In the final table tennis match at SEA Games 32, Hoang and Ngoc get off to a good start by outplaying Clerence and Jian 13-11 and 11-8 in the first two games.
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The Singaporean duo narrows the gap by outperforming the Vietnamese duo 11-8 in the third game.
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The decisive forth game becomes intense as it sees the two teams take advantage of each other's foul to get point by point.
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At some time the Singaporean pair overwhelms the Vietnamese pair by scoring 8-5.
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Despite missing a match point and letting the opponents earn an equalizer, Hoang and Ngoc show more bravery at decisive moments.
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The Vietnamese duo scores 14-12 in the forth game, clinching a 3-1 win in the end
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This is the first gold medal for Vietnamese table tennis after duo Vu Manh Cuong and Ngo Thu Thuy took gold in 1997.
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Dinh Anh Hoang and Tran Mai Ngoc
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