News and developments in Singapore sports
Both Singaporeans go through to the quarter-finals of the men's singles in the badminton tournament after seeing off their Vietnamese and Cambodian opponents.
Cheryl Poon was the only Singaporean who scored in double figures, leading the team with 12 points. Yap Fook Yee and Eugene Ting led the visitors with 10 points each.
Singapore's mixed doubles pair of Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo bow out in the round of 16 after losing in straight sets to the Malaysian duo Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying.
Team Singapore's badminton representatives enjoyed mixed fortunes in the men's doubles today, with one team making it through to the quarter finals and the other getting booted out of the competition.
Liang Xiaoyu won 2–0 while teammate Grace Chua lost by the same score. With this, the former qualifies for the quarter-final while the latter leaves the competition.
Singapore were defeated 4-3 on penalties against Malaysia after the scores were tied 2-2 after full time in the final of the men’s hockey competition at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Singapore showed tremendous heart and spirit as they came back from the death to defeat Myanmar 3-2 (21-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-10). With the win, they qualified for the semi-finals of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Singapore lost in straight sets to Indonesia despite putting up a valiant fight in the men's volleyball event at the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
