Singapore's Liaw Li Qing in action during the 2022 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships, which the Republic won.On Jan 1, the Republic’s women’s tchoukball team made history by overtaking powerhouses Chinese Taipei to become world No. 1 for the first time, but for nearly a month, neither the players nor officials knew about the achievement.
Singapore, with 165.65 points, switched places with Chinese Taipei in this season’s rankings, while Switzerland also moved up a spot to third. The Singapore men’s team are third behind Chinese Taipei and Italy. The public servant, who has been in the team since 2009, said: “We were all very excited but also in disbelief. I hope this will give us more confidence to make more history.“I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved. Since I joined in 2009, the goal has always been to beat Chinese Taipei. It had seemed unattainable and with our hard work, we put in our best and tweaked what we needed to such that we’re able to achieve today’s result.
Both players attributed their success to increased video analysis done by the team, including before the August final. He had also helped her overcome a period of doubt in 2020, when she was considering retiring as she had felt inadequate after the Covid-19 pandemic put them out of action.She said: “Jeff helped me find my bearings again. He told me to come back to training first and to not give myself too much pressure.
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