Singapore Open 2019 Press Conference and earlier rounds

Managed to get a ticket for 11th Thursday game, cheapest seat, costing SGD21.

After coming back from Malaysia Open 2019, I find the price a bit high.

The sponsors of the tournament is Li-Ning.

This year, the security are pretty strict with video, selfie and professional photographers.

Perhaps, too many fans were taking selfies with the players in the stadium...

There's also a meet and greet session or press conference at the Wisma Atria, featuring the following players.

The world number 1, Kento Momota is one of the biggest name that made it to Singapore Open. The host asked him a few questions.

The media people were are videoing and shooting photos.

PV Sindhu mentioned she likes Singapore, because there are many Indians here in Singapore.

The training venue for the players is the OCBC Arena, where players can walk to the Kallang stadium right after training. Hence the OCBC Arena is closed to amateur players like me.

Here the Chinese National team heading back to the hotel after training at the OCBC arena.

Singapore Open 2019

This week is the Singapore Open and the venue is the Kallang indoor stadium.

I may drop in for the earlier rounds.

May have a badminton burnout after watching Malaysia Open the week before.

Anyhow, this year's Singapore Open is arranged right after Malaysia Open which is different from the previous years.

The ticket prices are pretty high, but this year many to players are participating.

More updates to come.

Malaysia Open 2019 Holiday.

I attended the Malaysia Open 2019.

It was an awesome experience, with money well spent for short vacation from Singapore.

In addition, I met many fans from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Europe, Japan and China.

This time, I stayed at Bukit Bintang where I can take the monorail and transfer to one of the LRT direct to Bukit Jalil, which cost about RM5 one way.

The player hotel is the Istana hotel which is located near the Pavilion Mall/Changkat Bukit Bintang area.

The 3rd round and quarter finals are the best bang for the buck where 4 courts are in action.

The spectator area is blacked out and it can be dangerous walking around in the dark to find a seat.

Some of the national team jerseys are sold in the stadium. 

I must say Victor have very nicely design shirts. Of course, I bought a few.

I bought the cheaper exclusive Malaysia Open shirt. 

Pretty nice souvenir, nice looking shirt.

The racquets sold at the stadium. It is a bit pricey that I didn't buy any.

The best part was I get to get my items autographed by the players.

Ticket prices are reasonable before the semi-finals. I paid cash at the ticket booth at the stadium.

Fan engagement at the stadium.

Funny thing is at the player hotels, at the lobby there were many fans camping outside to take selfie with the players and getting their autographs. 

I managed to take a lot of pictures, but the low light makes it challenging to get a nice money shot.

All and all, an enjoyable experience for my 4th Malaysia Open. A memorable badminton holiday.