Hall 2 SQUASH roars her way to the FINALS!
By the Hall 2 Squash Correspondent
Just a mere 3 hours ago saw Hall 2 emerge victorious over Hall 15 in the IHG Squash Semi-finals, meaning that Hall 2 was going to be in the IHG Squash Finals for the 8th consecutive year running. Ardent supporters such as Jeremy Seah (who helped to take pictures and taunt our opponents) and Yan Hui (our dear loyal, welfare sub-commer who helped prepare drinks yet again) turned up a whole 15 minutes before the match even started. And of course, not forgetting our secret, faithful supporters from Hall 6 and Hall 10. (please refer to photo)
Our star-studded squad comprising Zhirui, Peiqi, Clarence, Siying and Huaming waltzed their way through the match, with Zhirui drawing first blood with a 9-0, 9-0, 9-0 triumph over his nemesis. Siying then bull-dozed her way through the court, winning the first set but was unfortunate to let the pressure take the better of her and we only managed to see a few glimpes of her undoubted potential. We did, however, see many glimpses of her Sylvester Stallone-look-a-like boyfriend.
The next match could be described as one of the biggest comebacks in history. Having already lost 2 sets, Clarence was on the very verge of losing his match and ending his winning streak. But the words, "For Honour and Glory" kept etching through his mind. Military-trained to persevere even in the most dire situations, he certainly did his Sergeants proud by putting all that training into good use - of all things, IHG Squash. By utilising his power forehard smash and exploiting his opponent's weak backhand, the commando crept up gradually yet convincingly to win 3-2 in a mouth-watering and heart-pounding match. In fact, this victory was so adrenaline-pumping that when it was announced that Clarence won, the latter gritted his teeth and balled his hands into fists tighter than wire before unleashing the 'tiger' in him. "RAWRH!" (please refer to photo)
Half an hour later, it was de facto modus operandi for Peiqi as she inflicted collateral damage and subdued her opponent in a one-sided affair to seal our route to the finals on 28 January (Thursday). In the last match, Huaming faced a fierce-looking foe who looked like Gouku from Dragonball (I hope Huaming's opponent doesn't see this). Despite this, Huaming remained impervious and relied on the presence of his secret girlfriend for motivation. In fact, the power of love was so potent that it helped Huaming to overwhelm his adversary 9-0, 9-0, 9-3, a stark contrast from previous matches. This wrapped up the night, with the final score being 4-1 in favour of Hall 2, where the finals now await us.
28 January, here we come.
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