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The Singapore Badminton Hall is an indoor sports hall for badminton located on Guillemard Road in Geylang, Singapore. It is currently the headquarters of the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA).The old facility was previously situated at 100 Guillemard Road. The new Singapore Badminton Hall is now located at 1 Lorong 23 Geylang.HistoryConstructionThe Singapore Badminton Hall was built in 1952 for the Thomas Cup Tournament. The first tournament was held in the United Kingdom in 1949, and the Malayan team won the championship. As a result, Malaya also won the right to host the next Thomas Cup, that was scheduled for 1952. As there was no suitable indoor sports hall in Malaya then, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) decided to build one in Singapore. A fund to build the Singapore Badminton Hall was launched, after a ceremony welcoming the victorious Thomas Cup team at the Victoria Memorial Hall.In February 1951, SBA requested from the Singapore Government for a plot of land on No 1 Lorong 23 Geylang Singapore 388352 (Formerly on Guillemard Road) to build the badminton stadium. SBA was granted a 99-year lease on the land, effectively from 1 July the same year, and proceeded to construct the sports hall.