Monday, 23 April 2012

2012 ITTF New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open - Triple Gold for Isabelle

Isabelle Li collected her 8th Junior Title
Singapore's Li Siyun Isabelle bagged all 3 Gold Medals in the 3 events she participated in the 2012 ITTF New Zealand Junior & Cadet Open.

Li, together with Hong Kong's Lam Yee Lok, took home the Junior Girls' Team Title on the 2nd day of proceedings. They defeated teams from Australia and New Zealand to crown Champions. On the last day, Li paired with Lam in the Junior Girls' Doubles Event to beat Australia's Forster Eliza and Malaysia's Samantha Ong 3-0. Li continued her good form in the Junior Girls' Singles Finals beating her partner Lam 4-0, thus pocketing 3 golds. Notably, Li did not drop a single set in all 3 events.

Not to be outshine by his female counterparts, Chew Zheyu Clarence took home the Junior Boys' Singles title defeating third seeds Thailand’s Max Poungsri. Chew was stretched to the full 7 games, winning 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5.

The Junior paddlers will be heading to Thailand next month to compete in the Thailand Junior and Cadet Open.

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