Singapore beat higher ranked Hong Kong 3–2 without Zeng Jian, with Tan Zhao Yun winning the second match and Loy Ming Ying securing the deciding point. The last eight finish took Singapore one round further than at the previous Asian Games.
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Singapore reached the 2026 Asian Games women’s team quarter-finals with a 3–2 win over Hong Kong on September 22, despite leaving higher-ranked Zeng Jian out of the round-of-16 tie. The result came down to three singles wins—not a change in the teams’ rankings—but the available match reports leave gaps in the five-match record. 5
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Singapore fielded Ser Lin Qian, Tan Zhao Yun and Loy Ming Ying. Channel News Asia listed them at world Nos. 83, 109 and 125 respectively, while Zeng was No. 48. 5
The confirmed results explain the central surprise: Singapore recovered after falling behind twice, and two of its points came from Tan’s win over Doo and Loy’s deciding victory. The reports provided here do not support a complete game-by-game scorecard or a claim about which tactics caused the upset. 6
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Later that day, world No. 4 South Korea beat Singapore 3–0 in the quarter-finals. Singapore’s run therefore ended in the last eight, one round beyond its round-of-16 finish at the previous Asian Games. 5
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Singapore beat higher ranked Hong Kong 3–2 without Zeng Jian, with Tan Zhao Yun winning the second match and Loy Ming Ying securing the deciding point.
Singapore beat higher ranked Hong Kong 3–2 without Zeng Jian, with Tan Zhao Yun winning the second match and Loy Ming Ying securing the deciding point. The last eight finish took Singapore one round further than at the previous Asian Games.