Squash (M) – KE vs EH

Written by: Adrian
Edited by: Jocelyn
Photos by: Hao Yang, Zhao Yue

On the 11^th of January, KE’s male squash team dived straight  into action for their very first IHG match against Eusoff Hall. Fielding a team comprising mostly of fresh blood, the match certainly proved to be a great display of KE’s fighting spirit, as our players tried their hardest before succumbing to their more fancied and experienced opponents with a score of 1-4.

In the first match, Kelvin was up against Mubin from EH, who had a strong control over most of the game, and his superbly executed serves gave Kelvin a difficult time in adapting to his style of play. Nonetheless, being a true fighter, Kelvin gave it all he had before eventually losing with the scores of 4-11 and 7-11.

Feng Fei played next against Chin Ping, from EH. While Feng Fei had moments of brilliance in his game play, it was certainly not enough against a player vastly more experienced than he was. The final scores, at 6-11 and 4-11, was thus in favour of EH’s Chin Ping.

Having lost the first two games, it was up to Kwan Rong to turn the tide around. Kwan Rong, the most experienced player in this year’s team, was certainly the man to count on as he dished out a wonderful performance, beating his opponent, Malcolm, with the scores of 5-11, 11-7 and 11-6. Playing in his usual gentlemanly and tactical style, he engaged Malcolm in long rallies, often putting the ball in places where his opponent least expected. The KE supporters were equally fantastic. They supported him with all their might, cheering him on loudly whenever he managed to catch Malcolm wrong footed. The Red Knights were certainly delighted with his win!

 

Kwan Rong, fully focused on his task at hand.

Whether KE remained in contention depended on the next match, which was played by none other than Benjamin Tham, the team captain himself. Also known as “Thammy” (or “Tummy”, or any other similar sounding variations), he played to the best of his abilities and fought for every point before bowing out to Stanley from EH with the scores of 5-11, 5-11.

Benjamin retrieving a tricky shot.

The last match was played between Bryan and Melvin (EH). Shouts of “Go Cromwell” from the KE supporters could be heard, referring to Bryan’s character in this year’s HallPlay. Unfortunately, the final score was not in his favour as he lost 2-11 and 7-11.

While it was definitely a pity that the team did not win their first match, it was clear that the players have trained long and hard to prepare for this IHG. So do come down to the squash courts this Sunday to support our squash team in their second match against KR. See you there!

 

KE Squash Team (M) 10/11 - “If you cannot drive straight, don’t boast.”