The national men’s table tennis team of Singapore, considered as underdogs, defeated Brazil 3-0 in their opening match at the World Team Table Tennis Championships. Despite missing their highest ranked player, Brazil was unable to stop the Singaporeans from securing a victory. The Singapore team expressed satisfaction with their performance and are determined to continue playing at a high level in their upcoming matches.
Tagged as the underdogs in the Olympic qualifying campaign, the national men’s table tennis team of Izaac Quek, Clarence Chew and Koen Pang got off to a smashing start at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan on Feb 16. The world No. 22 Singapore ans upset their eighth-ranked group opponents Brazil 3-0 in their opening Group 7 match – though the latter were missing their highest ranked player Hugo Calderano (No. 7).
Pang, 21, said: “It is a good start for all of us, and we won them without dropping a set so that is a good sign as well. We saw that he (Calderano) wasn’t in the name list that Brazil put out so we just prepared for the rest. “The three of us are playing at a good level and definitely if we want to win the match tomorrow against Slovenia, we will have to play as good, if not even better.” National men’s head coach Gao Ning said that the team did well despite their early jitters, adding: “Today was the first match of the competition so there was some nervousness by the players, which was expected, but the result was pleasing and it is a good start for u
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