Tiffany Ho bowed out of the women’s singles badminton last night but the tenacious right-hander never gave up in her match against Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam.
The Sydney nurse was defeated 21-6 and 21-3 by the world number 26 at Poret de La Chapelle Arena in front of a packed crowd.
But with fans very much behind Tiffany, including waving signs that said “Up the Tiffany”, she never gave up despite the onslaught from her in-form opponent.
Tiffany finished third in Group K, which was won by Beiwen Zhang of the United States.
Earlier in the day, the Australian women’s duo of Angela Yu and Setyana Mapasa showcased their spirit and determination in a tough 21-12, 21-17 loss to Korea at the La Chapelle Arena.
After a hard-fought defeat to world No.3 Japan in their opening match, the Aussies needed to upstage the powerful Korean team of Kong Hee Yong and Kim So-yeong to stay in medal contention.
They gave it their all, showing great determination to recover from slow starts in both sets and go point-for-point with their rivals, before Korea showed their class to win the key points late in each set.
Angela and Setyana will play India in their final round-robin match tomorrow.
