S'pore's paddlers are tops
Both the men's and women's doubles went away with S$15,000 for their wins. -ST
Sun, Dec 14, 2008
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE'S paddlers finished the season in style after lifting both the women's and men's doubles titles at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals in Macau.
Top-seeds Li Jiawei and Sun Beibei scorched South Koreans Kim Kyung Ah and Park Mi Young 11-5 ,6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-4 in the women's final, before compatriots Gao Ning and Yang Zi gave cause for a double celebration.
The top-seeds defeated Taiwan's Chuang Chih-yuan and Wu Chih-chi 11-2, 9-11, 15-17, 11-1, 14-12, 11-7.
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