Commonwealth Games 2018 | Singapore hammer Jamaicans in badminton action

Jamaica suffered a 5-0 loss at the hands of Singapore in Group B mixed team event action at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night (Jamaica time).

At the Carrara Sports Hall 2, Dennis Coke and Katherine Wynter lost 2-0 (21:9, 21:9) to Terry Kai Hee Yong and Crystal Ying Wong Jai. 

Samuel Ricketts went down 21:16, 21:10 in his singles contest against Ryan Rei Zing, while Alana Bailey also lost 2-0 (21:4, 21:6) in her women's singles match-up against Zhen Grace Chaua Hui. 

Anthony McNee and Coke lost 21:16, 21:12 to Jason Liang Wong in their men's doubles contest, while Bailey and Wynter fell to a 21:3, 21:6 defeat to Crystal Ying Wong Jia and Re-Ren Ong in the women's equivalent. 

The Jamaicans will look for a better result when they face Mauritius in their next mixed team event assignment at 4:01 a.m. on Thursday.