SG wants to host Thomas Cup after 57 years

[Confuseous]

SINGAPORE - It has been 57 years since Singapore last hosted the Thomas Cup, and with a slew of top events expected to mark the opening of the Sports Hub in 2014, there are plans for badminton's most prestigious showcase to make a return here and be part of the calendar.

Enterprise Sports Group (ESG), which was given exclusive commercial rights to the Thomas Cup in a five-year deal signed with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) last December, said it will be approaching both the governing body and the Singapore Badminton Association to make this happen.

This year's Thomas Cup finals were held in May in China, who won it for the fifth straight time to claim their ninth title, but the venue for 2014 has yet to be decided.

In an exclusive interview with TODAY, ESG Director David Sim said that as BWF agents, it has a say on who should host the next Thomas Cup, and that it intends to make a pitch for Singapore, which was the venue for the 1952 and 1955 competitions, when it was held every three years.

- http://www.todayonline.com/Sports/EDC120724-0000008/Singapore-in-Thomas-Cup-bid

 

[Cestbon]

New stadium mah need to show off.
Host of the event normally lost money.
Need to get fund from gov and sponsor.
After few year new stadium will be like grave yard under utilize.
Even the old one also under use. NDP in Marina bay.
What even will be in new stadium?
S-League cannot afford to rent no even afford to clean up after use.
How many big concert???
Many small concert held in expo hall.

 

[Cruxx]

There's a new stadium about to be completed in Sinkieland? Hasn't it been delayed till 2120, just like Singapore's delusion of qualifying for the world cup?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Used to be interested in local badminton, table tennis and a host of other sports....
Now its nothing but the foreign B teams disguised as the national team....killed off all my interests.

 

[laksaboy]

China B team is the best!

中国 "逼" 队一级棒！

 

[johnny333]

New stadium mah need to show off.
Host of the event normally lost money.
Need to get fund from gov and sponsor.
After few year new stadium will be like grave yard under utilize.
Even the old one also under use. NDP in Marina bay.
What even will be in new stadium?
S-League cannot afford to rent no even afford to clean up after use.
How many big concert???
Many small concert held in expo hall.

Can hold it at the old. old, very old Spore badminton Hall. Or has that been demolished

Then after the match they can cheong at Geylang

 

[enterprise2]

Can hold it at the old. old, very old Spore badminton Hall. Or has that been demolished

Then after the match they can cheong at Geylang

We need to go back to the glory days where players like Rudy Hartono ruled the court.

 

[blackmondy]

We already have A-cup all the way to G-cup at Geylang liao, why even bother with a T(homas)-cup ?

 

[enterprise2]

Because with T-cup its so much more fun!! You can do singles or doubles or mixed doubles. You can do different positions like overhead smash, forward lunges, drop shots..etc. At the end, you get much more exercise!!