The week was difficult for both players and supporters of
Hall 2 as they experienced unexpected losses. Journeys of some teams were forced to end
prematurely. Nevertheless, they took their losses with sheer courage and made
promises to themselves to do better next sports season.
“If you learn from a loss, you have not lost.”
4 Feb 2013, Monday
Netball: Our netball girls didn't make it through the
Quarters :( The experienced players from Hall 8 made the fight a tough one and
eventually we lost with a score of 31-19. It was heart-breaking for them to
accept their defeat after the match. It takes a lot of time and effort to
perfect this sport and I believe they will train even harder for next IHG! In
fact, we are so proud of them for making it to the Quarters. Thank you Daphne
Tan Su Yin, Xiaohui Tan, Cheyenne Ching, YuHui Tay Angela Ng, Leong Hui Min,
Lai Chien Siew, Lim Shi Min and team for the good fight!
Takraw: Our takraw boys didn't make it either. It was a close fight. Hall 7 was just lucky to win the Quarters match with a score of 2-1.
To: Teo Yu Hao, Alvin Chin, Alvin Bay, Hao Bin, Nicholas
Tai, Ming Long, Wang Peng, Yong Geng, Kenneth Gan, Billy, Clement and team..
Despair not. This is not the end. We strongly believe that there is never a
"game over" for sports. It is just a setback; we will win it back
next year!
5 Feb 2013, Tuesday
Table Tennis: While we were busy interacting with some
international friends and playing games at the international night, our table
tennis team were playing a different game - IHG Table Tennis. They played to
the best of their abilities during the matches against Hall 11 but lost(3-2).
Let's take a look at the break down of the battles..
Our racket queen ZiLin Choo fought hard against an ivp
player but lost the single match to our opponent :( Our girls, Adelene Tan and
Melody Tai, took revenge for this loss by winning the girls double match!(:
On the other hand, the strong opponents from Hall 11 caused
our guys single and doubles to be out of the game :( Thank you Keiv, Jon Ong
and Go TiongSen for the effort though. We really appreciate it. Lastly, our
unbeatable duo: Ti fen and Glen won the mixed double match!(: It was one-sided,
well done players! :D
Note: They will be playing Final Pool at a later date.
Please give them your support then(:
7 Feb 2013, Thursday
Squash: The squash team put up a spirited display in
thursday's final pool match against traditional powerhouse Hall XVI but
eventually fell short.
The first player to warm the court is Zhi Rui. After a
fairly even start with several impressive rallies, he eventually succumbed to
his opponent's steady and error free game plan. Losing the first set to the IVP
squash captain.
Our second representative Edwin, started the match with the
upper hand for being able to settle in before his opponent. However a series of
long rallies with his IVP opponent took its toll on Edwin. Despite saving
several shots that seemed out of his reach, the set went in favour of hall XVI.
Our racquet queen Zilin, fell short in her match. Despite
out playing her opponent for periods of the match, luck was not on her side as
several strikes by her were miraculously saved by the opponent. Similarly, Hui
Shan’s attempts to fight the representative from Hall XVI were unsuccessful.
Although our player Louis won the last set by a fine margin,
we lost the game.
In a nutshell, it was a close encounter that is not
faithfully represented by the scoreline.
The entire squash team has put in hard work and we hope to
see more of them next season.
(Refer to previous posts for Basketball(M) and Water polo(M)
Semi-Finals Updates)
8 Feb 2013, Friday
Soccer: Our soccer team was in top form today as they left
no chance for Hall 12 to even come close to scoring one goal.
An early goal by Kenneth Sim that was assisted by Bryan Han
set the tone for the match, and the goals just kept coming in. Another goal was
made by Yong Geng Tan with a header, all thanks to a cross from Wong Zi Hao
Billy, who had also earlier on scored a goal. The next goal came from Bryan
Han, who was a key player in this match as he fended off Hall 12's defenders
with his speed and agility. Teo Yu Hao with his fighting spirit, added on yet
another goal, showing that Hall 2 will not rest on its laurels. As if we were
hungry for goals tonight, Ming Long dribbled with amazing speed and it looked
set to add on to our tally but alas, it was a miss that got the crowd
exclaiming with shock.
The final score was 5-0. Kudos to Alvin Bay, who was pivotal
to Hall 2's victory tonight with his slick moves and speedy reflexes. Special
mention should be made to Arnold Wee too for his aggressive yet superb tackling
skills, but also, for his failed attempt at weaselling out of a yellow card
with a cutesy plea.
Well done Hall 2! We wish you all the best for Semi-finals!
(:
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