we are missing a few of her pics in this thread, i'll just jumpstart & add a few......(others, please feel free to add)..
Here are a few of her images...........behind that youthful face of hers..(pics courtesy of GettyImages.com) :cool:

[Dato A]

She is from China,...another import....SIN imports women players from China and men players from Indonesia or Thai or China too...

I see.

Cannot comment further on this matter. Loh will attack:D:D:D

[Loh]

She is from China,...another import....SIN imports women players from China and men players from Indonesia or Thai or China too...

But don't worry, so far we haven't imported any from Malaysia yet! :D

[huangkwokhau]

I see.

Cannot comment further on this matter. Loh will attack:D:D:D
Dont worry..LOH wont attack....he will bite...:eek::eek::D

[tommy_bun]

A nice girl..hope she can be in top 10 soon

[Loh]

I see.

Cannot comment further on this matter. Loh will attack:D:D:D

For the benefit of Dato Asbullah and those who try to denigrate Singapore's Foreign Talent policy on badminton, may I reproduce what I've said in response to similar questions when we beat Malaysia in both the men's and women's team during the last SEA Games:

December 10, 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by wilfredlgf
How many of them were born and bred in Singapore?

Really doesn't matter to us anymore. Young talented athletes are welcome to join us to raise the standards and hopefully we can contribute to regional and international sports in the process.

Singapore knows its limitations but through the foreign talent programe, I think we have gained more than we lost. Of course, we gained much more in business (the economy) than in sports for the present.

Our local standards have certainly improved. Both Kendrick Lee and Derek Wong, who contributed two points are Singapore-born. Ashton Chen who lost meekly to Kuan Beng Hong, is also local-born.

By exposing themselves to talented foreign players, our locals are beginning to approach their level and it may come a time when we will have a full team of local players. Some sports have already achieved this like sailing and swimming, although the latter has yet to achieve higher than regional standards. Our relatively infant Sports School will help to deliver the goods.

Through the employment of experienced foreign coaches, Singapore hopes to catch up not only regionally but internationally as well. May I add that Eng Hian (Indonesian coach) must have coached the Saputra brothers well to beat James Gan and Lin Woon Fui quite convincingly.

I attended two days of the just-concluded Cheers Age Group Doubles Tournament (5 categories for male and female) and was delighted to see that the interest in badminton continues to rise. This in part is due to the success that Singapore badminton has managed to excite the school children with their wins in overseas tournaments like this SEA Games success, which we are assured of a silver in both events.

Of course our government is playing an important part too by promoting sports and building beautiful sports arenas and facilities to complement existing ones. The latest bid to go for the inaugural Youth Olympics really lifted the imagination of many, both young and old.

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And the link:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50537&highlight=Xing+Aiying

[Loh]

Xing Aiying was 13 when she came to Singapore in 2003.

I reproduce a post I made on "Singapore's Uber Cup Ambitions" written on June 6, 2003. The link:

http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10360&highlight=Xing+Aiying

Singapore's Uber Cup ambitions

Singapore has never qualified for the Uber Cup before although she came close last year before being ousted by Japan and Hong Kong. There just wasn't enough women power to form a respected team good enough to take on the world. The SBA's official Uber Cup target is still 2012.

But things are beginning to change, now that Singapore has recently "imported" another two new China girls, Li Yujia, 20 and Xing Aiying, 13 to complement one local and six other lady Chinese shuttlers. Xing is the youngest ever Chinese to join the SBA and she is the Nanjing city age-group champion since 1998. Li was second in the 2000 World Junior and Asian Junior Championships' doubles event and was formerly a China national youth squad trainee. It is quite obvious that the ambition is to qualify for this premier women's team event (Uber Cup) by 2006. The new Chinese girls will find Singapore an easy place to live in, with such a huge Chinese population and the company of the other Chinese ladies who came before them.

China has so many talents that she can afford to release many whom she considers not quite up to her mark. Countries like Singapore, who are interested in promoting the game, are doing such "discarded" talents a mutual service by taking them in and helping to develop them into champions. In a way, such imported talents can help to raise the standards of, and bring glory to, their adopted country.

One such case is Li Li, 19, who became the recent Manchester Commonwealth Games champion. Li Li was discovered and brought to Singapore when she was around 14 years old. Together with Ronald Susilo, ranked 8th in the world and an ex-Indonesian, Li Li recently won the Olympic Solidarity scholarship, which had 25 recipients worldwide including Taufik Hidayat, Wong Choong Hann and Mohamed Hafiz Hashim.

Much debate has been made on the case for and against "imported" players. Do you think Singapore is doing the right thing? Is there any "real" glory achieved from such imported players when they win for Singapore. What if such players later became citizens of their adopted country, like Ronald and Li Li? Or must glory come from only home-grown and home-bred players, despite the fact that many of our forefathers were once immigrants?

[Dato A]

But don't worry, so far we haven't imported any from Malaysia yet! :D

Try to consider HH, maybe he'll accept it:D:D

[Dato A]

Dont worry..LOH wont attack....he will bite...:eek::eek::D

See, i told u already Loh will attack:D:D

Some more digged out with 2003 statement that Uncle Loh made b4 :D:D

[Loh]

See, i told u already Loh will attack:D:D

Some more digged out with 2003 statement that Uncle Loh made b4 :D:D

This is not attacking. :D

This is to try to make you and maybe some others understand some of the reasons behind Singapore's action. And also to let you know that this "foreign talent" issue has been discussed at great length many years ago, even before you came on board. Otherwise you would think your recent "questions and assertions" are valid and need to be revived.

Hopefully, we will not have to deal with this issue again. :rolleyes:
Let badminton do the talking! ;)

[pookypie]

Xin Aiying is young and promising!
Singapore's hope!

:D

[george@chongwei]

Xin Aiying is young and promising!
Singapore's hope!

:D
singapore boleh:D:D

[pookypie]

We need more young talents!
Xin Aiying is playing against Xie Xingfang next in Thai Open right!

Wish her well!
Jiayou!

But she has gone really far already!
Even beating Zhou Mi along the way. (:

[Dato A]

This is not attacking. :D

This is to try to make you and maybe some others understand some of the reasons behind Singapore's action. And also to let you know that this "foreign talent" issue has been discussed at great length many years ago, even before you came on board. Otherwise you would think your recent "questions and assertions" are valid and need to be revived.

Hopefully, we will not have to deal with this issue again. :rolleyes:
Let badminton do the talking! ;)

Yes. No more debating on this issue.

Different country different approach to succeed.:D:D

Wish all the best to Singapore badminton sport.

[huangkwokhau]

Also it is a good way to reduce population from Indonesia and China.....:D

[arumdaun]

Also it is a good way to reduce population from Indonesia and China.....:D

hehe.trueness.but not the good one i hope..:rolleyes:

[Dato A]

Also it is a good way to reduce population from Indonesia and China.....:D

Cannot say like that.:D:D

Singapore is trying to made badminton famous amongst their citizen. To do that, SBA have to buy player from overseas first. Produce results, then make it popular. Then will attract local singaporean to join SBA. After that, the door for the talents from overseas will be closed.

Normal things i guess.:D:D

[Loh]

Cannot say like that.:D:D

Singapore is trying to made badminton famous amongst their citizen. To do that, SBA have to buy player from overseas first. Produce results, then make it popular. Then will attract local singaporean to join SBA. After that, the door for the talents from overseas will be closed.

Normal things i guess.:D:D

Now I don't think the way you described how Singapore goes about making badminton popular is as simple as you put it! :rolleyes:

Badminton has always been popular among our school children and working adults. Almost all our schools have badminton courts and working adults find difficulty in booking courts in the evenings from the many community halls and community centres.

SBA don't simply "buy" players from overseas. You talk as though the best players in the world can be bought to form a national team and Singapore is doing that! SBA prefers to scout for young teenage talents and to develop them into potential champions. Just like Xing Aiying, brought in at about 13 years of age and now at 18, she could measure up to almost the best in the world.

Yes, with such models like Aiying, we hope local-born Singaporeans will be more interested in becoming badminton professionals. But it is very difficult as most parents prefer that their children study for a degree so as to have a more decent livelihood in future.

Discussion recently focused on how poorly paid some Malaysian Juniors had to endure. They have to rely on their parents and others to lend support. In a high cost country like Singapore, it will even be worse off for those who may wish to consider playing badminton as a career. In general, the rewards and prospects are not attractive compared to other professions.

In developing countries with a capitalist system where the salary scales are much lower compared to the developed countries, playing professionally may still be attractive but not in Singapore, not unless the prize monies are many times higher and commercial endorsements are available and there is an active professional league to keep the players going, preferably locally or abroad. When world badminton has reached the level of rewards offered by world tennis, then it may really attract the best players from around the world. Even then how many players can achieve the standards to compete internationally and survive?

The case of China is unique in the sense that the state looks after their welfare almost from start to finish. Professional players there do not have to worry about their bread and butter.

So it is not surprising that first world countries like the US, Canada, Australia and some European countries do not treat badminton seriously! I believe Denmark managed to survive as with a few other European countries, because they have other form of supplements.

Now why would a local-born Singaporean want to be a professional player when he/she knows that badminton can't offer a future?

That's why the Singapore Government, SBA and the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) need to work very hard and come up with better ideas to attract talents to turn professional.

By attracting more sponsors, by building more sports facilities (like the Kallang Sports Hub), by organizing more international sport events (like F1, Youth Olympics 2010), by employing foreign coaches and players to raise local standards, by increasing prize monies/rewards/incentives for winning international competitions (like S$1 million for any Olympic gold medal), by giving incentives to developing a more vibrant sports industry, etc, etc.

Now this is not "normal things" that you think you guess. :rolleyes:

[taneepak]

In every country players weigh the pros and cons of playing full time for their country. If a player can command a high-paying job, say receiving job offers from investment banks with packages of US$500,000 plus bonuses, it is likely he will quit full time badminton. If playing badminton full time is no worse than whatever alternative the player may have, then the player will stay. I will not be surprised that the current crop of the world's top players do not have an alternative like an investment bank position. Also, I will not be surprised if some very promising national players have quit badminton for a much better alternative. This is life.

[chris-ccc]

Singapore is trying to made badminton famous amongst their citizen. To do that, SBA have to buy player from overseas first. Produce results, then make it popular. Then will attract local singaporean to join SBA. After that, the door for the talents from overseas will be closed.



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Dato Asbullah... I would rather say that Xing Aiying migrated to Singapore to become a Singaporean citizen.

The decision was made by Xing Aiying's parents, although it was prompted by SBA when they recognised her talent at age 13.

We should acknowledge that Xing Aiying is now a professional player... and we should be glad that she has become one of the best in the world.

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[Dato A]

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Dato Asbullah... I would rather say that Xing Aiying migrated to Singapore to become a Singaporean citizen.

The decision was made by Xing Aiying's parents, although it was prompted by SBA when they recognised her talent at age 13.

We should acknowledge that Xing Aiying is now a professional player... and we should be glad that she has become one of the best in the world.

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I promise to Uncle Loh dont want to discuss on the FT (Foreign Talents) anymore.

All the best to Singapore Badminton Sports.:D:D

[baddeh-crew1]

great player ! met her at Equinox New Zealand 2006 Open and KLRC New Zealand World Juniors Championships 2007 ! haha .