SINGAPORE – Former national badminton player Lim Ming Hui claimed the women’s singles and doubles titles at the Singapore Sports Hub National Open Championships finals on Feb 24. She teamed up with Liang Yun to beat Elsa Lai and Lim Su Qi 21-15, 21-11 at the OCBC Arena, before overcoming Mindy Tan 21-18, 13-21, 21-12.
In the other events, Bimo Adi Prakoso missed out on a doubles double. He partnered Elaine Chua to beat Johann Prajogo and Lai 22-20, 18-21, 21-14 for the mixed doubles crown, but he and men’s doubles partner Jason Wong lost 21-15, 21-14 in the final against Junsuke Kubo and Howin Wong.
The battle for the men’s singles gold saw Vega Vio Nirwanda coming from behind to beat Lee Wei Hong 22-24, 21-16, 21-12 to retain his title. The singles winners took home $1,000 and the doubles champions cashed in $1,500, while the runners-up received half of the respective amounts.
