The 3rd day of team events and the heartache

Dear friends


The WA team has gone through a heartbreaking day. The first match was against Victoria Rebels. Vic only sent 1 team this year so all the best Vic players were in the Vic team. We had to win Vic to get a medal playoff. The team gave everything they had, blisters and all. However, it was not meant to be. The final score was 7-9 to Vic. It went down to the wire and was so close. The scores will not show the excitement and heartbreak felt by the team.

I am sure there were some tears from the team. That's what the nationals are about. The fight, the happiness, the sadness when we do not make it. The players will all have given their best and should be supported and also congratulated for representing WA and giving all their sweat and tears and sometimes blood.

I have been there so many times and know what Teck Hin and the team had felt in the last few days.

So much anticipation, so much hope and gutsy display of what it is to represent your state.

WA has often had to be happy with 4th or 5th place.

WA made history in 2014 when we went to NZ, the lion's den and brought back our first bronze after years in the wilderness. That was against 15 teams.

In 2015, WA again came 4th in a tournament against 9 teams.

In 2016, on homeground advantage, we managed a historic silver in a field of 11 teams. There was so much joy in WA.



So, it is never easy. You only know that the players always give their best fighting for their state. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. It is the fight that counts.

In the afternoon, WA beat  Queensland without any problems.

That means WA now fights for 5th and 6th place on Tuesday.

We wish the players all the luck they need. There is still the individuals to look forward to. Night.

Western Australia - Victoria Rebels: 7-9

Time:	Mon 4/17/2017 9:30 AM
Draw:	June Bevan Trophy - Pool B
Score:	7-9

Match overview

Order	Event	Western Australia	-	Victoria Rebels	Score	Points			Duration
1	BD2	Milan Ranasinghe Jackie Zheng	-	Ross Audley Dimitri Han	11-21 24-22 21-19	1-0			0:45
2	GD2	Katrina Garing Bernice Teoh	-	Katrina Yang Margaret Zhao	21-10 21-15	1-0			0:25
3	GD1	Janice Tan Jasmine Tan	-	Sabrina Chung Nalini Kuhanandha	17-21 16-21	0-1			0:25
4	BD1	Romy Puhalovich Ryan Tan	-	Marcus Kong Ryan Venpin	21-16 13-21 9-21	0-1			0:45
5	BS4	Jackie Zheng	-	Daniel Hocking	12-21 12-21	0-1			0:20
6	GS4	Anjali Bhujun	-	Margaret Zhao	15-21 18-21	0-1			0:30
7	GS3	Katrina Garing	-	Makayla Turner	21-10 21-8	1-0			0:20
8	BS3	Romy Puhalovich	-	Dimitri Han	13-21 17-21	0-1			0:30
9	BS2	Ryan Tan	-	Ryan Venpin	23-21 21-18	1-0			0:25
10	GS2	Bernice Teoh	-	Sabrina Chung	23-21 23-21	1-0			0:30
11	GS1	Alicia Xu	-	Nalini Kuhanandha	7-21 14-21	0-1			0:18
12	BS1	Milan Ranasinghe	-	Marcus Kong	21-12 21-6	1-0			0:25
13	XD4	Janice Tan Jackie Zheng	-	Marcus Kong Margaret Zhao	15-21 7-21	0-1			0:22
14	XD3	Jasmine Tan Ryan Tan	-	Sabrina Chung Dimitri Han	18-21 21-15 18-21	0-1			0:40
15	XD2	Romy Puhalovich Bernice Teoh	-	Daniel Hocking Makayla Turner	21-11 21-14	1-0			0:20
16	XD1	Katrina Garing Milan Ranasinghe	-	Nalini Kuhanandha Ryan Venpin	18-21 14-21	0-1			0:30

Statistics

	Points	Won	Draw	Lost	Matches			Games			Points
Western Australia	0	0	0	1	7	-	9	16	-	19	609	-	638
Victoria Rebels	0	1	0	0	9	-	7	19	-	16	638	-	609			Western Australia - Queensland: 15-1 Time: Mon 4/17/2017 2:30 PM Draw: June Bevan Trophy - Semi Finals Score: 15-1 Match overview Order Event Western Australia - Queensland Score Points Duration 1 BD2 Milan Ranasinghe Jackie Zheng - Kevin Guo Rishab Gupta 21-7 21-9 1-0 0:15 2 GD2 Katrina Garing Bernice Teoh - Kunyarin Boontaeng Chelsea Champion 21-9 21-6 1-0 0:25 3 GD1 Janice Tan Jasmine Tan - Liberty Owen Tam Anh Vo 21-9 21-10 1-0 0:17 4 BD1 Romy Puhalovich Ryan Tan - Krips Goyal Justine Obial 21-14 19-21 21-8 1-0 0:35 5 BS4 Aidan Wheller - Rishab Gupta 21-10 21-11 1-0 0:21 6 GS4 Anjali Bhujun - Kunyarin Boontaeng 21-6 21-8 1-0 0:20 7 GS3 Katrina Garing - Liberty Owen 21-1 21-3 1-0 0:14 8 BS3 Romy Puhalovich - Wen Kai Sim 21-8 21-6 1-0 0:15 9 BS2 Ryan Tan - Krips Goyal 21-12 21-11 1-0 0:17 10 GS2 Bernice Teoh - Chelsea Champion 21-6 21-6 1-0 0:15 11 GS1 Alicia Xu - Tam Anh Vo 21-16 21-8 1-0 0:23 12 BS1 Milan Ranasinghe - Justine Obial 21-6 21-14 1-0 0:19 13 XD4 Janice Tan Aidan Wheller - Kunyarin Boontaeng Kevin Guo 21-8 21-6 1-0 0:27 14 XD3 Jasmine Tan Ryan Tan - Chelsea Champion Wen Kai Sim 21-10 21-7 1-0 0:16 15 XD2 Romy Puhalovich Bernice Teoh - Krips Goyal Tam Anh Vo Walkover 0-1 16 XD1 Katrina Garing Milan Ranasinghe - Justine Obial Liberty Owen 21-14 21-7 1-0 0:25 Statistics Points Won Draw Lost Matches Games Points Western Australia 0 1 0 0 15 - 1 30 - 3 649 - 319 Queensland 0 0 0 1 1 - 15 3 - 30 319 - 649

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