Cadet Girls Take Bronze At Championship

2019 Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship

Eight Singapore Sports School student athletes, Beh Kun Ting, Izaac Quek Yong, Jassy Tan Li Lin, Koen Pang Yew En, Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin, Ser Lin Qian, Wong Xin Ru, Zhou Jingyi, and alumna, Goi Rui Xuan were part of the 14-member Singapore Table Tennis contingent who competed at the 25th Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 2 to 7 September. The continental event attracted 167 competitors from 15 countries to put up a strong fight over 11 team and individual events.

The Cadet Girls’ Team, formed by Sports School lower secondary paddlers Ser Lin Qian, Zhou Jingyi, and compatriot Tan Zhao Yun defeated Thailand opponents with a 3-1 score at the quarter-finals, but were stopped by the South Korea team at the semi-finals on 3 September. The girls settled for a bronze with a score of 1-3.