Those of you who went down to MPSH 6 to support the first sport played in this year's IHG would have borne witness to a series of exciting and intense (scratch that, I meant extremely intense) matches played by the Sheares Sepak Takraw team.
It was a nail-biting fight from start to finish, and the team did brilliantly to convincingly win both Eusoff and Temasek Halls (in that order). In case you think it was an easy battle, think again.
To win a game against an opponent team, you need to win 2 out of 3 matches. Sounds simple? I haven't finished. Each match comprises 3 sets - and you have to win 2 out of 3 sets to take the match (1st & 2nd set- first team to reach 21 points; 3rd set- first team to reach 15 points). So against each team, that's a minimum of 6, and a maximum of 9 games consecutively. Of course the players get to substitute, but that's secondary.
It was a really eye-opening experience, even as a spectator on the sidelines. Amazing skills were executed - some stunts that made the crowd go wildwildwild (some by our very own Goh Chern Kuan in his last IHG). At 9am on a Sunday morning, Sheares had the most number of supporters, and Shearites were the only ones who cheered our team consistently - regardless of whether the players won or lost the point/set/match. Most of the other halls only cheered when their team scored, and were unsupportively silent when their team conceded a point. Most Shearites even stayed the entire duration to 4pm. That's 7 hours of dedicated cheering, showcasing an excellent display of the Sheares spirit.
Look forward to seeing more C-Towners at the upcoming IHG games, to support our fellow Towners and Team Sheares! For now, cheerios.
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