India Open: Singapore Couple’s Golden Moment
Hee Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han won a second wedding present for themselves in four months with their first HSBC BWF World Tour title – the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2022.
· DEV SUKUMAR
The couple, who married in October last year, had won the Czech Open the same month, but today’s win over Chen Tang Jie/Peck Yen Wei was the biggest of their career. With Terry Hee having missed two years of competitive badminton due to national service, and Tan having battled several injuries, including a shoulder problem that flared up last week, the couple saw the title as vindication of all the hard work they’d put in.
“It means a lot to me specially because I’ve been coping with a lot of injuries,” said Tan. “And then throughout my badminton career I’ve had ups and down due to my injuries. So to be able to reach a career high of a Super 500 title is really means a lot, that my effort has paid off. One week before I was to fly to India I had an issue with my right shoulder. I was afraid I couldn’t compete. It was a scare for the whole team.”
“It’s a big title for us, because we’ve been out for quite some time and then it’s hard to get back to where we were previously,” said Terry Hee. “We have been working hard. Of course with some luck we got into the final. We played a great game and we’re happy.