![]() ![]() The local passion for Southeast Asia’s minnows didn’t extend to the soccer pitch, however the Philippines men’s team thrashed Timor-Leste 6-1 last night to bundle them out of the competition. Timor Leste has been competing in the Games since 2003, and won its first and only medals at the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia: three bronze medals in taekwondo. I hope you get a medal or two before going home. Yet they chose to be a part of ASEAN and the SEA games. The Philippines also won silver and bronze medals in Tekken 7. The Philippines grabbed gold in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Dota 2, and Starcraft II (SC2). Its nice to see my fellow kababayans cheering for East Timor ❤ that is indeed the real spirit of the southeast asian games #TimorLeste /TKRFWIL1WCĮast Timor is the poorest Southeast Asian nation, only gaining independence in 2002. Host nation, the Philippines, dominated esports at the Southeast Asian Games, winning three of the six gold medals up for grabs. The team had an inauspicious start to its 2019 campaign, reportedly stranded at the wrong airport on arrival in the Philippines, and then taken by officials to the wrong hotel. Timor-Leste has sent a 54-athlete squad - 45 men and nine women - to the Games, which wrap up on December 11. GO TIMOR-LESTE! The Filipinos are supporting you! #SEAGames2019 #WeWinAsOne #TimorLeste /eL2Te7cMYJ On social media, Timor-Leste has begun to trend in the host nation as Philippines fans encourage the medal-less visitors to land their first podium finish. ![]() DILI, 05 December 2019 (TATOLI) – Their team may be dominating the medal tally at the Southeast Asian Games, but Philippines sports fans have been flooding another country with support: last-placed Timor-Leste. ![]()
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