Lee Yen Hui Kendrick (born locally on October 8, 1984) is one of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

's best badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 players.

Career

In the 24th SEA Games held in Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, he had the honour of being the republic's 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

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, it gave him more motivation to do well. It clearly done so as Kendrick shocked everyone by defeating World no.6 Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the first round. He went on to the semi-finals by beating Kuan Beng Hong in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, he once again took everyone by surprise after disposing of Thai favourite, Boonsak Ponsana

Boonsak Ponsana

Boonsak Ponsana is a male badminton player from Thailand.His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.-Career:...

, in 2 straight sets on Boonsak's homesoil. Ironically, Boonsak was also the flag-bearer for his country.

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

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 champion Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...

 in the finals, adding another silver medal to the silver medal he has already gotten earlier for the Men's Team event.

In October 2007, he managed to end his 3 year drought by claiming the Dutch Open men singles' crown. He won Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

's Przemyslaw Wacha

Przemyslaw Wacha

Przemysław Wacha is a male badminton player from Poland.-Career:Wacha played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships...

 in the final.

During the Bitburger Luxembourg Open 2006, Lee managed to clinch the Runner-Up position, losing to campatriot Ronald Susilo

Ronald Susilo

Ronald Susilo is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he...

. On top of that, he has been the semi-finalist for many competitions since he became a full time badminton player in 2002.

Notable achievements include the semi-final appearance in the 2006 Chinese Taipei Open after defeating China's Chen Hong and the runner-up position at the 2002 World Junior Championships for boys singles's.

Lee has represented Singapore in many Regional and International Competitions such as the recent 15th Asian Games

2006 Asian Games

The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...

, 2006 Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

 and the SEA Games.

Achievements

• 2008
  • Proton Malaysia Super Series - Top 8
• 2007
  • SEA Games 2007 - Runner-Up
  • Dutch Open 2007 - Winner
  • DJARUM Indonesia Open 2007 - Top 8
  • AVIVA Singapore Open 2007 - Top 8
• 2006
  • Bitburger Luxembourg Open 2006 - Runner-Up
  • Equinox New Zealand Open 2006 - Semi Finalist
  • Chinese Taipei Open - Semi Finalist
• 2005
  • Cheers Asian (Singapore) Satellite 2005 - Semi Finalist
• 2004
  • Iran Fajr International 2004 - Semi Finalist
  • OCBC/YONEX US Open 2004 - Champion
  • Cheers Asian Satellite 2004 Singapore - Champion
  • Smiling Fish Asian Satellite 2004 - Champion
  • Mauritius International 2004 - Champion (Mixed Doubles)
  • Thailand Asian Satellite - Champion
• 2003
  • Luster Malaysia Satellite 2003 - Semi Finalist
  • Nokia Polish Int Open 2003 - Semi Finalist
• 2002
  • World Junior Championships - Runner-Up