GS Academy Survivor Tournament sponsored by Tecnifibre

Upcoming Tournaments

GS Survivor Men’s Tennis Tournament - a round robin tiebreaker style of play to be held on February 17th & 24th 2012 from 4:30pm-7:30pm. It is designed to allow players to test their skills by having a large amount of matches against a large amount of opponents. Prizes will be awarded to 1st-3rd place winners.

Cost of Entry

• Singles 150RMB
• Doubles 200RMB (100RMB per player)
• Singles/Doubles 250RMB

About Tournament

• Round Robin Men’s singles/doubles (Open)
• Must have tournament experience or knowledge
• A random draw will be held and posted Feb.15^th
• Two courts will be used simultaneously
• Points will be deducted from player for late start to be determined by referee
• In case of a tie winners will be determined first by number of wins then points last head to head
• Single play will be limited to 2 groups of 6, totaling 12 players
• The singles preliminary rounds will be Round Robin tiebreaker style of play, first to 11pts. Sudden death at 10 all
• Top 2 players of each group will advance to finals
• The singles finals will be Round Robin tiebreaker style of play, first to 11pts. Sudden death at 10 all
• Doubles play will be limited to 2 groups of 4, totaling 16 players
• Doubles preliminary rounds will be Round Robin tiebreaker style of play, first to 11pts. Sudden death at 10 all
• Top 2 teams of each group will advance to finals
• Double finals will be Round Robin tiebreaker style of play, first to 11pts. Sudden death at 10 all

Information

For more information please contact:

(English) Kris Derban 010 8478 6866

(中文) Amanda Li 010 8478 6866

Email: tournaments@gs-academy.com

Click here for tournament regulations & entry form

Tennis is often times referred to as a marathon, but we wanted to see what tennis looks like in an-all-out sprint!

On January 5^th and 6^th, GS Academy and Tecnifibre teamed up to host more than 20 players to see the fastest of the fast.  In round-robin fashion, our singles players were given 15-minutes a match to score as many points at possible.  Our doubles players were given 25-minutes.  The top two players/teams played in one final match to determine the champion.

Carrie and Judy finish 1st and 2nd

The results are in and I reassure you this is no typo. Carrie Zhu was declared ultimate Champion with 111 points with runner-up Judy Kam scoring 72.  In the finals, Carrie proved her score was no fluke by defeating Judy head-to-head to close out the fast rabbit year.

Judy and Emily fall to Ann and Hannah in the finals

Team Locher featuring mother Ann and daughter Hannah scored 82 points in the round-robin portion of the tournament with the runner up team Judy Kam and Emily Qian close behind them with 81 points.  In the finals, mother and daughter showed their tennis bond by securing the fastest doubles team this side of the Yangtze river!

Getting ready for the minitennis tournament in March!

Our tournament wouldn’t have been complete without including the kids in a free promotional tennis workshop filled with fun-filled games to keep both parents and kiddies happy.

Special thanks to Tecnifibre for sponsoring our fun filled tennis experiment.  We look forward to cooking up something new for everybody soon.  Stay tuned to our tournament page.

Early Bird Deadline – January 5th, 2012

To enjoy the “Early Bird Discounts”, players must make payments in FULL no later than January 5th, 2012.

Classes begin January 9th, 2012

There will be NO GROUP CLASSES from January 21st to January 27th, 2012.

Upcoming Tournaments

GS Rapid Rally Tennis Tournament – a timed round robin style of play to held January 5th & 6th 2012 from 10am-2pm. It is designed to allow players to test their skills by having a large amount of matches against a large amount of opponents.

Cost of Entry

• Singles 150RMB
• Doubles 200RMB (100RMB per player)
• Pkg. singles/doubles 250RMB

About Tournament

• GS Rapid Rally Tennis Tournament will be held for women single and doubles players ages 13 and up
• A random draw will be held
• Two courts will be used simultaneously
• Single play will be limited to 2 groups of 6, totaling 12 players
• The singles preliminary rounds will be timed play (7 min.)
• The singles finals will be timed play (10 min.)
• Doubles play will be limited to 2 groups of 4, totaling 16 players
• Doubles preliminary will be timed play (10 min.)
• Doubles finals will be timed play (15 min)

Workshop

A children’s workshop will be held for children ages 3-8 during the GS Rapid Rally Tournament. It will consist of a 4 part game based skill building exercises, 45 minutes each.

Information

For more information please contact:

(English) Kris Derban 010 8478 6866

(中文) Fei Fei Ma 010 8478 6866

Email: tournaments@gs-academy.com

Click here for tournament regulations & entry form

Congratulations to all GS Academy players for competing in stage two of the Li-Ning Prince Cup at Potter’s Wheel. A special mention goes to Clara Falxa who out of our players reached the furthest round in the tournament. Clara made it to the last round where the long day took it’s toll on her physically and mentally tiring her. We’re sure she will go one better next time.

Clara Falxa returns a ball in a match

Parents and Vernon watching a game

This was a great learning experience for our players. Now the players know exactly what weaknesses need to be addressed before the next tournament. Thank you to all the parents for the support and patience during the tournament. It definitely was a long day but it was well worth it!

Until the next tournament, work hard and we hope to see some more good results in the near future.

Elsie Wang and Gloria Hui photographed after a girls