SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Feng Tianwei beat compatriot Zeng Jian to win the gold medal on Sunday (August 7th) in the women’s table tennis singles event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
World number 16 Feng Tianwei came back after three sets to beat Feng 4-3 in the all-Singapore final.
Zeng started the match stronger, winning the first set 11-6. She then took the lead in the second set before claiming it 11-5.
In the third set, Feng fought valiantly, but world number 60 Zeng proved too strong and won 11-8.
With his back against the wall, Feng started the fourth set well and won it 11-4, before winning the fifth set 11-6 and the sixth set 11-8.
In a tense deciding set, the pair were closely matched before Feng prevailed 11-5.
Singapore was assured of gold and silver medals at the event after Feng and Zeng won their respective semi-finals on Saturday.
Feng beat Indian Sreeja Akula 4-3 (11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10) and Zeng beat Australian Liu Yangzi 4 -2 (7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-6, 11-9).
This is Singapore’s second gold and fourth silver at the Games. The country also has a bronze medal.
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