Player Experience: Isaac Chow & Aaron Rajit

BAV member and student, Isaac Chow competed in his first graded tournament together with Aaron Rajit last weekend. The pair played C Graded men's doubles on Sunday April 6th going home with a win in their round robin pool which is AMAZING for a first timer. Read their thoughts below:

Isaac Chow

My first singles tournament was pretty rough. I got destroyed and my lack of skills and inexperience really got thrown at me. While I was told that this tournament was going to be a hard one, I wasn't sure how hard or how big the skill gap was going to be. It became apparent that even all my basics needed work. I think it messed up my mental game a bit, also didn't help that I was late and didn't get to warm up. Overall, it was a good experience and I learnt a lot about how I and the other people play. Everyone was nice and I left motivated to start training again seriously.

The doubles on the next day was different though. I thought it would be much harder than the singles due to doubles being played at a faster pace and that my doubles game can be a bit iffy. To my surprise, it was less difficult and more enjoyable than the singles matches. This is when I realised how important actually warming up is and how much easier the game becomes, especially when playing with someone I know. It was really helpful to have a team mate. In the singles matches, I was just fighting to survive, while in my doubles, I could see myself winning (I won my first match!) as my opposition were easier to play against. At the end of the day, I wanted to play more.

Aaron Rajit

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