Wong Shoon Keat


Wong Shoon Keat was a badminton player from Singapore. He won Singapore's first ever badminton gold from the 1983 SEA Games and to date, is Singapore’s only title winner from the badminton men’s singles event. That year, he pulled off an upset over reigning world champion Icuk Sugiarto of Indonesia, and beat another Indonesian star, Hastomo Arbi in the final. His son, Derek Wong, is currently Singapore’s top male shuttler.
Wong Shoon Keat is also an accredited coach within the Singapore National Registry of Coaches. He was also the founder of Keat Youngster Academy, providing coaching services to young aspiring players in Singapore.

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