Tuesday, October 14, 2008
4:28 AM
Commonwealth Youth Games - Young Female Paddlers Emulating Senior Colleagues in Indian City of Sport
Singapore dominated matters in the table tennis events at the Commonwealth Games staged in Melbourne in 2006; they won gold in every event and the early signs are that that they could be the dominant force in the Commonwealth Youth Games currently being staged in the Indian city of Pune.

Certainly, that is the situation in the female events.

Both Zena Sim and Isabelle Li concluded the first day of proceedings, Monday 13th October 2008, unbeaten; both showed their class, both underlined their undoubted potential.

Zena Sim, the no.3 seed, defeated both Northern Ireland's Ashley Givan and Kirbati's Atea Tetabo; whilst by the same margin Isabelle Li, seeded no.4, overcame Kerryn Hunt of the Cook Islands and Australia's Ashleigh Stevenson.

Notable performances and the other notable factor is that they are both defenders, both are backspin players; in an era where topspin rules. Two of the brightest prospects in south east Asia, keep the noble art of backspin play alive.




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