Kendrick Lee Yen Hui

Kendrick Lee Yen Hui (; born 8 October 1984) is a Singaporean former badminton player. Lee was ranked fourteen, his highest ranking, in 2007. He was a two-time national champion.

Education Lee studied at Catholic High School, Singapore.

Career Lee was a two-time men's singles national champion of 2000 and 2005. He was the youngest to ever win the title when he won his first, at the age of 15.

Lee was the silver medalists at the 2002 World Junior Championships, became the first Singaporean to reach the World Junior finals. He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and was part of the team that clinched the silver medal. In 2003, he finished as the semi-finalists at the Polish International and Malaysia Satellite tournament.

Lee won his first senior international title at the 2004 Mauritius International in the mixed doubles event partnered with Li Yujia. After that, he won the singles event at the Smiling Fish and Cheers Asian Satellite tournament.

In 2006, he competed at the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Notable achievements include the semi-final appearance in the 2006 Chinese Taipei Open after defeating China's Chen Hong.

In October 2007, he managed to end his 3-year drought by claiming the Dutch Open men's single's crown, beat Poland's Przemyslaw Wacha in the final. At the 24th SEA Games held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, he was the national flag-bearer. He was quoted as saying that it's an honour he does not take lightly. Compiled with the recent win in the Netherlands, it gave him more motivation to do well. Kendrick defeated World no.6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the first round. He went on to beat Malaysia's Kuan Beng Hong in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, he once again took everyone by surprise by disposing Thai favourite, Boonsak Ponsana, in 2 straight sets on Boonsak's homesoil. He made history for being the first Singaporean to feature in the finals of the men's singles event after 24 years. However, he lost to reigning Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat in the finals, adding another silver medal to the silver medal he has already gotten earlier for the men's team event.

Awards Lee received the 2005 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.

Lee was named as 2007 Singapore Sports Idol along with 21 Singaporean athletes.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Taufik Hidayat 15–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Chen Jin 10–15, 5–15Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2004 U.S. Open Peter Rasmussen 7–12 retired Winner 2006 Bitburger Open Ronald Susilo 11–21, 6–21 Runner-up 2007 Dutch Open Przemysław Wacha 20–22, 21–11, 21–18 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF/IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2004 Smiling Fish Satellite You Hao 15–9, 15–7 Winner 2004 Cheers Asian Satellite Kuan Beng Hong 15–12, 15–5 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Mauritius International Li Yujia Denny Setiawan Frances Liu 15–6, 15–5 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series/IBF Satellite tournament