Finalists for 2022 Singapore Sports Awards shortlisted
Singapore, 11 October 2022 – The Singapore Sports Awards (SSA) selection committees revealed the finalists of the 2022 Singapore Sports Awards today.
Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and Sport Singapore (SportSG), and supported by the Tote Board, the 2022 SSA honour the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2021. The winners will be announced at the SSA presentation ceremony on the evening of Thursday, 10 November 2022.
The awards are returning after a year of hiatus when sports competitions and events were stalled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The last SSA was held in 2020 to recognise the achievements in 2019.
The main awards selection committee was chaired by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of Parliament and President of the SNOC while Mrs Jessie Phua, Vice-President of the SNOC, chaired the selection committee for the Sportsboy/Sportsgirl awards.
Selection Criteria
National Sports Associations were invited to nominate candidates for the main award categories following a set of eligibility criteria which consider factors such as the achievements of the nominees. The selection committees then decided on the finalists and cast their votes via a secret ballot to determine the winners. Independent auditing firm KPMG will then tabulate the results for announcement on 10 November 2022.
Award categories
Of the eight awards, seven were finalised by the SNOC. The finalists for the Most Inspiring Sports Story award were judged and managed by guidelines and criteria set by SportSG.
In view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sport event industry, two categories – Best Sports Event of the Year (Local) and Best Sports Event of the Year (International) – which are judged by SportSG, will be reinstated in the SSA next year. Events that had been organised since 1 January 2020 will be considered for the awards in 2023.
There were no finalists for the categories – Team of the Year (Team Sport) and Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event).
The award categories for 2022 are:
1. Sportsman of the Year
2. Sportswoman of the Year
3. Sportsboy of the Year
4. Sportsgirl of the Year
5. Coach of the Year
6. Team of the Year (Event)
7. Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year
8. Best Sports Photo of the Year
Meritorious awards will also be presented to individual and team performances in the senior and junior categories.
Said Dr Ben Tan, chairman of the Singapore Sports Awards 2022 organising committee, “The Covid-19 pandemic stalled sports competitions and major Games, but did not dampen the spirit of Team Singapore. Our athletes were resilient and kept up their training as best they could, despite numerous hurdles. We are very pleased to resume the Singapore Sports Awards to celebrate the achievements of our athletes and the sporting community in 2021.”
Annex A – Singapore Sports Awards 2022 Finalists
| No. | Awards Category | Finalists |
| 1 | Sportsman of the Year | 1. Loh Kean Yew (Badminton) 2. Aloysius Yapp (Cuesports) |
| 2 | Sportswoman of the Year | 1. Amita Berthier (Fencing) 2. Yu Mengyu (Table Tennis) 3. Shayna Ng (Bowling) |
| 3 | Sportsboy of the Year | 1. Maximilian Maeder (Sailing) 2. Izaac Yong Quek (Table Tennis) |
| 4 | Sportsgirl of the Year | 1. Ser Lin Qian (Table Tennis) |
| 5 | Coach of the Year | 1. Jason Yeong-Nathan (Bowling0 2. Gao Ning (Table Tennis) 3. Li Peng (Diving) 4. Fernando Kuo (Sailing) |
| 6 | Team of the Year (Event) | 1. Bowling Men’s Team 2021 IBF Super World Championships 2021 Cheah Ray Han Ong Wei Siong, Darren Neo Ze Min Jonovan Jomond Chia Yu Sun (Xie Yusheng)2. Badminton Mixed Doubles Team Czech Open 2021 Terry Hee Jessica Tan Wei Han 3. Table Tennis Women’s Team 4. Women’s 49er FX Women’s Skiff Team |
| 7 | Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year | 1. Rohit Brijnath (The Straits Times) “The best but most unsparing teacher in sport: Losing”2. Matthew Mohan (Channel NewsAsia Digital) “Swimming: A race away from retirement, she booked an Olympics spot for Singapore and made history” 3. Kimberly Kwek (The Straits Times) 4. Zulaiqah Abdul Rahim (Berita Harian) 5. Jonathan Wong (The Straits Times) |
| 12 | Best Sports Photo of the Year | 1. Photo by Kong Chong Yew
Eyes on the prize – Singapore paddler Feng Tianwei has her full attention on the ball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on 26 July 2021. 2. Photo by Stanley Cheah Kin Wai
Young steeplechase stars in the making. After the announcement of Multi-Ministry Taskforce, Singapore entering Phase 3 of Covid-19 this event organised by Singapore Athletics was probably the first track and field in 2021. These young steeplechase athletes aged between 15 to 21 years old compete in 3000m Men’s Steeplechase at the SA Allcomers’ event. Liu Ziang aged 19 from Dunman High School won the race while his schoolmate Nicholas Wee finished in second position on 26 February 2021. 3. Photo by Andy Chua Meng Hong
Dominance in long distance event – Glen Lim in his 1500m freestyle race where he swam into a spot of beautiful sunlight shined onto the pool during SNAG 2021 on 18 March 21 at OCBC Aquatic Centre. This created a unique look of himself swimming alone in his race as he was usually 10m ahead of his opponents. 4. Photo by Shintaro Tay
Tampines Rovers midfielder Marc Ryan Tan, 19, with physiotherapist Trevor Lee during half-time in the match against top-flight Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, which the Stags lost 4-0 on 4 July 2021 at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Stags became the first local team in six years to compete at the Asian Champion’s League qualifiers. Losing all six matches over 24 days, many had wondered why they chose to compete in Asia’s top football competition. “It is not just about winning but learning,” said head coach Gavin Lee. “Humans will always adapt to their environment. So if your environment is of a higher level, you will either adapt or you will become extinct.” |
