THE first day of the sepak takraw competition at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games was held on 9 December at the Na­khon Pathom Sports Centre. Myanmar’s men’s and women’s teams competed in both events and advanced to the finals.

On the first day, matches were played in a round-robin format. In the men’s event, Thai­land scored 900 points, Myan­mar 670, the Philippines 660, Brunei 480, and Timor-Leste 120. In the women’s event, host Thailand scored 970 points, My­anmar 850, the Philippines 600, and Laos 340. Based on these results, the teams with the high­est points in both the men’s and women’s events – Thailand and Myanmar – will face each other in the finals on 10 December.

Following the round-rob­in stage, the Myanmar sepak takraw team will also compete in additional events, including men’s and women’s three-play­er team events, men’s and wom­en’s four-player team events, and mixed four-player events combining male and female ath­letes. — Shine Htet Zaw/KZL