We Won!

Our company held a badminton tournament last Saturday. This is the first sports tournament I've ever joined and excitement is an understatement to describe my state of being during the tournament.

Eliminations

All matches are composed of 2 sets with 1-11 scoring system per set. A pair shall play against all other pairs in their respective level among all teams. There are eight skill levels with Level 1 as the highest. A pair who wins a set shall be awarded 1 Match Point. A pair who wins 2 sets shall be awarded 3 Match Points, otherwise, should either pair win a set each, they're awarded 1 Match Point each. The top 2 pairs who garner the highest number of Match Points in their respective level shall enter the Championships.

We played level 6 and won all three elimination games which gave us a total of 9 Match Points hence bringing us to the championships with an unbeatable record. =)

Championships

All games in the Championship Round per level shall be best of 3 sets race to 15 points. If the set is tied at 14, the first pair to reach 17 points wins the set. A pair who wins a set shall be awarded 1 Match Point. A pair who wins the game with 2 sets to none (2-0) shall be awarded 3 Match Points, otherwise (2 sets to 1), shall be awarded 2 Match Points and the opponent with 1 Match Point. The team who garnered the highest number of Match points in the Championship Round will be declared the Overall Champion.

We won the first and second sets of the game thus giving us a total of 12 Match Points and made us the Level 6 Champion. Our team had the most number of level champions which made our team the Overall Champion! Kudos to our team.

The next working day, our manager sent us an email message:

Thanks for participating in the Badminton Tournament. I was waiting for the official announcement pero unahan ko na - Yey to our project. We had 4 out of 6 pairs playing in their level finals, and two pairs being level champions!!!

Nick and Richard - Congratulations to the level 6 champions!! No mercy sa mga kalaban!! Grabe pinagod ninyo kalaban niyo sa championships!!

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