Singapore kept the women's team title at the Southeast Asian Championships in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, beating the hosts, Malaysia, 3-1 in the final. They won it two years ago, ending a run without the title that went back to 2014.
Malaysia went ahead when Tee Ai Xin came from a game down to beat Ser Lin Qian 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9. Zeng Jian levelled by beating Karen Lyne, Malaysia's highest-ranked woman, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7, and Loy Ming Ying recovered from losing the first game to win the third rubber 6-11, 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6. Zeng then beat Tee 11-4, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9 to settle it.
Singapore's men took bronze with Indonesia after losing 3-1 to Vietnam in the semi-finals, without their two leading players, Izaac Quek and Koen Pang. Vietnam went on to beat Malaysia in the men's final for their first title since 2016.
The championships run until Saturday, with the doubles and singles still to be decided.
