The Philippines clinched a silver medal in junior girls’ U19 team event to make a mark in the recent Southeast Asia Youth table tennis championships in Brunei. Know more:
THE Philippines clinched a silver medal in junior girls’ U19 team event to make a mark in the recent Southeast Asia Youth table tennis championships in Brunei.
Kheith Rhynne Cruz, Chrishien Mae Santillan, Althea Jade Gudes, Jelaine Monteclaro and Zachi Chua swept the group stage of the seven-nation competition organized by the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Association . The team also beat Vietnam, 3-1, in the semifinals before bowing to Thailand, 3-1, in the final.The Philippines swept Group B highlighted by a 3-1 win over Singapore, one of the top table tennis teams in the region.
“The silver medal will serve as motivation to come up with more programs to discover new talents for the national team,” Philippine Table Tennis Federation Inc. president Ting Ledesma said. Cruz made the national team through PTTF’s selection tournament in Puerto Princesa City last March and competed at the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games, where Richard Gonzales and John Russel Misal bagged the men’s doubles bronze medal.
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