Singapore competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] After competing with just one athlete in their Asian Winter Games debut, the country sent twenty-two athletes in two sports (three disciplines).[3][4][5]
| Singapore at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | SGP |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 22 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lucas Ng |
| Medals |
|
| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Short track speed skater Lucas Ng was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[6]
Background
editThis will be the second multi-sport event (after the 2016 Asian Beach Games, where Singapore competed under the code of SGP, after changing it in late 2016 from SIN.[7][8]
Competitors
editThe following table lists the Singaporean delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ice hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 22 |
Figure skating
editSingapore competed in the figure skating competition for the first time ever.[3] The team consisted of two female athletes competing in the ladies individual event.[5] Shuran finished in sixth place overall, the highest placement of the team at the Games, and her teammate, Ing finished in eleventh place.[9]
- Individual
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP | FP | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yu Shuran | Ladies | 50.99 | 7 | 95.71 | 6 | 146.70 | 6 |
| Chloe Ing | 44.64 | 11 | 82.71 | 8 | 127.35 | 11 | |
Ice hockey
editThe Singaporean hockey competed in division one.[10][11] This also marked the country's debut in the sport of ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games.[12] Singapore finished in sixth and last place (10th place overall) in division one of the competition.[13]
Men's tournament
editSingapore was represented by the following 18 athletes:[14][15]
- Eugene Chin (G)
- Kenny Liang (G)
- Ang Yu-jin (D)
- Chen Pei-huan (D)
- Chew Wee (D)
- Samuel Lim (D)
- Joewe Lam (D)
- Loh Chee-seng (C) (D)
- Richard O'Brien (D)
- Chiong Woon-lip (F)
- Benjamin Huang (F)
- Lam Kin-yu (A) (F)
- Gabriel Lau (F)
- Joshua Lee (F)
- Liu Zhi-yang (F)
- Siah Ming-zhe (F)
- Peter Tan (F)
- Ryan Tan (F)
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward, C = Captain, A = Assistant captain
| Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Thailand
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 14 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 12 |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Mongolia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Singapore
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 | –52 | 0 |
| 18 February 2017 12:00 | Singapore | 1–12 (0–2, 1–5, 0–5) | Hong Kong | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 260 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee: Benjamin HoppeLinesmen:  Maximilian Gatol Park Jun-soo | ||||
| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 45 | ||
| 20 February 2017 15:30 | Mongolia | 8–0 (2–0, 4–0, 2–0) | Singapore | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 240 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min | Penalties | 66 min | ||
| 41 | Shots | 10 | ||
| 21 February 2017 12:00 | Singapore | 1–11 (1–3, 0–5, 0–3) | Chinese Taipei | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 200 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 43 | ||
| 23 February 2017 19:00 | United Arab Emirates | 11–2 (3–0, 3–1, 5–1) | Singapore | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 160 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||
| 44 | Shots | 5 | ||
| 25 February 2017 15:30 | Thailand | 14–0 (5–0, 5–0, 4–0) | Singapore | Mikaho Gymnasium Attendance: 250 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
| 50 | Shots | 13 | ||
Short track speed skating
editSingapore entered two athletes (one male and one female) in the short track speed skating competitions.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lucas Ng | Men's 500 m | 45.115 | 3 q | 46.432 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 1000 m | 1:34.332 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:47.061 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Cheyenne Goh | Women's 500 m | 50.878 | 2 Q | 49.227 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Women's 1000 m | 1:41.672 | 3 q | 1:46.560 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Women's 1500 m | 3:00.201 | 3 Q | — | 2:53.343 | 5 | did not advance | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ a b Chen, May (30 September 2016). "Asian Winter Games: Largest Singapore team to take to the ice". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b Tan, Noah (14 February 2017). "Singapore sends largest-ever contingent for Asian Winter Games". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Chen, May (20 February 2017). "A proud day for Lucas, winter athletes". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Singapore NOC changes from SIN to SGP". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Singapore to be referred to as SGP, not SIN, at sporting events". www.channelnewsasia.com/. Mediacorp Pte Ltd. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Chia, Niole (25 February 2017). "Asian Winter Games: Teenager Yu Shuran writes new chapter in Singapore's figure skating history". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ Chin, Nigel (3 January 2017). "Singapore's ice hockey players pay a high price in order to grow sport". www.sg.sports.yahoo.com/. Yahoo Singapore. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Ice hockey Men's Division I Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Singapore men's national ice hockey team Asian Winter Games 2017". Singapore Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Chen, May (14 February 2017). "Record Singapore contingent for Asian Winter Games". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Speed skating: Double joy for Singapore short track duo after setting personal bests". The Straits Times. Singapore. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.