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Table tennis: Singapore women's team falls short of SEA Games gold

Singapore women's table tennis team came agonisingly close to their first SEA Games gold since 2017...

...but fell to defending champion Thailand 2-3 on Sunday (Dec 14).

Thailand got off to the better start after Orawan Paranang beat Singapore's Ser Lin Qian 14-12, 11-7, 11-8 in the first singles.

But Singapore found a route back into the tie courtesy of world number 37 Zeng Jian.

World number 150 Tan Zhao Yun extended the lead for Singapore as she saw off Thailand's Tamolwan Khetkhuan.

But there was another twist in the tale as Orawan then upset Zeng 17-15, 7-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6.

Then it was down to Ser. The 19-year-old put up a strong fight, but went down 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 5-11 to Suthasini.