Our first round was at 11:20am and the second round is at 9:40pm. We played our first round and won, so we waited for our 2nd round. Meanwhile waiting, we went to McD with my other teammates to have lunch.
After that, we had dinner at some place and once again we headed back to the tournament venue. We headed back to the venue and took some rest for a while.
Our match number has been announced. We had 20 minutes time to prepare. Before that, i did some warm ups to get myself ready and psyched up. As the time comes nearer, my heart beat went faster and i was slightly nervous as our opponents are quite strong.
The match started and it was a neck-to-neck trail as we are just 1 point behind of the opponent's score. We did not give up and showed them our fighting spirit regardless of how good they are. The opponents are also tactically smart. Most of their smashes were all towards our bodies and this made us hard to defend quickly enough to counterattack. The score went to 13-15 (opponent leading at 15 points) and we had to switch sides to the other side of the court.
During the Interval, i told my partner to remain calm and steady without fear. We resumed the match and we managed to level the score at 16-16, but due to nervosity and pressure, we made many kinds of mistakes and the opponent took the opportunity and pulled the gap to a 5 points lead. I felt the pressure and more mistakes were made by my partner and myself.
At last, we lost out to them 19-30, but yet, a good fight given to the opponents. Wish them luck anyways. Later on, outside the hall, a few of the spectators came and asked about the match and told me that i had given them a good fight.
Thanks to all and this tournament really gave me a whole new experience a new view on doubles.
Next tournament, Social Badminton Tournament (August 22- 23)
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