SEA Games 31: Thai players advance to women's table tennis final

Suthasini Sawettabut and Orawan Paranang of Thailand won their semi-final matches of the SEA Games 31 women's table tennis single event on March 20 to enter the upcoming final.
SEA Games 31: Thai players advance to women's table tennis final ảnh 1Suthasini Sawettabut of Thailand after her victory in the semifinal (Photo: VNA)
Hai Duong (VNA) - Suthasini Sawettabut and OrawanParanang of Thailand won their semi-final matches of the SEA Games 31 women's tabletennis single event on March 20 to enter the upcoming final.

In her match, Suthasini won 4-0 against Ho Ying of Malaysia.

Meanwhile, Orawan secured the last ticket to the final bydefeating Zeng Jian of Singapore 4-3.

On the afternoon of May 20, in the men’s single event, Vietnameseplayers Nguyen Anh Tu and Nguyen Duc Tuan are scheduled play semi-finalsagainst their rivals from Thailand and Singapore.

In the semi-finals and finals of the men's singles andwomen's singles, athletes are set to compete in seven sets. A player winningfour out of the seven will win the match./.
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