1929 Singapore Open

1929 Singapore Open

Tournament details
Dates	19 October 1929– 16 November 1929
Edition	1st
Venue	Old Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association Hall Singapore Chinese Girls' School Hall
Location	City Hall and Somerset, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles	E. J. Vass
1930 →

The 1929 Singapore Open, also known as the 1929 Singapore Open Singles Badminton Championship, took place from 19 October – 16 November 1929 at the Old Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association Hall in City Hall with the final been played at the Singapore Chinese Girls' School Hall in Somerset, Singapore. The ties were played over a month with the first round ties being played on the 19th of October and the final was played on the 16th of November. The championship started as a men's singles competition before the rest of the disciplines were added in the subsequent editions.

E.J. Vass won the inaugural championship when he defeated See Gim Hock in two straight games to win the men's singles title.

Origins

Badminton was first introduced in Singapore by the British and was initially played among the British upper-class residing in Singapore. However, the game spread quickly to the rest of the local population which included English-educated elites, civil servants, white-collar workers and Chinese school students. Amid the rising popularity of badminton, badminton enthusiasts started forming clubs, or “parties”, to meet and play the game.

In 1928, an 'unofficial' badminton championship was held by the Amateur Sporting Association in Singapore as there was no national governing body for badminton back then. In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championship was held that same year with the best players chosen to represent Singapore in the regional tournaments. The event organisers were Mr Tan Boo Teck, the first president of SBA and its committee members. The winner will receive the Aw Boon Haw Shield, which was originally presented by Mr Aw Boon Haw to the Amateur Sporting Association.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	E. J. Vass	See Gim Hock	15–11, 15–10

Men's singles

	First round						Second round						Third round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	E. J. Vass	15	15
	Kwek Chip Siang	3	3
							E. J. Vass	15	15
							Lim Boon Guan	5	1
	Lim Boon Guan	15	15
	Charlie Chua	5	8
													E. J. Vass	15	15
													Hendrick Tan	6	5
	Hendrick Tan	15	15
	Chew Keow Chin	11	5
							Hendrick Tan	15	12	15
							Koh Cheng Moh	3	15	9
	Koh Cheng Moh	15	15
	Cheong Yew Loo	9	9
																			E. J. Vass	w	/	o
																			L. J. de Souza
	L. J. de Souza
	bye
							L. J. de Souza	15	15
							Neo Peng Heng	11	6
	Neo Peng Heng
	bye
													L. J. de Souza	15	15
													Low Liang Quee	4	3
	Low Liang Quee
	bye
							Low Liang Quee	15	15
							Koh Leng Hoo	3	6
	Koh Leng Hoo
	bye
																									E. J. Vass	15	15
																									Seah Eng Liat	8	3
	Seah Eng Liat
	bye
							Seah Eng Liat	17	15
							Quan Siew Chye	15	3
	Quan Siew Chye
	bye
													Seah Eng Liat	15	15
													Robert Tan	5	7
	Robert Tan
	bye
							Robert Tan	4	15	15
							Goh Ah Cheng	15	12	8
	Goh Ah Cheng
	bye
																			Seah Eng Liat	15	15
																			Ong Hock Poh	5	3
	Ong Hock Poh
	bye
							Ong Hock Poh	15	15
							Koh Beng Swee	11	3
	Koh Beng Swee
	bye
													Ong Hock Poh	15	15
													Koh Keng Siang	9	12
	Koh Keng Siang
	bye
							Koh Keng Siang	18	12	15
							Ho Choy Kian	14	15	2
	Ho Choy Kian
	bye
																															E. J. Vass	15	15
																															See Gim Hock	11	10
	Tan Peng Cheow
	bye
							Tan Peng Cheow	18	1	17
							Tan Boon Kwang	17	15	15
	Tan Boon Kwang
	bye
													Tan Peng Cheow	18	9	15
													Arthur Lim	14	15	12
	Arthur Lim
	bye
							Arthur Lim	15	15
							E. Sim Mong	9	6
	E. Sim Mong
	bye
																			Tan Peng Cheow	12	11
																			Yeo Kian Ann	15	15
	Ang Whatt Kim
	bye
							Ang Whatt Kim	16	15
							Beng Tian Yew	15	11
	Beng Tian Yew
	bye
													Ang Whatt Kim	7	12
													Yeo Kian Ann	15	15
	Yeo Kian Ann
	bye
							Yeo Kian Ann	18	15
							Lee Kim Seck	17	8
	Lee Kim Seck
	bye
																									Yeo Kian Ann	9	6
																									See Gim Hock	15	15
	Lim Chek Heng
	bye
							Lim Chek Heng	15	15
							Wee Hong Hai	8	9
	Wee Hong Hai
	bye
													Lim Chek Heng	15	15
													Yeo Sim Kang	4	7
	Yeo Sim Kang
	bye
							Yeo Sim Kang	15	10	15
							Lim Chin Lam	9	15	8
	Lim Chin Lam
	bye
																			Lim Chek Heng	4	7
																			See Gim Hock	15	15
	Tan Miang Cheng	15	15
	L. Samuel	3	3
							Tan Miang Cheng	15	15
							Tan Swee Wah	6	5
	Tan Swee Wah	18	18
	Lim Chuan Geok	13	14
													Tan Miang Cheng	12	15	10
													See Gim Hock	15	11	15
	Tan Hong Hoon	17	15
	Gan Hock Seng	15	11
							Tan Hong Hoon	1	4
							See Gim Hock	15	15
	Wee Eng Siang	1	1
	See Gim Hock	15	15