Just days after clinching runners up in the U11 Boys singles in Slovak Republic, Singapore’s Neo Cheng Ming made it two podium finishes in a row as he secured joint-3rd in the same event at the WTT Youth Contender Szombathely 2024 in Hungary that concluded on Saturday.

The 11-year-old lost to Ukraine’s David Drobov in a thrilling semifinal match, 2-3 (11-5, 7-11, 9-11, 11-2, 11-13).

Neo had earlier come through the group stage unbeaten with 3 straight wins, and then beat Matei Nita of Romania by a scoreline of 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7).

He then got the better of Polish opponent Ignacy Utylski in the quarterfinals, winning 3-1 (11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7) to set up the semifinal clash with Drobov.

Well done Cheng Ming!