badminton finals-YOG

On 19th August,6 of the best badminton players in the youth category were named after intense and nail-biting matches.It was the badminton finals for both males and females.Great Britain,Vietnam,Thailand and China battled for the females and South Korea,India and Thailand for the males.


For the match between Great Britain and Vietnam,it was a pretty intense one.I wouldn't say it was a boring game nor the best game I've watched.Unlike the match between China and Thailand.Both players were equally good and of the same weight.Through out that match,I sat at the corner of my seat.It was intense.After every score won by Sapsiree(Thai's representative),Sapsiree would let out a scream of joy and Deng Xuan(China's representative),would look at Sapsiree with a green eye.Thailand could proudly say the gold medal was theirs within 2 games only.14:21 and 17:21.I think Deng Xuan lost because she fell a few times giving Sapsiree a chance to smash the shuttlecock down on Deng Xuan's side and score a point.Even though both sides wanted the gold very badly,they made sure they played the match fair.So in the end,Thailand got the gold medal,China silver and Vietnam bronze.


Even though the female's matches were interesting,there was only 1 match I was looking forward to watch and that was the males match,Thailand versus India.Most girls would support the Thailand badminton player,Pisit Poodchalat,because of his looks and his skills.Most guys would support India's badminton player,Haseena Sunil Kumar Prannoy,because of jealousy,maybe?Well,whatever it is,I agree with those who support Pisit Poodchalat.I had interviewed a few female spectators.The replies were the same when asked who they supported.'Thailand.'It was pretty obvious.When asked to rate the match 1 to 10,1 being uninteresting at all and 10 vice versa,many rated the match 7-9.One said 'Never was I so interested in a badminton match.I came only because I had a free ticket.This is the first time I'm watching a badminton match and I actually find it interesting,because of who is playing it and the spectators.'Some nearly lost their voices shouting and cheering for their players.In the end,Thailand got gold,again,India silver and Korea bronze.


Of course the players have to give the supporters some credit for winning their medals.Vietnam and Thailand badminton players should say thank you to who might be the 'best dressed supporter'.He probably came from Thailand.He wore a very traditional Thailand costume and stood throughout the whole game.He danced,shouted,cheered and waved his banner everytime the team he supports scores a point.The whole stadium could hear his cheers.People might laugh and say his an attention-seeker but I salute him!He embarrassed himself in public just to support his country.It only shows how much he loves his country.