As there was no suitable indoor sports hall in Malaya then, the President of SBA , Lim Chuan Geok, decided to build one in Singapore.

The fundraising was found to be challenging when the government revealed its plan to construct another stadium at the same time, misleading many to think that the new badminton hall was thus replaced.

In February 1951, SBA requested from the Singapore Government a plot of land at 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.

[4] It was marked as a historic site due to its hosting of two Thomas Cup and also the vote-counting station for the 1962 Singaporean integration referendum on the merger of Singapore, Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah and the Federation of the Malay States.

The SBA's lease is for the badminton hall and its adjacent building, which houses the association's office and practice courts.

[13] On 1 September 2023, the SBA signed a tenancy agreement with Singapore Land Authority (SLA) on a 3+3+3-year term to take over the premises (including the adjacent 102 Guillemard Road building) for development.

[16] The tournament was instead held at the Happy World Stadium, where the Malayan Team, which included Wong Peng Soon, Ong Poh Lim and Ismail Marjan, successfully defended their title.

[16] In June 1959, a crowd of nearly 7,000 workers from 63 trade unions gathered at the Singapore Badminton Stadium to celebrate the advent of the new government after the general election, which was won by the People's Action Party.

At 11.15am on 3 September, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew speaks of 'the clear and decisive verdict' of the people of Singapore for merger with Malaysia, and 'the awful moment of truth' for the Communists.

This speech came immediately after the announcement of the Government's victory over the Barisan Socialis-led call to cast blank votes in the referendum.

In February 1965, the British rock group The Rolling Stones held a one-night performance at the Singapore Badminton Stadium.

[16] In addition, from 1959 to 1960, Puspawarna Singapura, live recordings of variety shows were held by the Radio Singapore[16] with P. Ramlee (famous Malaysian singer, producer, composer) as the main host.

1962 In 1962, the Stadium was used as a counting station for the voting over matter of Malaya-Singapore merger where the People's Action Party had a clear-cut victory.

[16] Such preference possibly reflected the existence of hall more than just a building but a essential space where political activities or social movements from the working class could be made widely known to the rest of the society.