Finalists for 2020 Singapore Sports Awards shortlisted
Singapore, 11 October 2020 – The Singapore Sports Awards (SSA) selection committees revealed the finalists of the 2020 Singapore Sports Awards nominees today.
Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and Sport Singapore (SportSG), and supported by the Tote Board Group, the 2020 SSA honour the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2019. The winners will be announced at the SSA presentation ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, 28 October 2020 at 8.00pm and will be streamed live on the SNOC’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/sgolympics/
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 decide 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 28 October.
Award categories
Of the 12 awards, nine were finalised by the SNOC. The finalists for the three awards, Best Sports Events of the Year awards for both local and international categories, and the Most Inspiring Sport Story of the Year, were judged and managed by guidelines and criteria set by SportSG.
The award categories 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 (Team Sport)
7. Team of the Year (Event)
8. Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event)
9. Best Sports Event of the Year (Local)
10. Best Sports Event of the Year (International)
11. Most Inspiring Sport Story of the Year
12. Best Sports Photo of the Year
Meritorious awards will also be presented to individual and team performances in the senior and junior categories.
Said Mrs Jessie Phua, Chairperson of SSA 2020 Organising Committee, “While we are unable to gather for the awards ceremony this year, it doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate the sporting fraternity’s achievements in the last year. We will be organising a ceremony on a smaller scale, one in strict compliance with the safe distancing measures set by the relevant authorities. We will also be bringing this year’s Singapore Sports Awards to homes, so people can watch a live stream of the ceremony on Facebook. Our heartiest congratulations to the finalists, and we hope that supporters will tune in on 28 October to cheer on the winners.”
Download the Singapore Sports Awards Programme Booklet here (with detailed citations)
Annex A – Singapore Sports Awards 2020 Finalists
| No | Awards Category | Finalists |
| 1 | Sportsman of the Year | Peter Edward Gilchrist (Cuesports) Quah Zheng Wen (Swimming) Sheik Ferdous Bin Sheik Alau’ddin (Silat) |
| 2 | Sportswoman of the Year | Cheyenne Goh (Ice skating) Tessa Neo (Shooting) Quah Ting Wen (Swimming) Cherie Tan Shi Hua (Bowling) |
| 3 | Sportsboy of the Year | Darren Chua Yi Shou (Swimming) Muhammad Hazim Bin Mohd Yusli (Silat) Koen Pang Yew En (Table Tennis) |
| 4 | Sportsgirl of the Year | Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier (Fencing) Siti Khadijah Binte Mohamed Shahrem (Silat) Quah Jing Wen (Swimming) Arianne Tay Kai Lin (Bowling) |
| 5 | Coach of the Year | Gao Ning (Table Tennis) Mulyo Handoyo (Badminton) Kirill Ivanov (Shooting) Louise Khng (Floorball) Stephan Widmer (Swimming) Jason Yeong-Nathan (Bowling) |
| 6 | Team of the Year (Team Sport) | Floorball Women’s Team Lina Chu Farah Islam Weers Binte F I W Shermaine Goh Xin Mei Siti Nurhaliza Binte Khairul Anuar Felicia Lim Pei Ting Mindy Lim Zhi Yu Pearlynn Lim Yunhan Michelle Lok Hui Qi Nordiana Bte Md Yeari Fariza Begum Binte Mohamed Zabir Ong Hui Hui Jerelee Ong Yan Ting Ong Swee Ling Tiffany Ong Zi Ting Debbie Poh Huei Pin Suiradira Sulaiman Jowie Tan Hui Ying Tan Hui Zhi Natalia Clare Wee Yuning Amanda Yeap Ting Hui Yee Yun Shawn Shannon Yeo Shi Er Yeo XuanSoftball Men’s Team Muhammad Farhan Harahap Bin Amirudin Marcus Chew Shi Phng Andre Chia Shaw Jin Foo Say Kian Dominic Han Yuchou Raynard Heng Fu Xun Malcolm Lim Rhys Jian Jun Mohammad Huzaifah Bin Mohammad Noorham Ivan Ng Ee Han Ziglar Oh Aloysius Ong Jun Heng Schuyler Seah Jia Le Seow Chin Keong Toshifumi Joshua Tam Jun Wen Watson Tan Jun Kai Jeron Tan Tai Jin Andrew Tan Wei Kang |
| 7 | Team of the Year (Event) | Swimming Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Team (2019 SEA Games) Christie Chue Mun Ee Gan Ching Hwee Quah Jing Wen Quah Ting WenIce Skating Men’s Team 3000m Relay Team (2019 SEA Games) Zen Koh Sheng Sian Lucas Ng Jun Jie Trevor Tan Xuxuan Xu Jingfeng Bowling Women’s Team of 4 (2019 SEA Games) Fencing Women’s Foil Team (2019 SEA Games) Silat Men’s Artistic Team (2019 SEA Games) Underwater Hockey Women’s Team (2019 SEA Games) |
| 8 | Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event) | Bowling Mixed Team (2019 World Junior Bowling Championships) Quek Lu Yi Arianne Tay Kai Lin Xavier Teo Jun Hao Eugene Yeo HanjieTable Tennis Men’s Doubles Team (2019 SEA Games) Josh Chua Shao Han Koen Pang Yew En |
| 9 | Best Sports Event of the Year (Local) | OCBC Cycle 2019 Event organiser: PICH Event Management Pte Ltd Event owner/Title sponsor: OCBC Bank Sanctioning body: Singapore Cycling FederationPlay Inclusive 2019 Event organiser: Special Olympics Singapore, SportCares & Ministry of Education Title sponsor: SportCares Sanctioning body: NA Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2019 |
| 10 | Best Sports Event of the Year (International) | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 Presented by Yakult Event organiser: Singapore Swimming Association Title sponsor: Nil Presenting sponsor: Yakult Singapore Sanctioning body: FINA (Fédération internationale de natation)HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens 2019 Event organisers: Singapore Sports Hub and Sport Singapore Title sponsor: HSBC Sanctioning body: Singapore Rugby Union 2019 International Champions Cup Singapore presented by AIA Super League Triathlon Singapore |
| 11 | Most Inspiring Sport Story of the Year | Is Singapore truly a sporting city? By Muhammad Sazali Abdul Aziz of The Straits TimesHeroes are found on all types of wheels By Rohit Brijnath of The Straits Times World champ Constance Lien wants to give back after her second chance in sport Sharpshooter’s 80-year passion for basketball |
| 12 | Best Sports Photo of the Year | Andy Chua The close touch – Teong Tzen Wei from Singapore beat defending champion Joseph Schooling by 0.06sec to win the men’s 50m butterfly event at the 2019 SEA Games at New Clark City Aquatics Center, Philippines.  Leandro NgoTan Whee Boon in action during the Singapore round of the Halcyon Agri Singapore 4’s International Wheelchair Rugby Super Series at the Singapore Cricket Club.  Lim Sau BoonGrace – Singapore figure skater Coco Lin executing her routine during the Singapore National Figure Skating competition at The Rink.  Lim WeixiangWarriors FC goalkeeper Fashah Iskandar puts his body on the line to keep his team in the game and deny Tampines Rovers’ Taufik Suparno from scoring in the Singapore Cup 2019 at Our Tampines Hub.  Kohei UenoMuhammad Firdaus, a Singaporean freediver, on his way down to 60m at the 2019 AAS Freediving Depth Championships held in Bali, Indonesia, organised by the Apnea Association of Singapore.
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