So this is how the team format for the table tennis is going to work out. A team match at the Olympic competition is called a "contest". Each contest consists of 4 Singles matches and 1 Doubles match. All Singles matches and Doubles match in a contest are the best of 5, with no other differences from Men's and Women's Singles Event. Two teams in a contest play in the following order:
Order Type KOREA team
SINGAPORE team
1 S Diang Feng Tian Wei
2 S Kim Li Jia Wei
Captain chooses DBL pair & 5 minutes break
3 DBL Kim/Park Li Jia Wei/ Wang Yue Gu
5-minutes break
4 S Diang Wang Yue Gu
5 S Park Feng Tian Wei
2 S Kim Li Jia Wei
Captain chooses DBL pair & 5 minutes break
3 DBL Kim/Park Li Jia Wei/ Wang Yue Gu
5-minutes break
4 S Diang Wang Yue Gu
5 S Park Feng Tian Wei
Singapore team:
We win this, we will be guaranteed a silver. Beat China, we will get gold. LOse this match, we will have to enter a Six team playoff for Bronze medal. First time I heard off six team fighting for a bronze medal -_-"
The 1st Game (SINGLES) : Feng Tian Wei( SIN) 
VS Diang (KOR)
VS Diang (KOR)1st Set:
Feng (SIN) won the first set. Superb defensive display. Diang(KOR) was like firing bullets at Feng(SIN), but the Singapore Player just stood her ground and returned all the shots. Wohoo!
Score: 11-5
2nd Set:
Diang(KOR) started off the match powerfully. Attacked strongly and led the match 4-0. Diang then made few errors which led Feng(SIN) to catch up. Feng(SIN) ended the set in quick succession to win 11-5.
Score: 11-5
3rd Set.
We win this and we can get the first set for the whole match. Diang(KOR) under pressure, made few errors. Feng(SIN) leading 5 points to 1. Wohoo. Koreans called for time out. Panic le. Haha. The sound of the ping pong balls remind me of the days in VSCO. It sounds like the metronome. Tick tock tick tock tick tock....
Ho sei liao lo. Feng(SIN) leading 7-2. Diang (KOR) crumbling like a pack of cards. Hahas. She is being slaughtered by Feng(SIN) . TIO THRASHED!!! Feng chionged all the way to 11 points.
Score: 11-2
2nd game(SINGLES) :Li Jiawei(SIN) 
vs KIM(KOR)
vs KIM(KOR)1st Set:
This (KOR) lady plays a very defensive game. She loves spin balls. *ouch*. Spin balls meaning she will keep slicing the ball, giving the ball lots of spin and thus the opponent will have to adjust the her stroke to counter the ball spin.
Li Jiawei(SIN). Top Singaporean seeded player. She lost to KIM at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Will she overcome the psychological battle? Can she play this match with patience and coolness?
Li Jiawei(SIN) managed to overcome the spin balls. Oh yeah, she really can control balls... O.o. Anyway, gossips aside. Look slike the defensive play from the Korean is fruitless against Li Jiawei. She must have practised superhard over the 4 years.
They closed the gameat 3-3. Li(SIN) controlled the game superbly. Letting the korean to get 2 more points and she wrapped it up . Ooh i so like her attacking strokes. *Hee Ha*
2nd set:
Errors from the Korean. 2-0 to Li(SIN). KIM(KOR) caught up with Li . 2-2. Impressive defensive control. Looks like calmed down quite abit from the 1st set. 3-2 KOR.
Smash! KIM( KOR) smashed the ball down. What a shocker. She hit an ace. Li( SIN) seems abit unpatient >_<. Calm down girl. 7-5 to KOR.
KIM(KOR) really good at slicing man. Must be like Da Chang Jin. Knows how to cook well. Spends her time at home slicing veges. LOL.
Alright game now tied at 7-7. Oh man, the best rally of the game man. Long shots and net play. Cool man. KIM(KOR) missed the shot! Singapore leads by 8-7!
8-8. Fa Fa. Jiawei overshoots. Ball misses the table. Close!
10-8. KIM(KOR) . Fierce fight back! Fell down and stood back again to hit the ball back. WORLD CLASS!
Game Point! 2nd set to Korea. 11-8! My goodness, what a tremendous fight back. Li(SIN) overshoots again. >_<. 2nd set goes to Korea.
2nd Game tied at 1-1.
3rd Set:
Can Li regain her composure?
Li(SIN) seems to be like a kan chiong spider. Smashing too early or too hard -_-" . 2-1
Long rally. Li(SIN) misses again. Oh no. She looks like she is losing the psychological game. Please Please. Tahan there girl!
KIM(KOR) is spinning the ball too beautifully. Incorporating both attacking and defensive play very nicely. 5-4 to Korea.
2 errors in 1 minute lets Li(SIN) to lead by 1 point. 5-6.
Terrific SMASH by Li! 5-7. Li leading.
Now, it's Li(SIN) turn to make the errors. EEK! KIM(KOR) crawls back to draw the game 7-7.
Beautiful rally. Thank you Mediacorp. I love you very much for letting me watch this free=D
8-9. GO LI! GO LI! ( sounds like Marble! Marble!)
GAME POINT to Li(SIN) ! Fierce shot!!! She wrapped up the game superb with good patience and force KIM(KOR) to make an error, hitting the ball to the net!
Li(SIN) leads the game 2 sets to 1 set!
4th Set:
Paiseh paiseh, was admiring the Russian beauties playing basketball. *_* LOL.
KIM(KOR) leads the game 4-3.
KIM(KOR) spins the ball into the net. 4-4
Luck for Li(SIN), ball hits the side of the table and spins downwards. It catches KIM(KOR) offguard! 5-4
Close Close. One point by one point. 5-4 then 5-5 then 5-6 then 6-6 then 6-7, and.....6-8 to the Korean. Kim(KOR) leading by 2 -_-"
Li Jiawei(SIN) lost this set>_<. Impatience leads to failure. 4th set to the Korean. Game tied at 2 sets(SIN) - 2 sets(KOR).
5th set:
Li Jiawei I choose you! Use Quick Attack! KIM(KOR) HP decreases! 2-1 to Li.
This is the set of mental game. Please don'tlet history repeats itself.
Timeout is being called. This singles game is important as the doubles game is a very difficult match for the Singaporean Pair of Li Jiawei and Wang Yue Gu. They only trained together as doubles pair for only 1 month before the Olympics.
Korea Leading 5-4. Kimchi spirit very strong. Will our ONE SPIRIT SINGAPORE SPIRIT breat KIMCHI SPIRIT???
Oh man, please do not let history repeat itself. KIM(KOR) leading the game 7-5.
Li (SIN) gives away another point>_<. 8-5 to KOR.
Fierce shots from Li broke KIM(KOR) defence. Superb Work! JIA YOU!!! 8-7!!
ONE SPIRIT! SINGAPORE SPIRIT!!
Btw, Minister of Defence RADM Teo Chee Hean and Minister of Sports and Youth Developement Vivian BalaKrishan are at the game.
KIM( KOR) leads now 9-7.
Bad Bad. She losing now. KIM with game point now. OH NO. Patience Patience. MY YOUNG PADAWAN!!! May the Force Be with You....
10-8 . COME ON FIGHTBACK!!!!
10-9!!!!! COME ON!. Mistake by KIM!
Li misses...the ball spins and she misjudged. History repeats itself. Haiz. WHY WHY WHY??
Score of 5th set: 11-9
Korea has a huge psychological advantage now >_<.
Match tied at 1 game each for both teams.
3rd Game (DOUBLES): Wang Yue Gu
/ Li Jiawei (SIN) VS Kim / Park ( KOR)
/ Li Jiawei (SIN) VS Kim / Park ( KOR)Pep talk: Wang is playing with an ankle injury. Can She handle this game? Li Jiawei 2nd Match in a row. Can she put aside her loss 5 minutes ago?
This Korean pair has never been beaten by any Singaporean pair. Tough game for the Singaporean Pair.
1st Set:
Li Jiawei looks like she is in a daze right now. Haiz, hope we can really wins this match. *cross fingers*
1-0. Li misses the shot.
1-1. Li gets back the point .
1-2. Li looks super fierce. Fired up like those tekong boy at the rifle range now. lol.
1-3. Korean pair spins the ball into the net. Error.
2-3. Wang misses the table.
2-4. Nice play from the Singaporean pair.
3-4. Wang misses the table. Point to Korea.
3-5. Singapore leads.
3-6. Korea hits the all into the net again. Point for Singapore=D
4-6. Error from Wang. Spinning ball a problem again.
4-7. Korean pair overspinned the ball. Woot, spinned out of target.
5-7.
5-8. Error from Korean team.
5-9. Overshoots again by the Korean Team.
6-9. Close, Li misses the table.
7-9. Koreans catching up. Li couldn't control the spinning ball.
7-10. Game point Singapore!
7-11. 24 hours! Korea spins the ball into the net once again and Singapores takes the First set.
1st Set of Doubles to Singapore!
2nd Game (Doubles):
0-3. Both teams switched sides. Good control by the Singaporean pair.
1-3. Wang overlobbed the ball.
2-3. Korean smashed the ball and Wang almost takes a tumble.
2-4. Wang and Li played bumper cars, bumped into each other. got the point due to Koreans mistake.
3-4.
4-4. Koreans playing very good catching.
4-5. Koreans look stun with their mouth agape. Li smashes to get the point.
4-6. Wang's turn to contribute.
4-7. Strong attack by the Singaporean pair. Forces the Koreans 5 steps back from the table and makes mistake!
5-7. Wang missed a big chance. Overhits.
6-7. Korea launch a surprise quick attack on Wang.
6-8. Wang forces extra spin on the ball and the Koreans makes mistake! Good mental edge in in winning this point.
6-9. Ball bounces off the net. Koreans stun and unable to return the ball well.
6-10. Li Jiawei all psyched up! SET POINT.
6-11. Koreans overhits.
2nd game to singapore. 2 sets (SIN) - 0 set (KOR)
3rd Set (DOUBLES):
1-0.
2-0. Li misses the ball.
3-0. Another miss from the Singaporeans.
4-0. Frustration hitting the Singaporean pair. She misses the table.
4-1. Superb drive from Wang. Smashes right through !
4-2. Koreans overspins the ball again.
The 4 players remind me of a sergeant back at camp who keeps bouncing up and down....
5-2. Li misses the spinning ball. Wonder if Beckham taught the Koreans about spinning balls..
5-3.
5-4. Superb rally. high lobbing defensive balls from the Koreans. Eventually, missedthe ball. Point for Singapore.
Time out called for by Korea.
5-5
5-6. Nice play from Li and Wang, finally leading in this 3rd set.
6-6. Li hits into the net.
7-6. Li overhits. Calm down please.
7-7. Set tied. Koreans send the ball into orbit.....
8-7. Li Jiawei..smashes into the butt of the Korean player.
8-8. Wang hits the ball to the top of the net. Korean tio stunned again. Li takes the opputunity and smashes the ball!
8-9. Another ball of the net by the Singaporeans. Koreans panicky now. We can do it! Control the game!
9-9. Wang loses her footing and mishits.... close...
9-10. Game point! Li hits it with style!
9-11. Korea lost this set! Finally, the crumble like Federer, no more invincibility. Swee wor!
3rd set won by Singapore. Singapore wins Doubles game
Singapore leads the match by 2 sets to 1 set.We just need one more set. Come on!
Nail biting.
Need to go charge lappie!
4th Game(SINGLES) : Wang Yue Gu (SIN) vs Diang (KOR)
Can Wang continue to win on this match and create a historical moment for Singapore Sports??
1st Set:
1-0.
2-0.
3-0.
4-0. Dang(KOR) leading.
5-0. Dang (KOR) wins the point. Holy crap. Starting win 5 points le.
6-0. She is shocking Wang(SIN). Bottom right corner smash. My goodness.
7-0. Ace shot for the side of table. Tio stun....
7-1. Finally makes a mistake. Singapore scores a point.
8-1. Dang(KOR) is attacking with ferocity. She isn't playing the usual korean defensive style/
9-1. This set should be over I guess.
9-2. Error by the Korean.
9-3. Another error by the Korean.
9-4. Dang smashes it into the net. point for Wang (SIN).
9-5. Fantastic play! To and Fro ... To and Fro.. To and fro. NICE!
9-6. Error by Dang(KOR) again. I think in her mind now...."Really Dang-_-!"
9-7. Korean hits it into the net and bounces off. Point for Singapore!
9-8. Woot! Wang has regained her compsure and is fighting back impressively!
10-8. Set point for the Koreans. Close. Wang(SIN) overhits.
11-8. Korean wins this. Wang hits it into the net. What a waste...
1st Set to Dang(KOR)
2nd Set:
0-1. Nice one Wang! ( it rhymes!). Smashes to Dang and Dang overhits.
0-2.
1-2. Good Block by Dang.
1-3. Dang hits it tot the net.
2-3.
3-3. Mistake by Wang. Dang getting back into this game.
4-3. Sian. Lose point again.
4-4.(Paiseh, I eating Wang Wang now)
5-4.
5-5.
6-5.
6-6. Wang(SIN) jumped up and down in a fit of anger in the previous lost of point. Wins this one though.
7-6. Waste. Ball comes off the net again and caught both players unaware. Wang was slow in regaining her focus.
7-7. Nice one WANG(SIN)!
7-8. Dang(KOR) miss!
8-8. Nail biting man....Wang pushed too much and miss the table.
9-8. Dang(KOR) canged her direction of play. Excellent work.
Yellow card shown. Don't know what happened.
10-8. Korea got the point -_-"
10-9. Dang is so danged! overhit the ball.
10-10! Dang loses 2 gamepoints! Wang crawls back into contention.
11-10. Wang misses it.3rd gamepoint.
11-11. Dang misses the 3rd gamepoint. mental game right now. To win the game,they must lead the other opponent by 2 points.
12-11. Fourth gamepoint.
12-12. OOOOOHHHHH! Error from Dang and there goes her 4th gamepoint.
13-12. Fifth Gamepoint. Wang coudn't control the ball.
14-12. Dang wraps the game. Wang not in time to return the ball well.
2nd set to Dang(KOR)
3rd Set: very crucial. Wang must fightback and win 3 sets in a row in order to wrap up this semi-final match.
1-0.
1-1.
2-1.
2-2.
4-3.
Wang calls for time-out.
6-4. Dang playing very strongly.
6-5. Dang's error. point for Singapore.
9-8. wang is trying to hold on. Can she do it? Or is it her injury that is troubling her?
9-9. Superb shocker from Wang. launched a quick attack on the space on the left of Dang. spot on!
10-9. Letdown. Impressive defensive strokes by Wang, but mistake at the end. hit a ball to the net. Point to Korea.
11-9. Haiz. Dang wins it.
3rd set to Korea. Korea wins the 4th game of the match.
Match tied at 2 sets (SIN) VS 2 sets (KOR).
5th and Final Game of the Match
5th Game( SINGLES): Feng Tian Wei( SIN) VS Park (KOR)
All our hopes lies on Feng. Can she deliver? Come on!
1st Set:
1-0.
2-0.
3-0.
3-1. Feng(SIN) seems uncomfortable with the spin balls again.
3-2. Overspin by Park (KOR).
3-3. Feng(SIN) applies lots of pressure on Park. Force an error.
3-4. Great accuracy by Feng(SIN). Nice work!
4-4. Park(KOR) gains a point back. To and fro game. Super tensed up.
4-5. Agressive play from Feng. Shiok!
4-6. Park(KOR) "zhao jia bu zhu leh!"
4-7. Feng(SIN) "Adughens" her opponent! Nice!
4-8. Feng(SIN) is storming her way through.
5-8. Applied too little pressure on the ball and hits it to the net.
6-8. Spinning balls again. Feng(SIN) cannot control the ball.
7-8. One of the longest rally. Over 30 strokes. Park timed her attack very well and smashed it.
Timeout called by Singapore team.
7-10. Attack! and Feng(SIN) gets her point.
7-11. Attack ! and she wins it!
1st set won by Feng (SIN)! She is really playing to her name! Fast amd Swift! Feng!
2nd Set:
And here we go!
0-1. First point to Singapore! Feng applying loads of pressure. Park is unable to handle.
0-2. Attack!
0-3. Mistake by Park. Hits the net.
1-3. Park's first point.
2-3. Park smashed and stunned Feng. Closed the game to one point.
3-3. Shocker! Superb Defence from Park. Feng caught unaware.
3-4.
4-4. Feng(SIN) smashes too hard. over table.
5-4. Park(KOR) first lead in this set. Feng(SIN) must try to calm down.
5-5. Net loves Singapore. One more time, the ball bounces off the net and Park(KOR) tio stunned!
6-5. Both of them playing cat and mouse and Park(KOR) came out the winner.
7-5. Feng(SIN) getting abit too anxious. Overhits again.
7-6. Nice rally. tempo 120. LOL. Feng caught Park Unaware.
8-6. Shock serve. Side spinning ball catches Feng(SIN) offguard!
8-7. Park(KOR) miscued her shot. Missed the table!
8-8. Singapore on level now. Park(KOR) mishits again.
Korea called for a timeout. Super intense match!
9-10.Gamepoint singapore!
10-11. Holy!
10-12. Phew! Heart Stopping Action. WE WON THIS SET!!!
2nd set to SINGAPORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3rd Set: We win this and We will be smelling a guaranteed medal!
0-1. Feng takes Park down!
1-1. park replies with a point!
2-1. Feng's mistake. COME ON !!!!! ONE SPIRIT SINGAPORE SPIRIT!
3-1. Oh no. Impatience?
Wang Yue Gu shown the red card. must be she said something wrong or what....
4-1. Beatifully spin ball by Park. Feng unable to catch it.
5-1. NICE RALLY!!!!!!!!!!!! AM I WATCHING TENNIS OR TABLE TENNIS??!! Beautiful play by Park. Standing on her ground and return the shots calmly.
5-2.
6-2. Feng overhits. Shit.
7-2. Shocker. Feng mis-serves >_<
8-2. Bad. Feng trails by 6 points. Can she catch up?
9-2. My goodness. PRessure too much for Feng??
9-3. Nice squash shot. Park sends the ball to Mars!
10-3. Feng mishits. Guess it must be the pressure or too excited.....
11-3. Park gets this game. Smashed to the side of the table.
3rd Set to the Koreans.
4th Set:
0-1.
0-2. Park looks cute to me....=D But anyway, Feng wins it!
0-3.
0-4. Feng doing great! EXCELLENT!
0-5. Nice rally. Feng came out better!
1-5. Park wins this point. Feng hits it into the net.
2-5. Lucky Lucky Park. Hits an ace and Feng was caught out of position.
3-5. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Feng overhits.....
3-6.
4-6. Feng tio stunned this time. Ball bounces off the top of the net.
RED CARD to a KOREAN Player. LOL.
4-7. Overhit by Park(KOR). 4 more points !
5-7. Feng(SIN) hits to the net. Tension tension!
6-7. at least 35 strokes. Feng(SIN) hits to the net. My goodness....
7-7. KIMCHI freaking strong.
7-8. Park(KOR) forced so far back, came back so well and mishits!
10 mintues up and there is some weird ruling. Confused...
8-8. Korea fights back.
8-9 Singapore needs another point. Calm down man.
9-9. Feng(SIN) hits into the net. My goodnes!
9-10. Matchpoint Singapore!!!!!!!!!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SINGAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9-11.
PARK Miserves and we win 9-11!!!!!!
Singapore wins the whole match by 3 GAMES to 2 GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Phew. First time, I tired thiss. Feeling very relieved and happy now. We are confirmed of silver! Finally!
This is the first Olympic medal Since Singapore gained its Independence in 1965. The previous Silver medal won in Weightlifting by Mr Tan Howe Liang was won in 1960 Rome Olympics.
Lets See If ONE SPIRIT SINGAPORE SPIRIT can claim the scalps of China and cause the biggest upset! ( but Percentage not very high la...)
Alright, that is all! A heart stopping action in 3.5 hours!
My first time doing live blogging. And I am not really a table tennis junkie. So i may have used some terms wrongly. Hope it is entertaining!
* Pictures taken from www.dayoflife.com and www.mapsoftheworld.com
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