Girls Tennis (Division 2), Bangkok Harrow International School, February 2018 by Sharan (Y11) After winning silver in Myanmar last year, ‘The Magnificient Seven’ went into the SEASAC tournament with high morale and confidence. The team played their hearts out on the first day, winning all 10 matches, sending a strong message to our opponents. By the end of the second day, we kept the pressure on and won nine of the 10 matches and secured our place in the finals against Harrow School.
U19 Girls Basketball Division 1, NIST, Bangkok, February 2018 by Taylor (Y13) Captain and Loulya (Y12) Vice Captain The tournament had a challenging start, as we faced the three best teams in the competition on day one. We battled hard and narrowly lost by a basket or two to both Patana and UWC East. After a frustrating day we picked ourselves up to go on to win our last two pool games against Canadian International School Hong Kong (CDNIS) and Ruamrudee International School (RIS), securing our place in the semis against UWC Dover. We fought hard but ended up in the 3rd-4th play off. That night the team attended the gala dinner which was truly inspirational as we were lucky enough to see retired NBA player, Ike Nwankbe, speak about his journey. The next day we were up against UWC East. Each and every girl on the team played brilliantly and gave it their absolute all. We couldn’t have asked for anything more and in a nail bitingly close game we won! It was truly an amazing weekend of basketball both to watch and play. We are so proud of all of the girls on the team and are honoured to have been able to captain them this year. Good luck to all the leavers, you will be missed and we wish you the best of luck wherever you may end up.
“A wonderful tournament with a fantastic team both on and off the court. Everyone was incredibly supportive of one another, they worked hard, kept their heads and ultimately beat UWC East to win bronze medals.” Emma Watson, Coach / PE Specialist
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Although we were unable to win the gold medal, the friendships forged and memories made will always stay with us. Our tenacity and resolve to aim for gold next year has become even stronger. The TTS Girls Tennis team will definitely return next year stronger, and will hopefully win gold. Thank you to the TTS Foundation for supporting this trip.
“Silver again for the girls Tennis team at SEASAC, which is another fantastic achievement. One day, we will hopefully come back with gold and each year our team performs better and better – at the end of day one we were unbeaten winning all 10 matches, at the end of day two we had won nine out of 10 matches and made the final! Congratulations also go to Ananyna in Year 9 who won an MVP award for being the unbeaten third singles seed and winning all her matches!” Mhairi Aluthge-Donna, Coach
Rugby, Kuala Lumpur, February 2018 by Dan (Y13)
Touch, Kuala Lumpur, February 2018 by Maddy (Y13)
The first match of the weekend against Alice Smith School was a hard-fought match resulting in a 14-12 victory to TTS and was followed by a 39-0 victory over BPS a few hours later. The final match of the day was a Singapore derby, where UWC Dover took on TTS in a close battle which UWC won 10-7.
SEASAC always promises a weekend of excitement, challenge and immense teamwork, and this year’s three days of Touch Rugby at Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur were no different. The Tanglin girls started off with a win against Canadian International School Hong Kong, before drawing against UWC East and ending the day with another win. Day 2 was set to be a tough one, with three pool games to get through before the first round of knockout stages under the baking KL sun. We met UWC East again in the semis, in one of the most intense games of any of our Touch careers as we fought for a spot in the finals. We unfortunately missed out but the next morning saw the Tanglin girls beat Mont’Kiara International School (MKIS) and earn 3rd place. A big thanks to each member of the SEASAC team for their commitment and effort this season. Of course, thank you as well to Ms Paterson for the leadership, support and enduring belief. Tanglin Touch is very hard to say goodbye to for the leavers each year, and SEASAC 2018 truly reinforced that.
The second day saw a comfortable 33-0 victory over NIST International School, however this was then followed by a 26-21 defeat by UWC East resulting in Tanglin finishing the group stage round robin in 3rd place. With UWC Dover going undefeated throughout the weekend thus far, TTS were drawn against UWC East for a second game merely three hours after their final group stage game against them earlier on in the day. After a solid display from the TTS boys, Tanglin walked away with a 15-5 victory which saw them progress to the final against UWC Dover. With the final being the last game of the weekend, the audience was much bigger and there was a buzz in the air. With people lining the touchlines, Tanglin kicked off. An early mistake from UWC Dover saw TTS go over for the first try, but UWC wasted no time in equalizing with a try of their own. On the stroke of half time, an excellent chase down and a try saving tackle saw TTS turn over the ball and go 75m to score a try against the run of play, bringing the score to 12-5. The second half saw a very dominant performance from TTS who scored three more tries whilst UWC retaliated with one of their own, bringing the final score to 35-10. TTS have managed to retain the SEASAC title for a record fourth year, and wish next year’s SEASAC squad the best of luck in their endeavours to, once again, carry on this four-year legacy.
Badminton, Tanglin Trust School, March 2018 by Dave Radcliffe, Head of Senior PE and Sport
U19 Boys Tennis, UWC Dover, February 2018 by Hoe Kwan (Y13) As a whole, the team played well throughout the three days. Our two best matches as a team were against NIST and British School Jakarta (BSJ); we beat BSJ 3-2 and lost 2-3 to NIST. Being able to win two matches from the team that placed 3rd was outstanding. This showed true mental strength from all of us. For the future, the team should take this experience and learn from it. Knowing their opponents for the following year, they will need to develop on their strengths and weaknesses which were outlined during this tournament.
“A young team with some noticeable performances from boys across Years 8 to 10. Special mention should go to Captain Irvin for his excellent performances once again as number 1 singles seed and Aaron and Marcel for their success in their doubles tournament.” James Robinson, Coach / PE Specialist
Tanglin was delighted to host SEASAC Division 2 Badminton in Season 3 and our teams performed with great credit. After achieving third place last year, the progress of girls badminton was in evidence once again as our girls team went one better and finished in 2nd place. This fast improving team won all their games en route to the final where they eventually lost out to a strong UWC East. It was Yuxin Tang’s final year and her leadership of girls badminton will be missed next year. It was a year of transition for our boys team in many ways as five of our eight players were playing SEASAC badminton for the first time. The team did, however, rise to the occasion and made the semi-finals where we just missed out narrowly to Garden International School. After playing Alice Smith School for bronze, a 4th place finish was a fair reward for this young team. The boys also won the Sportsmanship Award after being nominated by other schools and the tournament as a whole was played in a wonderful spirit.
“SEASAC is always the tournament in the school calendar that the students want to finish in the final. This was the toughest year that the girls have played in. Any one of the top three schools could have won. The girls worked hard during the tournament putting in some strong performances on each day. The crucial game was the semi-final against UWC East, I couldn’t have asked anymore of the squad, they played their absolute hearts out for the entire game and then in drop offs. Unfortunately, the game didn’t finish our way but TTS finished a proud 3rd overall. A big thank you to Izzy and Gabby, who have been Captain and Vice Captain this year, you have done a great job. This year we lose six players from our 1st squad, we wish them all the best at university. We will miss you!” Vicky Paterson, Coach / PE Specialist
Softball, Bangkok Patana School, March 2018 by Mark Scoular, Coach / PE Specialist The U19 Softball boys team is well established and we were initially looking for a good placing but as the tournament went on and results went against us, the team had to re-evaluate their goals and their resilience and perseverance were put to the test. Despite playing well, the boys struggled to convert their batting into runs and the opposition often raised their game at key times to leave our team winless. The most important game of the weekend came on the Sunday morning in our relegation battle against the International School of Yangon (ISY), the team took an early lead but a determined performance by the younger ISY team meant that we lost. We look forward to a year of rebuilding and with younger players coming through I believe that we have a very real chance of victory in Division 2 next year and a promotion back to the big leagues in 2020!
Thank you to the TTS Foundation for providing representative awards for the Hong Kong Tour and Bangkok trips (swimming, girls basketball, girls tennis and boys softball)
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