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View all search resultsThailand remains unbeaten in beach sepak takraw
Asia's strongest women's beach sepak takraw team Thailand maintained its winning streak on the second day of Asian Beach Games on Sunday, overpowering Indonesia in straight sets 21- 10, 21-12
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Asia's strongest women's beach sepak takraw team Thailand maintained its winning streak on the second day of Asian Beach Games on Sunday, overpowering Indonesia in straight sets 21- 10, 21-12.
Thailand's head coach Sompong Sangkhasuram said the result was predictable, citing his squad's three and a half months of intensive training back home in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chinanburi.
"In addition, the nature of Chinanburi beach is quiet similar to beaches in Bali. So we didn't see any difficulty adjusting, except for the heat," Sompong said after the game at Grand Inna Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur.
He said his team was in top form to win the competition. Sompong rated Indonesia's strength below his squad.
"Indonesian and Malaysia are two countries whose skills are slightly below us. So, we are not easily intimidated by their challenges,"he said.
Thailand considers Brunei an equal competitor in terms of technique.
"They are tall and have strong fighting spirit, which will boost their performance," he said. Those things are what we must worry about.
Indonesian team held no grudge in the face of defeat. Coach Asry Syam said his squad performed its best.
"Yes, we lost. But it doesn't mean that we did not struggle well enough during the game."
In the men's event, Indonesia collected its second win, beating South Korea 2-0 (21-14, 21-12). On Saturday, the host also won in straight sets 2-0 (21-10, 21-12).
"As predicted, the Koreans changed their lineup. Today, they brought in better players than yesterday," Asry said."They fought well, but I'm grateful we still won over them."
Indonesian player Hadi Mulyono said his team came under pressure to win the match against South Korea.
"That's because we have to reach the final, which means we have to beat them first.We learn that Koreans had nothing to lose as they only aimed at the semifinals,"Hadi said.
