Table tennis: Singapore successfully defend SEA Games men's team title
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Singapore's men’s table tennis team dug deep to win gold on Sunday (Dec 14),
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successfully defending their title after a dramatic 3-2 win over Vietnam.
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World ranked 225 Josh Chua took a first set lead against the unranked Nguyen Duc Tuan 11-8,
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but looked to have sustained an ankle injury down 5-9 in the second game.
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Josh Chua being brought out of the competition arena in a wheelchair.
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With everything on the line, world number 139 Izaac Quek stepped up for Singapore, beating Nguyen Anh Tu 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10.
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Then it was down to Koen Pang, who beat Dinh 3-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
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Pang collapsed to the ground as his teammates surrounded him.
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