IHRG Update – Weiqi

DECEMBER 19 2008
- TIONG HWEE

In the IHRG preliminary matches for Weiqi held at MPH today, Hall IV had to compete with seven other halls in total, of which five matches were to be played today.

Our first round was against Hall 1. Unfortunately, our weiqi team lost 1-4 to them.  After an hour break after the first game, our next opponent was Hall 8. This time round, our weiqi players managed to turn the tables around by scoring a 4-1 victory over the opponents. 

Unfortunately, we were unable to capitalise on our winning momentum for our next round against Hall 5. Even though both teams were closely matched, we eventually failed to secure a win in the last set, and lost to them with a tight margin of 2-3.

Even then, our Weiqi team continued to fight on with much gusto, despite the tough matches ahead for our relatively inexperienced team. We were unlucky not to capitalise on our opponents’ mistakes in our fourth round against Hall 7, and as a result, lost with a tight margin of 2-3 yet again.

Finally, our last opponent was Hall 15 but we only managed to win 1 out of 5 games in the fifth round.

A second day of Weiqi competition awaits the Hall IV Weiqi team tomorrow. Here’s wishing the Weiqi team all the best!