August 16, CM Basement 2:24 AM
The TT team continued their grand display of mastery with a 4-3 win over Section A to enter the finals of the KOK TT tournament. With the victory over Section A, Caminey Crusaders become the first team to reach the finals of any event in KOK 2010. The semi finals was a fairly contested contest which saw a resistance put up by section A. The going was not all that easy this time round as Camineys fell from a 1-0 advantage to a 2-3 scoreline due to handsome victories by the opposition in game no 2,3 and walkover in the men's doubles. It was left to the very last match to seal the all important win.
The semi finals began with an easy victory of Kandarp over the opponent. However, Hardik was outplayed in his match which saw some smart play by Section A's Gangwani. unable to unleash his master weapon, Hardik faced an uphill task to force the issue. The strength of his game lies in the fat that despite not being at his utmost best, Gangwani managed to just edge past him in all the three sets. The next match up saw Geetu lose to the seasoned Swati. Under duress, Amrita rose to the ocassion by thrashing Anuja and returning the favour for the Lawn Tennis loss last night.
Amrita & kandarp at it all day long
Next, their was a brief mix up due to unavailability of a Camina for the TT Men's doubles match up leading to a walkover and Section A going ahead 3-2. Needing to win the last two matches, Kandarp (briefly excusing himself from his Chess match) joined Amrita in a mixed doubles match against Swati & Mr. MDI (dunno the bloke's name). The acrobatics and energy of Section A players was insufficient to hold back the Crusaders as they easily overcame the opponents to set the match statistics at an interesting 3 apiece. It was the cool Siddarth who again drove home the advantage to outclass Section A in the all important men's singles match to win 4-3 on aggregate.
Deepak was by far the supporter of the day with his shrill voice causing discomfort amongst Section A as well as other Caminey supporters. Abhishek Jain was in his usual elements while Surender preferred to be the silent spectator as the drama unfolded.
In the other news, Singhi and Amruteshwar won their opening encounters while Kandarp massacred his opponent in the opening round of the KOK Chess tournament. Also, there was more nerves on the cricket field as the rain played spoilsport leading to postponement of the match between A & B. B is expected to field their strongest team todaywith the inclusion of all the players who chose to go home over the weekend. The A vs B match up is scheduled for 4 PM today.
Singhi getting the better of Jatin
Some of the Camineys have been overlooked in the previous correspondences. Be it Shauvik who has turned up for the cricket matches or Simron who was boisterous in his cat calls on the cricket field yesterday, all have chipped in with their support.
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