Thursday, July 23, 2009
9:04 AM
ASIAN Junior Championships - Youth Paddlers in Rocky Positions
Singapore Cadet Boys' Team suffered two defeats in a row, and is currently ranked last in the Team. On the other hand, our Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Cadet Girls enjoyed 1 win each, ranking in the middle of the group.

The Cadet Boys, comprising of Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, Tan Kiat Yi Kerry and Chau Jia Liang suffered at the hands of Chinese Taipei. Earlier, they lost to Sri Lanka 3-2. Representing the republic in the 1st Singles match, Kerry lost to his opponent, Lu Po Hsein 3-1 after winning the 1st set. Clarence was then defeated by Lee Chia Sheng 3-2. In the critical doubles match, Jia Liang paired with Clarence, but they were no match against Lu Po Hsein/Lee Chia Sheng. Their opponents today are South Korea and host nation India.

Meanwhile, the Junior Boys, who lost their first match against Japan, picked themselves up and defeated Kazakhastan, 3-1. Pang Xue Jie contributed 2 points to the team and Teo Yi De Benjamin securing the victory for us. However, their good fortune did not last. In their last match of the day,they fell short against Iran, losing 3-2. The 2 points came from Pang Xue Jie and Benjamin in the 2nd and 3rd game respectively.

In the Junior Girls' Team Event, our girls were unable to continue the form they had in the morning, losing in straight games to Chinese Taipei. The Cadet Girls suffered the same fate. Against the stronger South Korean Team, our paddlers had no choice but to admit defeat. South Korea fielded U15 World No. 1 Yang Ha Eun to beat Lam Teng Si. Li Siyun Isabelle then lost to Kang Ha Neul with another 3-0 margin. In the critical doubles match, Li and Lam were no match against Yang Ha Eun and Lee Da Som. Once again, they lost 3-0.




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