In ancient Rome, gladiators met for battle in places like the Coliseum for gold, glory and their lives! On February 17 and 24th, 2012, 29 tennis warriors met at the Central Forest “Arena” to determine who would be the best of the best for Boys 19 years and under.
In the singles matches, players competed in two rounds of matches (A round-robin followed by an elimination round). In the singles final, Harry Sha pushed Jeffrey Kang to sudden death and won the champion trophy with the score 11 to 10. Richard Hou defeated Dong Jae with the final score of 11 to 7 to take third place.
Not to be out done, the doubles teams competed in two brackets with the winners from each bracket meeting in the finals. This time Richard Hou teamed up with Chris Yu to best Jeffrey Kang and Jordan Lee for the championship trophy showing their best surivival skills.
Tecnifibre sponsored prizes included their stylish and sturdy racquet bags for both Champion and Runner-up which the winners claimed as badges of their well fought battles. The next time you see them on the court, the spoils of their victory will be close at hand!