Sea Games:Sea Games: Paddler Chee Feng stays in the hunt for men's singles gold

Malaysia’s Wong Qi Shen playing Singapore’s Izaak Quek in the Sea Games men’s singles last eight in Phnom Penh yesterday. BERNAMA pic

 PHNOM PENH: Malaysia's Leong Chee Feng stayed in contention for a table tennis gold after reaching the Sea Games men's singles semi-final yesterday.

He overpowered Singapore's Clarence Zhe 4-2 (13-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8) in the quarter-final at the Morodok Techno National Stadium Table Tennis Hall.Chee Feng will take on Singapore's Izaak Quek in the last four. Izaak had stopped Malaysia's Wong Qi Shen 4-2 (9-11, 15-13, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7) in the last eight.

Chee Feng had earlier won his group matches by beating Thaialand's Phakpoom Sanguansin 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 10-12,11-9) Laotian Anane Vongsa 3-1 (11-2, 9-11, 11-3, 11-1), and Indonesian Hafidh Nuur Annafi 3-0 (11-3, 11-3, 11-7).

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In the women's singles, both the Malaysian challengers, Alice Chang and Ho Ying, fell in the quarter-finals.Alice lost to Thailand's