3rd NUS Kendo Championships Series 1
By Nella
After months of vigorous training, the NUS Championships is open once again for its new batch of contenders! Most importantly, it is time to pick up the pace once again after ICT in January.
Since MPSH 6 was not available that day, we decided to have our first ever internal series in NUS High!
Pre-tournament shots
NUS High on 9th March
Before the matches
Of course, not forgetting our juniors who have been training hard since their Beginners' Course, Series 1 is their first opportunity to have a go on a real shiai. Ganbatte!
Happy juniors at their inaugural tournament! :)
This time, we started off with the robin matches for ladies with the men's eliminations on the other court concurrently. Kendokas from NYP graciously came over to help out for the officiating duties as well. Despite the heat and humidity, many of the participants put up a strong fight throughout the matches, especially the juniors!
Liying vs Anthea
Nem vs Nasution
We summed up the day with an exciting match between Kenneth and Yonghe! Congratulations to all finalists and also, to all the juniors who have successfully gone through their first tournament after half a year of training!
Seiza for the last match of the day
Finals: Kenneth vs Yong He
Prize Presentation Ceremony
A big thank you to all Senseis, seniors and fellow kendokas from NYP who have taken time off their to come to the tournament! See you at Series 2!