On Jan 1, the Republic's women's tchoukball team made history by overtaking powerhouses Chinese Taipei to become world No.1 for the first time, but for nearly a month, neither the players nor officials knew about the achievement.
Delane Lim, Tchoukball Association of Singapore president, found out through a post on the International Tchoukball Federation's Facebook page only on Jan 27. He then told one of the players Angie Ng, who is also his colleague. Upon confirming their ranking, Ng let out a scream of "oh my god!" in the office with Lim.
The rest of the team were then informed via their group chat, prompting a flurry of celebratory messages.
Singapore, with 165.65 points, switched places with Chinese Taipei (156.80) in this season's rankings, while Switzerland (141.38) also moved up a spot to third. The Singapore men's team are third behind Chinese Taipei and Italy.
The women's achievement comes after their historic win over Chinese Taipei in the final of the 2022 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships in August in Malaysia.
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