was at SBH on saturday and watched a couple of match with local representatives, including the impressive display of gerald ong and yeo jiamin. the extreme small-sized U13 Thai girl caught my eyes too, her strokes were graceful and movement on the court impressive for her age. couldn't make it to today's match as i had to work. any idea why yeo jiamin got thrashed so badly?
Yesterday was there Cheering for her. She winner of GSu13 and GDu13 2nd place for double She was the smallest size and adorable when playing Running whole court like pony.
I thought she might have felt the pressure playing in front of her home crowd but credit goes to the thai girl who was in a different class and outplayed her.
Thailand swept 9 out of 16 titles As expected Thailand emerged as the most successful competitor in this youth international tournamnent. It won 9 titles, followed by INA with 3 (BD U13 & U17, GD U13), MAS 2 (BS U17 & BD U15), IND (BS U13) and JPN (GD U17) one each, with host SIN earning nothing. Chairojkanjana Kittiphon (THA BS U19) and Cheam June Wei (MAS BS U17) stood out in the boys' singles while Thailand's girls' singles, Suwannakijboriharn Sarita (GS U19) and Saengohote Natcha (U17) impressed. So too are Japan's GD U17, Higashino Arisa and Hamakita Momo. I did not watch the other matches. Here are some pictures of mostly the semi-final matches.
Might be a bit harsh, but with 4 finalists, some with higher seedings, SIN did not capitalize and ended with minor medals. The Gold is the way to go man! For example in BS U19, Gerald Ong #2 lost to Thailand's unseeded Kittiphon in a rubber match, but the decider was a little lop-sided at 21-13. Kittiphon has shown he has that extra to be champion! In GS U19, our more experienced Liang Xiaoyu #1 lost to Sarita #2 of Thailand in two closely contested games. So it means more work is needed to help our talented players to become champions.
Li-Ning Singapore Youth International Series 2012 Videos! [video=youtube;7_5Ugvpq474]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_5Ugvpq474[/video]
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