Jason Teh

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{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Jason Teh
郑加恒

| image = Jason Teh SBO2022.jpg

| caption = Teh at the 2022 Singapore Open

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| birth_name = Jason Teh Jia Heng

| country = Singapore

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|08|25}}

| birth_place = Penang, Malaysia{{cite news|last=Lee |first=David |title=Badminton: Jason Teh makes Singapore Open main draw after marathon qualifiers |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-jason-teh-makes-singapore-open-main-draw-after-marathon-qualifiers |work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore |date=12 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728135924/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-jason-teh-makes-singapore-open-main-draw-after-marathon-qualifiers |archive-date=28 July 2022}}

| residence =

| height = 1.83 m{{cite web |title=Jia Heng Teh |url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/athletes/jia-heng-teh/0db0ee6c-ee11-4f2b-aaba-1c787d1a86ce |website=Birmingham2022.com |publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited |access-date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728143548/https://www.birmingham2022.com/athletes/jia-heng-teh/0db0ee6c-ee11-4f2b-aaba-1c787d1a86ce |archive-date=28 July 2022}}

| weight = 78 kg

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach = Kim Ji-hyun

| event = Men's singles

| career_record =

| highest_ranking = 22

| date_of_highest_ranking = 1 April 2025

| current_ranking = 24

| date_of_current_ranking = 3 June 2025

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| bwfbadminton_id = 82606

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Jason Teh Jia Heng{{efn|{{zh|s=郑加恒|p=Zhèng Jiāhéng}}. In this Chinese name, the family name is Teh. In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Jason Teh and the Chinese-style name is Teh Jia Heng.}} (born 25 August 2000) is a Singaporean badminton player.{{Cite web |title=Jia Heng Jason Teh | Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/82606/jia-heng-jason-teh |access-date=2022-05-20 |publisher=Badminton World Federation}} He won a bronze medal for Singapore as part of the team at the 2022 Asia Team Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games, as well at the 2019, 2021, and the 2023 SEA Games.

Early life

Teh was born in Penang, Malaysia on 25 August 2000. He started playing badminton when he was four and moved to Singapore to study when he was 11. He was studying at Montfort Junior School and went on to study at Bowen Secondary School. Teh eventually enrolled in the Singapore Sports School and joined the Singapore badminton national team at 17.

Career

Teh won the bronze medal as he was in the men's team at the 2019 SEA Games, where Singapore finished as semi-finalists.

In 2021, he achieved two runner-up positions at the Polish International and the Bahrain International. He was also a semifinalist at the Czech Open.

In February 2022, he and his team were semifinalists at the Badminton Asia Team Championships.{{Cite news|title=Singapore's men out of Badminton Asia Team Championships after narrow semis loss to Indonesia |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/badminton-asia-team-championships-singapore-indonesia-semi-finals-2508816 |access-date=2022-05-20 |work= CNA|location=Singapore}}

In early May 2022, Jason played as the 2nd men singles for the Singaporean Squad at the Thomas Cup. In the first group match against Indonesia, Teh lost to Jonatan Christie in straight games, 19–21, 13–21. Singapore eventually lost 1–4 overall.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=2022-05-08 |title=Badminton: Loh Kean Yew wins, but Singapore lose 4-1 to defending champs Indonesia in Thomas Cup opener |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-loh-kean-yew-wins-but-singapore-lose-4-1-to-defending-champs-indonesia-in-thomas-cup-opener |access-date=2022-06-01 |work=The Straits Times| location=Singapore}}

The next day, during Singapore's group match against South Korea, Teh was playing against Jeon Hyeok-jin. When Teh was 14–7 up in the first set, he slipped and injured his right foot, which required immediate treatment. Teh got up and started to play again, winning the first set 21–14. During the 2nd set, at 1–3 down, Teh twisted his right foot, adding a 2nd injury to his right leg. Teh eventually lost the 2nd and 3rd sets, thus losing the match 21–14, 13–21, 14–21. Singapore narrowly lost 2–3 overall in the group match, which meant that Singapore did not advance to the group stage.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=2022-05-10 |title=Badminton: Singapore's Thomas Cup hopes end with 3-2 loss to South Korea |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/badminton-singapores-thomas-cup-hopes-end-with-3-2-loss-to-south-korea |access-date=2022-06-01 |work=The Straits Times | location=Singapore}}

Two days later, in the final group match against Thailand, Jason played against Adulrach Namkul. He lost in rubber games, 21–23, 21–14, 17–21. Singapore ended its 3rd Thomas Cup campaign by losing 2–3 to Thailand.{{Cite web |title=Singapore ends Thomas Cup campaign with narrow 2–3 loss to Thailand |date=11 May 2022 |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-thomas-cup-campaign-narrow-loss-thailand-125147078.html |access-date=2022-06-01 |publisher=Yahoo!}}

A week later, Teh was in the men's team and the men's singles event at the 2021 SEA Games, entering the semifinals of the men's team{{Cite web |last=Leck |first=Gene |date=2022-05-16 |title=31st SEA Games [Badminton]: Singapore Shuttlers smash their way into SEA Games Team Semi-Finals |url=https://www.sportplus.sg/post/31st-sea-games-team-singapore-shuttlers-smash-through-opening-day-with-consecutive-wins-badminton |access-date=2022-05-20 |publisher=SportPlus}} In the Individual event, he got into the semifinals by beating Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia.{{Cite news|title=Badminton: Loh Kean Yew progresses to SEA Games semi-finals, Yeo Jia Min eliminated |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/sea-games-badminton-loh-kean-yew-yeo-jia-min-2695396 |access-date=2022-05-20 |work=Channel News Asia | location=Singapore }} He then lost to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semifinals, in straight games, 11–21, 12–21, thus ending up with the joint bronze medal.{{Cite news|last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2022-05-21 |title=I overcame myself: Loh Kean Yew in SEA Games badminton singles final after tough fight|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-badminton-world-champ-loh-kean-yew-in-singles-final-after-tough-fight |access-date=2022-06-01 |work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Teh won the bronze medal in the mixed team event as the Singaporean team finished as bronze medalists at the event after defeating England 3–0.{{cite news|title=England lose in badminton mixed team bronze match |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/commonwealth-games/62396873 |work=BBC Sport|location=Birmingham |access-date=2022-08-03 |date=2022-08-02}}

A few days after the Mixed team event, Teh took part in the men's singles as the 7th seed. Teh lost to Srikanth Kidambi in the bronze medal match, losing 15–21, 18–21 in straight games. Teh finished 4th place overall.{{Cite news|last=Mohan |first=Matthew |date=2022-08-08 |title=Badminton: Yeo Jia Min clinches singles bronze for Singapore at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/badminton-yeo-jia-min-clinches-singles-bronze-singapore-commonwealth-games-2865721 |access-date=2022-08-08 |work= CNA|location=Singapore}}

Teh won the bronze medal as he was in the men's team at the 2023 SEA Games, where Singapore finished in the semi-finals.

= 2024–2025 =

In 2024, Teh was the runner-up in two BWF International Challenge competitions: the Polish Open in March and the Luxembourg Open in May. He also performed well in the BWF World Tour tournaments by reaching the semi-finals of the U.S. Open in June and the Vietnam Open in September. During the last week of September, Teh reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Macau Open, finishing second to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long.{{Cite news |last=Teoh |first=Melvyn |date=2024-09-29 |title=Singapore's Jason Teh clinches 2nd spot at Macau Open for best finish in badminton career |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-jason-teh-finishes-runner-up-at-macau-open-for-his-best-finish-in-badminton-career |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930173606/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-jason-teh-finishes-runner-up-at-macau-open-for-his-best-finish-in-badminton-career |archive-date=2024-09-30 |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=The Straits Times| location=Singapore}} He continued his fine run in the BWF World Tour and reached another final at the Malaysia Super 100 in October. However, his search for the first international badminton title was dashed by Taiwanese Chi Yu-jen after losing in the rubber set 12–21, 23–21, 15–21.{{Cite news |last=Lee|first=David|date=2024-10-20 |title=Jason Teh stays dogged in pursuit of first major badminton title after heartbreak in Malaysia |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/jason-teh-stays-dogged-in-pursuit-of-first-major-title-after-heartbreak-in-malaysia |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore}}

In November, Teh took part in the Syed Modi India International, another BWF World Tour 300 event. Seeded fourth, Teh upset home favourite second seed Priyanshu Rajawat through his superb net play and won 21–13, 21–19 to advance to his second men's singles final in two months.{{Cite news |last=Mohan|first=Matthew|date=2024-11-30 |title=Badminton: Singapore's Jason Teh advances to final of India tournament, inches closer to first major singles title |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/jason-teh-badminton-final-india-lucknow-4779416| work= CNA|location=Singapore|access-date=2024-12-02 }} However, Teh could not replicate his fine form in the final and was outclassed by India's top seed, Lakshya Sen. He was trumped 6–21, 7–21 in just 31 minutes.{{Cite news |last=Teoh|first=Melvyn|date=2024-12-02 |title=Singapore's Jason Teh falls to Lakshya Sen in Syed Modi India International badminton final |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapores-jason-teh-falls-to-lakshya-sen-in-syed-modi-india-international-badminton-final| work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore|access-date=2024-12-02 }}

Teh claimed his first ever BWF World Tour title in the Thailand Masters after beating Wang Zhengxing in the final.{{cite web |last=Mohan |first=Matthew |date=2 February 2025 |title=Badminton: Singapore's Jason Teh wins Thailand Masters for first major singles title |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/badminton-team-singapore-jason-teh-mens-singles-bwf-thailand-masters-4911386 |access-date=14 February 2025 |publisher=Channel News Asia}}

Personal life

Teh served his National Service (NS) for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) immediately after secondary school education, forgoing tertiary education in the process, as he wanted to play badminton full-time for Singapore.

Achievements

= SEA Games =

Men's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

style="background:#FFAAAA"

| align="center" |2021

| align="left" | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Kunlavut Vitidsarn

| align="left" | 11–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Men's singles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Macau Open

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Ng Ka Long

| align="left" | 19–21, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Malaysia Masters

| align="left" | Super 100

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Chi Yu-jen

| align="left" | 12–21, 23–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Syed Modi International

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Lakshya Sen

| align="left" | 6–21, 7–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white"|

align="center" | 2025

| align="left" | Thailand Masters

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Zhengxing

| align="left" | 21–18, 15–21, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= BWF International Challenge/Series (4 runners-up) =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Polish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Kiran George

| align="left" | 21–13, 14–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" | {{cite web |last=Rayan |first=Stan |title=Kiran George wins Polish International title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/kiran-george-wins-polish-international-badminton-title-indian-badminton-bai/article36686448.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 September 2021 |access-date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728144231/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/kiran-george-wins-polish-international-badminton-title-indian-badminton-bai/article36686448.ece |archive-date=28 July 2022}}

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Bahrain International Challenge

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Ikhsan Rumbay

| align="left" | 18–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" | {{cite web |last=TDT |first=Manama |date=28 February 2021 |title=Rumbay, Lam clinches Titles at BKS Badminton Tournament |url=https://www.newsofbahrain.com/sports/77024.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728144603/https://www.newsofbahrain.com/sports/77024.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |publisher=News of Bahrain}}

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Polish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Victor Ørding Kauffmann

| align="left" | 16–21, 22–20, 23–25

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Luxembourg Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alex Lanier

| align="left" | 17–21, 15–21