Last weekend Cary, North Carolina hosted the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials for Table Tennis. I have never seen a table tennis match but I couldn't wait for the opportunity to attend the Olympic Trials to see what real ping pong "athletes" look like. On Sunday, I went with three friends to watch the last day of the team trials in Bond Park. There were two gyms set-up with three matches going on at the same time. In order to move forward the player had to win the best of seven matches, 11 points for each match. Over the course of the weekend the players had to play eleven matches.
We watched women's and men's matches. The men's matches were much more entertaining to watch. They yelled a lot and would stand at least ten feet away from the table. At the close of the day we got to see the top four women and top four men from the weekend who will be moving forward to the Olympics in London this summer. I can't wait to tune in this summer and watch them on tv!
Last weekend Cary, North Carolina hosted the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials for Table Tennis. I have never seen a table tennis match but I couldn't wait for the opportunity to attend the Olympic Trials to see what real ping pong "athletes" look like. On Sunday, I went with three friends to watch the last day of the team trials in Bond Park. There were two gyms set-up with three matches going on at the same time. In order to move forward the player had to win the best of seven matches, 11 points for each match. Over the course of the weekend the players had to play eleven matches.
We watched women's and men's matches. The men's matches were much more entertaining to watch. They yelled a lot and would stand at least ten feet away from the table. At the close of the day we got to see the top four women and top four men from the weekend who will be moving forward to the Olympics in London this summer. I can't wait to tune in this summer and watch them on tv!
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