Singapore defended their bronze medal, beating Thailand 54–49 in a nail-biting 3rd/4th placing match of the men’s basketball competition at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Larry Liew scored a game-high 18 points while Wong Wei Long added another 13 in the victory.
Singapore failed to reach the final of the volleyball competition at the South East Asia (SEA) Games after they were defeated 0-3 (17-25, 12-25, 14-25) by Vietnam.
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 put up a valiant fight against two-time defending champions Thailand, but were ultimately defeated 83-46 the South East Asia (SEA) Games.
Singapore now hold a 1-1 win-loss record after they were defeated 67-70 by Indonesia in their second match of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Desmond Oh was the key man for Singapore as he scored 17 points while putting up a couple of good defensive stops. Lim Shengyu had 14 points with Delvin Goh adding another 12 points for the home side as Singapore beat Vietnam 78-43.
Singapore’s Melvin Wong smashed his personal best of 33:40.00, clocking a time of 32:59.10 to finish seventh out of eight competitors.
