SINGAPORE ­– The Singapore men’s table tennis team secured the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after beating England 3-1 in the final.

In the first game, Singapore’s Zhan Jian initially struggled against England’s Paul Drinkhall, losing two of the first three sets, but the Singaporean eventually prevailed 3-2.

Gao Ning easily swept aside Liam Pitchford 3-0 in the second game to give Singapore a 2-0 lead. Gao Ning then teamed up with Li Hu in the doubles, but lost to England’s Andrew Baggaley and Paul Drinkhall 1-3.

Zhan Jian, however, extinguished any hopes of a comeback from England, beating Andrew Baggaley 3-0 to secure the gold medal for Singapore.

It is Singapore’s third gold medal at the Games in Glasgow following their gold in the women’s team table tennis event and in the women’s 10 metre air pistol. CHANNEL NEWSASIA