On Nov. 10, 2019, the Andrews’ Society of Indonesian Students (ASIS) held a Ping-Pong Tournament last Sunday at the University Towers Recreation Center with sixteen participants present. The first place winner for the beginner bracket was James-Andrew Hearn, a music-education major and religion minor senior. He knew about table tennis when he was a child.
Hearn says “I was 7 or 8 years old when I first came across ping-pong. I enjoyed it, but then after some years, I didn’t play it as much until I learned moreping-pong techniques in high school.” This was his second time participating in the ASIS Ping-Pong Tournament. “I enjoyed it a lot. This year they had girls playing too so it was more diverse. The competition this year was more equal,” said Hearn. Radja Butarbutar, an aviation freshman, won second place and Jared Kimbrow, a mechanical engineering sophomore, won third place. Each winner received a prize. For the beginner bracket, the rewards ranged from packs of IndoMie to Amazon gift cards (ranging from $10-$15).
The first place winner of the advanced bracket was Hoyoung Jang (graduate, divinity). Pearson Posumah(senior, religion) won second place and Rosangpuia Fanai (graduate, divinity) won third place. For the advanced bracket, the prizes consisted of a snack box and Amazon gift cards that ranged from $20-$30.
This is the third event ASIS has held this semester. The club’s purpose of having this event was to create a fun space for their members and other students. “ASIS hosted the Ping Pong tournament in an effort to get our members involved as well as to reach out to other students and members in our community and facilitate a fun environment for them to be in. We wanted to host an event that allowed people to be active and to get to know each other!” said Melody Nelwan (senior, speech-language pathology and audiology), president of ASIS.
ASIS plans to continue with these events that can connect more students to a piece of Indonesia, for the foreseeable future.
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