2012 SAFRA Table Tennis Championships - Jit Kiat and Xue Qi, Newly Crowned Champions

Third Seeds Tay Jit Kiat beat Woo Junyuan Julian 11-3 in the fifth set of the U18 Boys' Singles Event to secure the gold medal at the annual SAFRA Table Tennis Championships. In the finals, Tay Jit Kiat led three matches to nil, 11-7, 11-8, 11-5. However, Julian held his nerves to take the fourth set 6-11. Tay was in total control in the last set, winning 11-3.

Meanwhile in the U18 Girls' Singles Event, Ng Xue Qi beat Yee Herng Hwee by the same margin of four matches to one. Seeded No. 5, Ng had many testing moments en routing to the finals. She was stretched to five and six sets by ninth seed Lim Yi Xuan and second seed Ang Wan Qi. In the finals, she won 11-5, 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-3.

Below are the list of winners.

U18 Boys'
1st - Tay Jit Kiat
2nd - Woo Junyuan Julian
3rd - Poh Shaofeng Ethan
3rd - Yee Jin Koi

U18 Girls'
1st - Ng Xue Qi
2nd - Yee Herng Hwee
3rd - Lam Tengsi
3rd - Ang Wang Qi

U15 Boys'
1st - Yin Jing Yuan
2nd - Lim Zhengjie Edric
3rd - Chua Shao Shxuan
3rd - Chew Sze Yen

U15 Girls'
1st - Tang Jiawen Cheryl
2nd - Ng Xue Qi
3rd - Yee Herng Hwee
3rd - Woo Sze Qi Laura

U12 Boys'
1st - Lye Jun Wei Bradley
2nd - Ang Rui Cheng Jonas
3rd - Chua Shao Han Josh
3rd - Koh Jun Hou Marcus

U12 Girls'
1st - Or Zann Yii
2nd - Zhang Wanling
3rd - Zermaine Nicole Lew
3rd - Eunice Lim Zoe

U9 Boys'
1st - Wong Yan Kai Andy
2nd - Chia Jun Yuen
3rd - Shi Kexun
3rd - Tan Lucas

U9 Girls'
1st - Cheryl Koh Zhi Wei
2nd - Lim Shi Ying Natalie
3rd - Low Ying Tong Beverly
3rd - Sun Zi Han

2012 SAFRA Table Tennis Championships - Kerry Tan, U18 Boys' Singles Champion in 2011 Will No Doubt Defend His Title in 2012

Champion in the U18 Boys' Singles event last year, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry is back to defend his title this year. The defending champion is the Top Seed of the U18 Boys' Singles Event. He will face tough challenge from second seeds Yin Jing Yuan and fourth seed Tay Jit Kiat.

Meanwhile, Lam Tengsi will be gunning for the U18 Girls' Singles title. Defending champion Chau Haiqing will not be participating. Lam was the U15 Girls' Singles Champion last year.

The U15 Singles events are equally exciting. Featuring many national youth team paddlers, you are sure to be treated with one of the best national age group tournament.

The event will begin on 13th March and the finals will be on 18th March.