The End of the road is only the Beginning of Another

Having close to 3 line-ups of inter-varsity or ex inter-varsity players, it was almost an impossible dream to beat hall 6 in table tennis. But this dream lived in our players’ hearts till the very end of the 5 games. The strategy we developed against hall 6 proved to be quite a heart stopper for our opponents.

First up was Zhao Fang for male singles. He put on a brilliant fight but still gave in to the better opponent. Suan Wood was up next. She was up against hall 6’s best female player. There was only a 50-50 chance of winning, but that did not stop her from making the game hers. She beat her 3-0 and won the applause of everyone watching. The third game ended in a 15-13 win, exhibiting the fighting spirit of hall 15 to its best.

Our doubles lost 0-3 subsequently. Most of us would be disappointed, but those who watched the match knew it was a match we all should be proud of. The pairing of Siong Jer and Chen Hoey for male doubles gave the opponent a hard fight; whilst the pairing of Peifen and Hui Qing for female doubles played defensive, forcing the opponents to make mistakes one after another.

At the end of the day, I must say, we did not let ourselves down. We lost gracefully and kept our heads high as we look forward to IHG’07.

Reported by:
Jin Jing