Under the charge of Coach Zheng Qingjin, Singapore badminton has taken great stride forward. The Technical Director of the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) and coach for Olympics athletes Ronald Susilo, Li Li and Jiang Yanmei was the architect of the national squad's achievements in 2004.

He describes his coaching style as player-centric. A believer in open communication with players, he listens to their needs and shares with them his assessments and plans to encourage ownership of their training.

Ronald Susilo, who had an exceptional year in 2004, says, “Coach Zheng is a very wise and analytical coach. He knows how to help me correct my weaknesses and further reinforce my strengths. With his guidance, I am confident of dealing with my opponents.”

The coach says, “Badminton has achieved much progress in 2004. It's not only Ronald's achievements, but also those of our emerging talents – players like Kendrick Lee, Xing Aiying, Hendri Saputra and Li Yujia.

He credits Singapore badminton's achievements in 2004 to collective effort.