sorry, been really busy with school work. but hey, term break and sometime to blog again. out of tempo with many things, but i shall continue my stories.
Tianyu began his competitive journey on a low note. He lost his first match to nervousness. and his fluccuating form has lead to a mediocre performance. P12-W7-L5. his team mate had a more impressive record P12-W11-L1 despite having a poor head to head record against tianyu. but however, tianyu did score a victory over his toughest opponent--- the north zone champion and as a result of this upset, the individual zonal title went to his teammate instead of the favourite.
The national, Tianyu had a more consistent performace. the school was knocked out in the first group stage. tianyu P6-W4-L2. which is quite good considering the tougher competition faced in this stage. his partner's formed dipped and his record was in contrast : P6-W1-L5. it is then tianyu realise that the skill level of his opponent is not that important when they play against him. he is usually a different bat from others and it is the ability to play against tianyu's bat that allows them to stand a chance. it is in this tournament that he catches the attention of another big player-- robin, the reigning U-12 champion.
the year 1996 has been a year of downturn for tianyu. due to his academic requirements and other competition in the field for maths, he missed 2 of the 4 local tournament for table tennis. in the 2 in which he took part in, he enrolled for u-17 for one and got into the 3rd round. in the u-12 category, he ended up 4th. however due to the fact he has not accumulated enough position ranking, he wasn't seeded for the whole year and fail to catch the attention of the talent scouts. however, he did create an impact for himselves in the inter constituency tournament. he represented yishun, but however, was only deem good enough for the sub bench. however, the coach rotated him for the match against the national youth team, which represented toa payoh. tianyu was drawn against the supposedly 4th seed of the whole tournament (tough luck?) but he score a pulled off a stunning upset. in fact, whilst tianyu's overall form has been mediocre the whole year. his record against the 8 top players whom he played against was deadly :P8-W6-L2. and there was a nick name which robin gave him. robin called him the giant killer.
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name: Tianyu
Passion: Maths, Music, Table Tennis
sex: M
philosophy: many people knows different part of me, but one thing in common is i will not
allow myself to fall *Elandriel*
