Finalists for 2023 Singapore Sports Awards shortlisted
Singapore, 3 August 2023 – The Singapore Sports Awards (SSA) selection committees revealed the finalists of the 2023 Singapore Sports Awards today.
Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) and Sport Singapore (SportSG), and supported by the Tote Board, the 2023 SSA honour the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year 2022. The winners will be announced at the SSA presentation ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, 23 August 2023.
The main awards selection committee was chaired by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, former President of the SNOC while Mrs Jessie Phua, former Vice-President and now Acting 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 23 August 2023.
Award categories
Of the 13 awards, 10 were finalised by the SNOC. The finalists for the Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation), Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition) and Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year are managed and judged by SportSG.
The award categories for 2023 are:
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- Sportsman of the Year
- Sportswoman of the Year
- Sportsboy of the Year
- Sportsgirl of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Team of the Year (Team Sport)
- Team of the Year (Event)
- Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Team Sport)
- Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event)
- Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation)
- Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition)
- Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year
- Best Sports Photo of the Year
Meritorious awards will also be presented to individual and team performances in the senior and junior categories.
Said Mr Lawrence Leow, chairman of the Singapore Sports Awards 2023 organising committee, “This year we are celebrating sporting excellence in a diversity of sports. The finalists include athletes and teams who have performed at the SEA Games, Commonwealth Games, regional and world championships. We are looking forward with excitement to recognise and award the deserving recipients who have demonstrated excellence and contributed to Singapore’s sporting journey in 2022.”
| No. | Award Category | Finalists |
| 1 | Sportsman of the Year | 1. Loh Kean Yew (Badminton)
2. Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin (Pencak Silat) 3. Jonathan Tian Wei Au Eong (Fencing) 4. Teong Tzen Wei (Swimming) 5. Alvin Woo Tsung Han (Xiangqi) |
| 2 | Sportswoman of the Year | 1. Feng Tianwei (Table Tennis)
2. Siti Khadijah Mohamad Shahrem (Pencak Silat) 3. Ngo Lan Huong (Xiangqi) 4. Quah Jing Wen (Swimming) 5. Cherie Tan Shi Hua (Bowling) 6. Contessa Loh Tze Chieh (Archery) 7. Teh Xiu Hong (Shooting) |
| 3 | Sportsboy of the Year | 1. Max Lee Shen Oon (Diving)
2. Maximillian Maeder (Sailing) 3. Nicholas Rui Karsten Mahabir (Swimming) 4. Aniq ‘Asri Mohammad Yazid (Pencak Silat) 5. Ronan Tan Suang Hang (Wushu) |
| 4 | Sportsgirl of the Year | 1. Elle Koh Meihui (Fencing)
2. Kassandra Ong Xue Ling (Wushu) 3. Colleen Pee (Bowling) 4. Nadhrah Sahrin (Pencak Silat) |
| 5 | Coach of the Year | 1. Helmi Chew Bin Adam (Bowling)
2. Gao Ning (Table Tennis) 3. Joewe Lam Tat Chung (Ice Hockey) 4. Li Peng (Diving) 5. Sheik Alau’ddin Yacoob Marican (Pencak Silat) 6. Gary Tan (Swimming) 7. Teo Shun Xie (Shooting) |
| 6 | Team of the Year (Team Sport) | 1. Ice Hockey Men’s Team
2. Tchoukball Women’s Team 3. Water Polo Women’s Team |
| 7 | Team of the Year (Event) | 1. Badminton Mixed Doubles Team
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Terry Hee Jessica Tan Wei Han
2. Fencing Women’s Foil Team Asian Fencing Championships Amita Berthier Denyse Chan Cheung Kemei
3. Shooting Pistol Women’s Team ISSF World Cup Changwon Teh Xiu Hong Teh Xiu Yi Teo Shun Xie
4. Pencak Silat Women’s Artistic Team 19th Pencak Silat World Championships Iffah Batrisyia Binte Noh Amirah Binte Sahrin Nur Ashikin Binte Zulkifli
5. Table Tennis Women’s Team Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Feng Tianwei Wong Xinru Zeng Jian Zhou Jingyi |
| 8 | Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Team Sport) | 1. Ice Hockey Under-17 Boys’ Team
2. Softball Mixed Team 3. Tchoukball Women’s Team |
| 9 | Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event) | 1. Bowling Women’s Doubles Team
IBF Under 21 World Championships Colleen Pee Arianne Tay Kai Lin
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| 10 | Best Sports Event of the Year (Community / Mass Participation)
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1. OCBC Cycle 2022
Event Organiser: OCBC Bank Sanctioning Body: Singapore Cycling Federation
2. Standard Chartered Marathon 2022 Event Organiser: Ironman Asia Pte Ltd Sanctioning Body: World Athletics |
| 11 | Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition / Competition)
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1. FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2022
Event Organiser: Sport Singapore Sanctioning Body: International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
2. Singapore Smash 2022 Event Organiser: World Table Tennis (WTT) Sanctioning Body: International Table Tennis Federation |
| 12 | Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year | 1. Sazali Abdul Aziz (The Straits Times)
“Football: A Singaporean visits Uganda and shares his love of the beautiful game” 2. Rohit Brijnath (The Straits Times) “In Channel crosser’s feat lies a lesson in limits” 3. Chia Han Keong (Yahoo! News Singapore) “Joseph Schooling: Painful journey last year made me appreciate what I have more” 4. David Lee (The Straits Times) “Badminton: ‘I am still me,’ says Loh Kean Yew, as he recounts his ‘rough’ start as a pro” 5. Lauren Ong (CNA TV) “How Singapore’s student athletes at the SEA Games juggle training and schoolwork” |
| 13 | Best Sports Photo of the Year | 1. Photo by Abd Rahman Bin Bujang
A unique artistic expression by a South African gymnast during the Singapore International Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup 2022.
2. Photo by Joelle Chan Ming Tong Number 19 of Singapore Management University (SMU) attempting a shot against Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) in the Women’s Tchoukball under Singapore University Games (SUniG) 2022/23 held at SMU on 18 September 2022.
3. Photo by Bryan Foo As ball-carrier Reonne Yeo (ACS (Barker Road) prepares to take contact with tackler Noah Oey (ACS (Independent) in the National School Games (NSG) B Division Rugby Cup final, a moment of serendipitous back-focus draws attention to the throngs of mask-clad supporting family and friends lining the fence outside the MOE (Evans) Stadium on the afternoon of 21 April 2022. This was the first NSG rugby final to be played in two years due to the Covid-19 situation. Owing to the prevailing public health measures at the time, NSGs were held closed-door while NSG rugby was contested in the 7s format for that B Division season.
4. Photo by Stefanus Ian Tjhin Punan June 8, 2022 — Song Ui Yong (in blue) celebrating his goal against Kyrgyzstan republic as Singapore took the lead during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.
5. Photo by Joseph Wong Singapore National Training Squad’s Luqmanul Hakim winning the Men’s Senior Category, at the Tour De France Singapore Amateur Criterium held at the Float@ Marina Bay, on 29 October 2022.
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