Silver from women paddlers
Published on: Monday, July 28, 2014
SINGAPORE beat Malaysia 3-0 in the women's table tennis final to secure a fourth straight gold in the event at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.The strong favourites suffered a mild surprise when they lost their first match since their win in the inaugural tournament in 2002 in their semi-final win over India.But they were far slicker against the sixth seed Malaysians, who shocked second seeds Australia in the semi-finals, and did not lose a match on their way to gold.
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Australia beat India 3-1 in the bronze medal match.In the final, world number 10 Yu Mengyu, beaten by India's Manika Batra on Saturday lost her first game against Sock Khim Ng 11-7.But she fought through to win her rubber by taking the next three games 11-5, 11-9, 11-9.Singapore's top player Feng Tianwei produced a controlled performance with an 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 over Lee Wei Beh.
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