Vietnam lifted to second division in world table tennis champs
Vietnam finished second in the World Team Table Tennis Championships’ third division in Halmstad, Sweden, on May 5.
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The Southeast Asian representative lost 0-3 to Lithuania in the final match.
Doan Ba Tuan Anh was defeated 1-3 by Medardas Stankevicius, Nguyen Anh Tu lost 0-3 to Tomas Mikutis and Dinh Quang Linh was beaten 2-3 by Rimas Lesiv.
With their victory, Vietnam earned a berth in the second division next season, as well as a higher world ranking, which will be released next month.
Earlier in their tournament, Vietnam overcame Israel 3-1 in the semi-finals and Finland 3-1 in the quarter-finals, after finishing third in the group stage.
