By Lin Xinyi

SINGAPORE is assured of at least a bronze medal in the Asian Youth Games table tennis competition, after defeating India 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the mixed team on Friday morning.

In front of a 200-strong crowd at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall, the Republic's Isabelle Li opened proceedings with a 11-3, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7 win over Mallika Bhandarkar.

Then, fellow Singapore Sports School student Clarence Chew defeated Arnab Adhikari 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 to ensure a deciding mixed doubles tie was not required.

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