The Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) has announced a squad of players whose average ages hover between 20 and 22 who will represent Singapore at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Thailand.
The squad features a blend of experienced players and promising young talent.
But there are no targets set by the STTA for the players, said STTA President Poh Li San.
Representing Singapore in the competition that will take place at the Central Westgate shopping mall in Nonthaburi province, will be:
Men’s Team
• Clarence Chew, 29, 4-time SEA Games Gold Medallist, 7th SEA Games
• Izaac Quek, 19, 2023 Men’s Singles champion, 2nd SEA Games
• Koen Pang, 23, 2023 Men’s Doubles champion (with Izaac), 4th SEA Games
• Josh Chua, 24, 2021 Men’s Doubles Bronze Medallist, 4th SEA Games
• Ellsworth Le, 16, Debutant
Women’s Team
• Zeng Jian, 28, 2023 Women’s Singles champion, 3rd SEA Games
• Ser Lin Qian, 19, 2023 Women’s Doubles Bronze medallist, 2nd SEA Games
• Loy Ming Ying, 15, Debutant
• Chloe Lai,18, Debutant
• Tan Zhao Yun, 20, Debutant
The Men’s team will be led by Gao Ning, and assisted by Kao Min-Chi, while the Women’s team will be helmed by Jing Junhong, supported by Hao Anlin.
Said STTA President Poh, ”Our players, coaches, and high performance team have been working tirelessly in preparation for the SEA Games.
“The SEA Games has always been a very important and highly respected major competition for our players, in particular the younger ones.”
At the last SEA Games in Cambodia, Izaac Quek was the youngest player fielded and according to Poh, he has improved tremendously in the international circuit.
“Similarly, in this SEA Games in Thailand, we hope to expose our young debutants such as Ming Ying, Chloe, Zhao Yun and Ellsworth, to the strong players from around the region,” she added.
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