By Lin Xinyi

AT THE Toa Payoh Sports Hall yesterday afternoon, Singapore's chances of winning a second table tennis medal at the Asian Youth Games slipped out of Isabelle Li's grasp.

Despite a brave performance, the 14-year-old was on the wrong end of a seven-game thriller - losing 11-9, 7-11, 10-12, 12-10, 3-11, 11-8, 7-11 to North Korea's Kim Song I in the girls' singles quarter-finals.

The 300-odd spectators were treated to a match full of heart, lengthy rallies and turning points between two choppers engaged in a war of attrition.

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