ATA league tournament – 22 November 2009
Location: Mandurah High School Gym, Gibla Street, Mandurah
Date: Sunday 22nd November 2009
Scheduled Times: 8:45 am to 12 noon junior sparring;
Lunch break: 12 noon to 12:30
Scheduled Times: 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm poomsae competition; 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm u18 and seniors sparring
Application forms can be obtained from your club instructors.
Closing date: 14th November 2009.
Tournament report:
Players completed their weigh-in and were ready. Their weights were recorded and the system calculated all correct handicap points in accordance with the criteria for the league competition in each allotted belt and weight age group division.
The day started on time, and the fights commenced with the junior age group divisions, and finishing ahead of schedule. After the lunch break, Tore Bule Turner demonstrated his Michael Jackson impersonation dance moves to the delight of the crowd, including the slides and the moon walk.
The poomsae competition went underway and each player did their best. The seniors came on after that and at the end of the day, there were quite a few sore bodies.
The concept of the league system was designed to enable players to have as many competition bouts as possible in a round robin format. The top 2 players will fight off in the final to decide the gold and silver medal winners while the next placed 3rd and 4th player ranked on the league ladder play off for the bronze medal.
This year’s second league comp was contested by 8 clubs and the medal tally shows:
1st: Mandurah 8 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze
2nd: Halls Head: 6, 3, 2
3rd: Narrogin: 5, 6, 2
4th: Hedland: 3, 6, 1
5th: Coolbellup: 3, 4, 1
6th: Rockingham: 2, 2, 0
7th: Padbury: 1, 1, 0
8th: Falcon: 1, 0, 1
Results: click here: or go to http://www.ata-wa.org.au/results/#2009ATALeague2
Roy Khoh says:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Wow, I trained myself for 10 minutes and I almost passed out!
This is too intense for a resting body of my age. I think it was a good decision to stop fighting competitively years ago.
But I’m coming back to “protect my family” for this tournament.
Roy Khoh says:
November 12th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Well, I might abandon my “family” leaving them to fend for themselves. I am not able to enter or help out at this tournament as I will be away in Hong Kong during the competition..