The 1st Annual HIT Foreign Teachers Ping Pong Tournament was a success for all participants. Players competed in four events (A,B,C,D) for fabulous prizes. The A event final saw a powerful American (Branson) up a against a cagey Frenchman (Romain). The match was a "best out of five" final, going down the the fifth game before the winner was declared with the wiley Frenchman overcoming the raw power of the American to win the final game and take home the beautiful solid glass trophy. The B event saw the crafty Russion bear (Irena) blow away the timid yet beguiling Canadian (Brett) with her sheer bravado. Zhou Yan from the small but speedy Chinese contingent overcame her opening jitters to take the C event in straight sets over the softer yet determined and only female member of the American contingent (Leah). The D event was a dog fight with a tall and rangey American (Brian) overcoming the smaller but tenacious Chinese player (Justin) with game going full out. Despite some tournament friction, all the players went for pizza and beer afterwards.
The evening ended with icecream and fruitsalad at the the Cornell's with the younguns moving on to the club scene afterwards. Stay tuned for our Thanksgiving feasting in the next blog.
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