Terry Hee

Terry Hee Yong Kai (Chinese: 許永凱; born 6 July 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hee (許).
Terry Hee
Personal information
Full nameTerry Hee Yong Kai
CountrySingapore
Born (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995
Penang, Malaysia[1]
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking33 (MD with Loh Kean Hean 13 April 2017)
15 (XD with Tan Wei Han 6 April 2017)
Current ranking60 (MD with Loh Kean Hean)
53 (XD with Tan Wei Han) (19 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2022 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
BWF profile

Career

Hee began playing badminton professionally in 2014, after going through the youth system at the Singapore Sports School (SBA)'s badminton academy.[3][4] That same year, he won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[5] He also part of the national team that won the men's team bronze medals at the 2015, 2017 and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[6] He made his second appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast 2018.[7]

Personal life

Hee served his National Service (NS) for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2019 to 2021.[8]

Hee has been married to fellow Singaporean shuttler Tan Wei Han since 2021, who he had often partnered with at mixed doubles tournaments since the start of his professional career.[9] Their victory at the 2021 Czech Open, defeating Russians Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun, was their first tournament as a married duo.[9]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 India Open Super 500 Tan Wei Han Chen Tang Jie
Peck Yen Wei		 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Tan Wei Han Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Lisa Ayu Kusumawati		 21–12, 16–21, 21–13 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Vietnam International Hendra Wijaya Lu Ching-yao
Tien Tzu-chieh		 13–21, 21–14, 21–23 Runner-up
2015 Singapore International Loh Kean Hean Hardianto
Kenas Adi Haryanto		 13–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2017 Nepal International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Ian Wong Jien Sern
Tan Chee Tean		 22–20, 14–21, 21–16 Winner
2018 South Australia International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Akira Koga
Taichi Saito		 11–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Sydney International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Hiroki Okamura
Masayuki Onodera		 6–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2018 Singapore International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Yonny Chung
Tam Chun Hei		 21–13, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2021 Dutch Open Loh Kean Hean Tan Kian Meng
Tan Wee Kiong		 21–14, 18–21, 22–20 Winner
2021 Czech Open Loh Kean Hean Man Wei Chong
Tee Kai Wun		 13–21, 21–15, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Tan Wei Han Loh Kean Hean
Dellis Yuliana		 21–19, 19–21, 21–14 Winner
2014 Malaysia International Tan Wei Han Hafiz Faizal
Shella Devi Aulia		 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International Tan Wei Han Tan Wee Gieen
Shevon Jemie Lai		 21–10, 19–21, 21–12 Winner
2016 Smiling Fish International Tan Wei Han Wong Fai Yin
Shevon Jemie Lai		 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2016 Hungarian International Tan Wei Han Paweł Pietryja
Aneta Wojtkowska		 11–6, 11–7, 13–11 Winner
2018 South Australia International Citra Putri Sari Dewi Kohei Gondo
Ayane Kurihara		 22–20, 21–18 Winner
2021 Czech Open Tan Wei Han Lev Barinov
Anastasiia Boiarun		 21–18, 21–12 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. Lee, David (18 October 2021). "Badminton: Doubles joy for S'pore as Loh Kean Hean, Terry Hee win Dutch Open title". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Players: Yong Kai Terry Hee". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. Lee, David (16 January 2022). "Badminton: S'pore's Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han upset odds to win India Open title". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "Badminton Academy - Major Games Representation". www.sportsschool.edu.sg. Singapore Sports School. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "Terry Hee Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  6. "Hee Yong Kai Terry". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. "Participants: Yong Kai Terry Hee". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. Tan, Ashley; Zi, Shan Kow (16 January 2022). "Badminton: S'porean husband & wife duo Terry Hee & Tan Wei Han crowned champions in India Open". Mothership. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. Lee, David (24 October 2021). "Badminton: Doubles joy for newly weds Terry Hee, Tan Wei Han at Czech Open". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  10. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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