Tee Ai Xin takes silver as Jinnipa Sawettabut wins singles final
Malaysia finished the Southeast Asia table tennis championships with two gold medals, including Ai Xin's women's doubles title with Karen Lyne Dick.
Thailand's Jinnipa Sawettabut defeated Malaysia's Tee Ai Xin 4-3 in the women's singles final at the Southeast Asia table tennis championships in Kuala Lumpur, denying the Malaysian a second gold medal. The match at the Malaysian Sepak Takraw Academy went to a deciding set.
Ai Xin, 25, finished with silver after losing 13-15, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 7-11. She said a late change in Sawettabut's rhythm unsettled her game plan. Fatigue also affected her towards the end of the tournament's final day, she said, but she did not regard it as an excuse for the defeat.
Ai Xin said she had tried to avoid putting herself under excessive pressure and concentrated on playing as well as she could. She had earlier won the women's doubles gold alongside Karen Lyne Dick. Malaysia's other gold came in mixed doubles, while its men's and women's teams both earned silver.
Her next competition will be in Portugal, followed by an invitational event in Chengdu. She will then compete at the National Championships in Ipoh from December 3-6.
