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SEA GAMES BOOST FOR S'PORE
The Straits Times
|November 08, 2025
Vandas beat Malaysia 68-39 in Games fillip, book Nations Cup final date against Kenya
Singapore's Angelina Lim (in action against Malaysia in the Nations Cup on Nov 7) is one of four Vandas who were in the team that lost in the 2019 SEA Games final. They will hope to go one better in the 2025 edition in December.
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With a commanding 68-39 victory over Malaysia on Nov 7, Singapore not only sealed their place in the Singlife Nations Cup final, but also gained a measure of confidence going into the SEA Games netball tournament in December.
The Vandas will face defending champions Kenya in the Nations Cup title-decider at OCBC Arena on Nov 8, marking the second successive year that both sides are contesting the final, with the Kenyans winning 61-33 in 2024.
A month after that defeat, Singapore ended a 10-year wait for the Asian crown, giving coach Tara Steel hope that another decade-long drought will be over next month - Singapore’s last SEA Games netball gold was on home soil in 2015.
“The group won the Asian championship last year, and that was 10 years since the last time we won gold,” said the Australian.
This story is from the November 08, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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