Singapore put up a brave attacking display against Japan early in the first set, but finally succumbed to a straight set loss of 9-25, 16-25, 9-25 in the women's volleyball tournament.
Singapore paddler Isabelle Li faltered in straight sets against a technically superior Yang Ha Eun of South Korea in the second stage of the Youth Olympic's table tennis women's singles with a final scoreline of 8-11, 5-11, 5-11. Her counter part Clarence Chew fared better in the Men's Singles, overcoming his Swedish opponent Hampus Soderlund 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8. Stuttering in the first set, Clarence managed to regroup tactically to negate the Swede in the next three sets to earn the victory.
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Isabelle beat Alice Loveridge 14-12, 11-1, 11-3, while Clarence defeated Patrick Massah 11-3, 11-2, 11-5.
Singapore's Junior Women BMX rider Nur Nasthasia Nadiah was seeded 12th out of 31 competitors in the BMX seeding phase earlier this morning. Alvin Phoon Hui Zhi, Singapore's entry for the men's event, crashed midway through after miscalculating a flight off the hump after the first bend of the circuit, injuring his ankle slightly in the process.
Kester Leung's opponents in the men’s 54kg Freestyle wrestling competition proved too strong for him, as the Singaporean was comprehensively defeated by his technically superior counterparts in the pool round.
Singaporean fencer Lim Wei Hao did the country proud by progressing into the quarter-finals in the Cadet Male Individual Epee competition after a patiently fought 15-11 victory over Czech Republic’s fifth seeded Ondrej Novotny in the Round of 16.
Singapore's Lim Wei Hao bowed out in the quarter-finals of the men's individual Epee when Canadian fencer Alexandre Lyssov defeated him 15-13.