Table Tennis to QFs

It was yet another happy moment for team se7en table tennis players as they won three out of five matches in the competition against hall 11 this morning, allowing them to qualify for the quarter finals.

First up was the women’s doubles, where our players clearly had an advantage over our opponent as the latter sent two inexperienced players to duet with us due to a lack of players on their side. The game was over within 15 minutes as our players breezed past their opponents with 11-2, 11-1 and 11-3 win.

In the mixed doubles match, it was evident that our opponents were bent on recovering back their previous loss. However, they made a few mistakes and our players were able to grasp the opportunities to gain a few points lead in the match. There were a couple of tough shots, but our players were quick to react and kept their cool throughout the game, ending the match with 11-4, 11-8 and 11-4 win.

The men’s singles match was definitely the “noisiest” game of all, where our team player literally shouts words of encouragement to boost his confidence and attempt to intimidate our IVP player opponent, to be only matched and retaliated with loud cheers from the opponent’s supporters. It was indeed a hilarious yet tense scene as both sides fought to pull the lead away from one another. Still, we were unable to win the war as our player was soon exhausted and had to settle for a 12-10, 6-11, 6-11 and 4-11 loss for the third match.

Nonetheless, our confidence was regained during the women’s singles match, where our player remained focused and composed throughout the game, which was the main factor leading to our victory for this preliminary round. The opponent was good, but we are even better, even though both sides seemed to be evenly matched. Team se7en supporters’ hearts skipped a few beats as the opponent return a few fast shots, but our player stayed firm, ending the game with 11-9, 11-8, 4-11 and 12-10 win.

In the final match of men’s doubles, our players were met with equally strong competition from the opponent’s side. We managed to keep up with the pace of our rival team but there were a number of over-hit returns from our side, resulting in 11-7, 6-11, 9-11 and 10-12 loss.
Still, having won 3 out of the 5 matches, team se7en table tennis team was able to enter the quarter finals round.

Let us all await their next good news!

-Tee B.J.