January 2008 Archives

Drexel University has done a great job in hosting this event. I'm so impressed with all the banners hung all over the strees around the venue.

Khoa won in the first two rounds on Friday morning.  I missed the first round from 9:00 a.m but was able to make it for the second round from 11:00.  He played very well and defeated Eric Owen 4-0, being the first one to finish the second round.

Blog is great.  I'm able to share this right from the spectator seat while others are still playing the second round :)

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3:45 p.m

Well, Khoa lost to Mark Hazinski 2-4.

If I recognize almost all of the men players, the women players are so new and young.  A couple of them should be teenagers.  For a moment, I feel missing Michelle Do and Tawny Banh.

Got to get back for the 4th round of the day starting at 4:00 p.m.  Khoa will be playing Yinghua Cheng.  I still remember how Khoa played against Cheng Yinghua ....8 years ago, the trials for Olympics 2000.  Hope he can repeat that.

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8:00 p.m

Khoa played a great match against Cheng Yinghua and won 4-3. Khoa won the first 2 games.  Yinghua won the next 2.  Then Khoa won the last.  Yeah, he did it again, defeating Cheng at the U.S Olympic trials.  It's worth my trip already being able to watch this :)

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Khoa lost to Han Xiao on Sunday and that was his last match at the Trials.

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