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D.O.B: 07/11/1988
Loves: Krezash, Designing template of own blog(though it gets on my nerve sometimes), playing Vanguard
Wishlist: Nintendo DS Lite (Pink!), Nintendo Wii, Ring
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D.O.B: 04/08/1988
Loves: Yukiko, Expensive stuff =X, playing Vanguard
Wishlist: Nvidia GTX 280, 500 bucks, Intel Quad Core 9300, Microsoft Reclusa, Sony Bravia 32" Full HD TV, 22" Samsung LCD Monitor, Time Machine
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Singapore vs South Korea, Women's Table Tennis Semi-Finals
I had the luck of catching it Live at baby's house today. And wow, what a match that was. I was practically glued straight to her TV set for 2 hours odd, and I didn't regret a moment of it.
I started watching when Li Jiawei was going against her South Korean counterpart, Kim Kyung-ah. Was actually thinking Jiawei would win, but she was too impatient with her smacks, causing her to cancel off her lead and ultimately submit to the South Korean. Damn.
Next up was the doubles match, starring Jiawei and her partner, whom sadly I forgot her last name, only knew her by her surname Wang. Now this was a match where Jiawei redeemed herself. Match started off fast with Jiawei jumping at almost every opportunity to smack, but Wang kept the tempo slow and steady, opening up chances for Jiawei to do a good clean smash. I must say, Wang was great in this round. The Singapore team did a clean sweep of the doubles, great stuff.
Next up was Dang Y.S vs Wang. Okay, this match caught me by surprise. Seeing that the rest of the previous games were controlled and slow, the tempo of Dang was insane. Have you ever seen Sonic the Hedgehog? Now imagine Sonic's legs were her arms. Scary isn't it? What a great game of speed and reflexes, Wang was utterly destroyed, 3-0.
Final match was between Feng Tianwei of Singapore and Park Mi-young of South Korea. Lol, this game was the best. They were like playing badminton on the tennis table. South Korea's defense was godlike, she was saving smashes from like 2 metres from the table, pushing back almost 90% of Feng's smacks. Crazy stuff, but after one heck of an epic battle, Singapore's going to get her first damn medal since like, god knows when?
GO SINGAPORE!!!
pictures from channelnewsasia.com
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