The
final match came. The opponents were a Chinese boy and a Chinese girl. In the
practice time, they looked extremely good at playing table tennis. They must
have played table tennis quite often in China.
The game started. At first, we were
surprised by his serve. He made a ball spin and move randomly. “Impossible to
return!!” Edward shouted. I also tried to return, but failed. So we almost gave
up returning his serve and instead focused on our serves and returning the girl’s
serve.
Our
point, their point, their point again, our point, their point…. The game proceeded like this. Even though we didn’t succeed in
returning his serve at all, we managed to catch up with them. The score became
19-20 (this match was a 21 point match) and it was my service turn. I was
concentrated on my serve, shot a sharp one and the Chinese girl failed to
return. I got it!! I did a high-five with Edward, and the game went into deuce.
But then we noticed that next service was the Chinese boy’s turn….
“Oh, my God.” Edward shouted again. We didn’t have a choice, so
we had to return his scary serve.
His serve came spinning like a roaring devil sent to kill us. Edward made the ball spin
strongly; the ball flew in the air and bounced on the edge of the opponent’s
court. Miracle return!! I did a high-five with Edward again. The score became
21-20 and his serve again. At that crucial time, Edward also succeeded in returning and
Chinese girl failed. We won the game and the championship!
I and Edward hugged
and admired each other. Our bodies were very hot like gladiators finishing their
fight. We won honor and some prizes, a magcup with the Yale mark and a giftcard. I had been looking forward to getting the magcup, so I was so lucky. The tournament finished.
This is my unforgettable memory in the Yale.
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