Nguyen Anh Tu wins Southeast Asian table tennis singles title
The Vietnamese player defeated Singapore's Nicholas Tan 4-3 in Kuala Lumpur, claiming the regional singles crown for the second time.
Vietnam's Nguyen Anh Tu recovered from three deficits to defeat Nicholas Tan of Singapore 4-3 in the men's singles final at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur on November 14, 2026.
Tan led three times at the Sepak Takraw Academy, but Tu drew level on each occasion before winning the decider. Tu used defence close to the table to draw mistakes from Tan in the final two games. The scores were 10-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 and 11-7.
The victory ended a 10-year wait for Tu's second regional singles title, following his first in Indonesia in 2016. He had finished runner-up at both the 2022 and 2024 editions. Singapore's Izaac Quek, who holds the past two SEA Games singles titles, did not compete.
Tu also collected team gold in Malaysia, joining Dinh Anh Hoang, Doan Ba Tuan Anh, Le Dinh Duc and Bui The Nghia to defeat the hosts 3-1 in the final. He and Tuan Anh took silver in men's doubles.
Vietnam finished with two golds, one silver and two bronzes. Mai Hoang My Trang earned the women's singles bronze, while Tran Mai Ngoc and Hoang Tra My claimed bronze in women's doubles.
