The competition day on December 19 is the final competition day of table tennis. Tennis player Nguyen Anh Tu met Izaac Quek (Singapore) in the men's singles semi-final.
Coming in the highest spirit, however, Nguyen Anh Tu could not have an advantage over Izaac Quek so he accepted defeat with a score of 1-4.
After the semi-final, Anh Tu expressed his efforts to compete with the highest concentration. Unfortunately, our player could not win. Anh Tu received the bronze medal at the 33rd SEA Games. Of the 4 tennis players participating in the men's and women's singles events at the 33rd SEA Games, Nguyen Anh Tu was the one with the best results.
Previously, the Vietnamese table tennis team won the silver medal in the men's team event and the bronze medal in the men's doubles event (Doan Ba Tuan Anh, Nguyen Duc Tuan). In professional preparation for the 33rd SEA Games, the Vietnamese table tennis team made efforts to compete. We participated in 7 events at the 33rd SEA Games but did not win any gold medals.
Previously, the goal of the Vietnamese table tennis team for this Congress in Thailand was to strive for a gold medal.
The Vietnamese table tennis team will have 10 players (5 men's, 5 women's) participating in the 33rd SEA Games. After this Congress, the Board of Coaches and Table Tennis Department (Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports) and the Vietnam Table Tennis Federation will learn from experience to continue to prepare better.
