S’pore upset Hong Kong to advance to table tennis women’s team q-finals at Asian Games

Singapore advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Games table tennis women’s team event after beating Hong Kong 3-2 in the round of 16.

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Published Sep 22, 2026, 04:15 PM

Updated Sep 22, 2026, 04:51 PM

Singapore’s young table tennis team upset a more experienced Hong Kong side 3-2 to reach the 2026 Asian Games women’s team quarter-finals.

Singapore rested top player Zeng Jian and relied on debutantes Loy Ming Ying and Tan Zhao Yun, who played key roles.

Tan Zhao Yun and Loy Ming Ying secured crucial wins, with Ming Ying’s final match victory earning Singapore a quarter-final spot against South Korea.

NAGOYA – Up against a more experienced and higher-ranked Hong Kong side on Sept 22, Singapore’s young table tennis players put up a commendable showing at the Asian Games on Sept 22, when they stunned their rivals with a comeback 3-2 victory in the women’s team round of 16.

This marks 15th-ranked Singapore’s return to the quarter-finals at the Asiad, after they were eliminated by Chinese Taipei in the last 16 at the previous edition in Hangzhou three years ago.

In a repeat of their World Team Table Tennis Championships last-16 match, which they lost 3-1 in May, they will take on world No. 4 South Korea in the quarter-finals later in the day. Another upset win will secure them at least a joint-bronze.

Against world No. 9 Hong Kong at the Sky Hall Toyota, Singapore rested Zeng Jian – their highest-ranked women’s singles player at 49th – and fielded a young team with debutantes Loy Ming Ying (125th) and Tan Zhao Yun (109th) alongside Ser Lin Qian (83rd).

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong team comprised Doo Hoi Kem (35th), Su Tsz Tung (63rd) and Ng Wing Lam (81st), who were quarter-finalists at the world team championships.

Su drew first blood when she came from behind to beat 15-year-old Ming Ying 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6), but 21-year-old chopper Tan held her nerve to draw level with her own 3-2 (9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5) win over Doo, who is ranked 74 rungs above her.

Hong Kong reclaimed the lead as Ng edged 20-year-old Ser 3-2 (7-11, 13-11, 11-7, 13-15, 11-7), before Tan came to Singapore’s rescue again by beating Su 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-5) to force a decider.

Ming Ying then shocked Doo – who has a Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s team bronze and seven bronze medals across multiple world championships – 3-1 (11-2, 13-15, 11-5, 11-9) to complete the team’s comeback.

“Zeng Jian’s form has not been ideal, so I thought we could try to fight with younger players who did well against India in the group stage,” Singapore’s women’s table tennis head coach Jing Junhong told The Straits Times after pulling off a tactical masterstroke to drop 29-year-old Zeng and field the trio of local-born and lower-ranked players.

“They played with good game intelligence and technique, and were resilient and resolute against stronger opponents.

“To upset Hong Kong was really tough. In the face of a very stiff test, Ming Ying beat a very experienced Hoi Kem in the final match, while Zhao Yun was as steady as we hoped she would be. It will be another tough match against South Korea later on, but we will try our best.”

Meanwhile, the 25th-ranked men’s national team lost 3-0 to world No. 46 Iran in their last-16 match.

Noshad Alamiyan beat Josh Chua 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7) and Benyamin Faraji downed Izaac Quek 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7), before Nima Alamian completed the sweep with a 3-2 (11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 15-17, 11-4) win over Koen Pang.

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Kimberly Kwek joined The Straits Times in 2019 as a sports journalist and has since covered a wide array of sports, including golf and sailing.

David Lee is senior sports correspondent at The Straits Times, focusing on aquatics, badminton, basketball, cue sports, football and table tennis.

新加坡队在亚运会乒乓球女子团体赛16强赛中以3比2战胜中国香港队，晋级四分之一决赛。

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 22 日下午 4:15

更新于2026年9月22日下午4:51

新加坡年轻的乒乓球队以 3-2 爆冷击败经验更为丰富的香港队，晋级 2026 年亚运会女子团体四分之一决赛。

新加坡队让头号球星曾健轮休，依靠首次参赛的罗明英和谭兆云，两人都发挥了关键作用。

谭兆云和罗明英取得了关键胜利，罗明英在最后一场比赛中获胜，帮助新加坡队获得了与韩国队进行四分之一决赛的资格。

名古屋——9月22日，新加坡年轻的乒乓球运动员在亚运会女子团体16强赛中，面对经验更丰富、排名更高的香港队，表现出色，以3比2逆转战胜对手，爆冷取胜。

这是世界排名第 15 的新加坡重返亚运会四分之一决赛，他们在三年前杭州举行的上一届亚运会 16 强赛中被中华台北队淘汰。

在五月份世界乒乓球团体锦标赛16强赛中，他们以1比3落败。如今，他们将在当天晚些时候的四分之一决赛中迎战世界排名第四的韩国队。如果再次爆冷获胜，他们将至少获得并列铜牌。

在丰田天空大厅对阵世界排名第九的香港队的比赛中，新加坡队让排名最高的女子单打选手曾健（第 49 位）轮休，并派出了一支年轻的队伍，其中包括首次参赛的罗明颖（第 125 位）和谭昭云（第 109 位），以及排名第 83 位的薛琳倩（第 83 位）。

与此同时，香港队由杜海坚（第35名）、苏子栋（第63名）和吴永林（第81名）组成，他们在世界团体锦标赛中进入了四分之一决赛。

苏先拔头筹，以 3-2 (6-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6) 逆转战胜 15 岁的明英，但 21 岁的削球手谭沉着冷静，以 3-2 (9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5) 战胜排名比她高 74 位的杜，将比分扳平。

香港队凭借吴以3-2（7-11、13-11、11-7、13-15、11-7）险胜20岁的塞尔，重新取得领先。随后，陈以3-0（11-8、11-8、11-5）击败苏，再次拯救新加坡队，将比赛拖入决胜局。

随后，明颖爆冷击败了杜（杜曾获得东京 2020 年奥运会女子团体铜牌，并在多届世界锦标赛上获得七枚铜牌），以 3-1（11-2、13-15、11-5、11-9）的比分完成了球队的逆转。

“曾健的状态不太理想，所以我认为我们可以尝试启用一些在小组赛对阵印度时表现不错的年轻球员，”新加坡女子乒乓球队主教练景俊宏在做出战术妙招，弃用29岁的曾健，派出三名本土出生且排名较低的球员后告诉《海峡时报》。

“他们展现了良好的比赛智慧和技术，面对更强大的对手也表现出了韧性和决心。”

“战胜香港队真的非常艰难。面对如此严峻的考验，明颖在决赛中击败了经验丰富的海琴，而赵云也发挥稳定，正如我们所期待的那样。之后对阵韩国队的比赛也会非常艰难，但我们会全力以赴。”

与此同时，世界排名第 25 位的男子国家队在 16 强赛中以 0-3 负于世界排名第 46 位的伊朗队。

Noshad Alamiyan 以 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7) 击败 Josh Chua，Benyamin Faraji 以 3-1 (6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7) 击败 Izaac Quek，随后 Nima Alamian 以 3-2 (11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 15-17, 11-4) 战胜 Koen Pang，完成横扫。

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金伯利·郭于 2019 年加入《海峡时报》担任体育记者，此后报道了包括高尔夫和帆船在内的各种体育项目。

David Lee 是《海峡时报》的高级体育记者，主要报道水上运动、羽毛球、篮球、台球、足球和乒乓球。