South Korea loses to Thailand in women's team regu sepaktakraw final, claims third straight Asian Games silver
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- South Korea lost to Thailand 2-0 in the women's team regu sepaktakraw final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, securing its third consecutive silver medal.
- Thailand extended its gold medal streak to five wins in the event.
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South Korea had lost the previous two Asian Games women's team regu finals to Thailand, making this their third consecutive final appearance against the same opponent.
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won its third consecutive Asian Games silver medal in the women's team regu sepaktakraw event on Friday.
South Korea lost to the mighty Thailand 2-0 at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan. It was South Korea's third consecutive loss to Thailand in an Asiad women's team regu final.
Thailand ran its women's team regu gold medal-winning streak to five.
Regu matches feature three players per team: a striker, feeder and tekong, or server.
In the first match, South Korea lost 2-0 (15-13, 15-5) after failing to hold on to a 13-12 lead in the first set.
South Korea fell 2-0 (15-7, 15-6) in the next match to hand the gold medal to Thailand.
The sepaktakraw competition will continue with the men's regu and women's doubles finals scheduled for Tuesday, and the men's quadrant and the women's quadrant finals for Oct. 3.
