Wednesday 29 February 2012

2012 Asian Table Tennis Championships - Singapore Strike Gold After 58 Years


On Wednesday night, Singapore tasted sweet success in the Men's Doubles Event. Gao Ning and Yang Zi thrash South Korea's Jung Yung Sik and Kim Ming Seok 4-2 to claim Gold in Macau.

Against Jung and Kim, Gao and Yang drew first blood with a hard-fought 16-14 victory in the first game. The Singapore duo, who were the 2008 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals Champion, claimed the next two games 11-5 and 13-11 for a commanding lead. The South Koreans mounted a late charge to claim the fourth and fifth games 11-8, 11-4, but an 11-9 victory in the sixth game saw Gao and Yang home.

Singapore last won a gold medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships was 58 years ago.

Meanwhile, Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei are still in the running. They will face Japan's Ai Fukuhara and Sayaka Hirano in the Quarter Finals of the Women's Doubles Event tomorrow.

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