Singapore’s junior paddlers concluded their Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, 16 May with a silver and four bronzes from the Singles events.

The silver medal came from Nicholas Tan in the Boys U19 Singles, after he was beaten 4-1 by Vietnam’s Nguyen Duy Phong in the final, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 8-11, 6-11.

Singapore’s Loy Xing Yao and Yang Ze Yi finished joint-3rd in the same event.

There were also bronzes for Tan Zhao Yun and Janelle Chiang in the Girls U19 and U15 Singles respectively, after both players fell to Thai opposition in their respective semifinals.

Tan could not find a way past Wirakarn Tanyapitak, going down 4-0 in straight sets, 7-11, 5-11, 6-11, 10-12, while Chiang ended up on the wrong end of a seven-set thriller to Kulapassr Vijitvirayagul, 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 3-11.

Singapore ended the competition with 4 Golds, 2 Silvers and 7 Bronzes, with rising star Loy Ming Ying, 13, leading the team with three gold medals. Nicholas Tan finished with two silvers and a bronze.

Gold: U19 Girls Team (Ser Lin Qian, Tan Zhao Yun, Chloe Lai, Joeunn Seow); U19 Mixed Doubles (Loy Xing Yao/Loy Ming Ying); U15 Girls Team (Loy Ming Ying, Janelle Chiang, Chong Zi Sian, Giselle Chin); U15 Girls Doubles (Loy Ming Ying/Janelle Chiang)

Silver: U19 Boys Singles (Nicholas Tan); U19 Mixed Doubles (Nicholas Tan/Tan Zhao Yun)

Bronze – U19 Boys Team (Nicholas Tan, Loy Xing Yao, Yang Ze Yi, Aron Ng); U19 Boys Singles (Loy Xing Yao, Yang Ze Yi); U19 Girls Singles (Tan Zhao Yun); U19 Boys Doubles (Loy Xing Yao/Aron Ng); U19 Girls Doubles (Tan Zhao Yun/Chloe Lai); U15 Girls Singles (Janelle Chiang)