{"id":462,"date":"2023-01-20T18:51:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T00:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtta.ca\/?p=462"},"modified":"2023-01-21T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T19:14:39","slug":"the-fong-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtta.ca\/index.php\/2023\/01\/20\/the-fong-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fong Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THE \u201cFONG\u201d REPORT:  <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hello all Manitoba \u201cPing Pongers\u201d, welcome to 2023 and our new website! For our first post of the new site we bring you the \u201cFong Report.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larissa Fong is one of our well known young up and coming table tennis players.  She and some of her team-mates bring to you their first blog: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Manitoba Open was held on December 10th<\/sup> and 11th<\/sup>.<\/sup> We interviewed Charles Belches, Simon Mahy, and Victoria Lee to showcase their stories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Belches is currently in Grade 10. Charles has been playing for 8 years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I started playing table tennis because one of my friends started playing, so I wanted to try that too. And then here we are now.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles on Ryson Lee Wang and Adam Klassen (U19 Boys Singles): \u2018They were very good even though they just played for a couple of years. They\u2019re really good. Their basics, their forehands, their backhands, they\u2019re really good.\u2019  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles\u2019 advice: \u2018Just keep going. If you love what you\u2019re doing just keep doing it. Just keep improving, just keep playing, do what you can, do your best and one day you\u2019ll be a national champion\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles\u2019 thoughts on the best person at Manitoba Open: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I\u2019ll say me, because I know me. There are people here that can beat me like Yi Fan\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon has been playing for 6 years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018At first it was a side sport to keep shape for Go Karting. But then I stopped Go Kart because that costed too much money, so I kept playing table tennis and now I\u2019m here.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon at the U19 Boys Singles: \u2018Today, I won two matches; it was a good start. A win is always a win, but the serious thing starts now\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon\u2019s advice: \u2018Don\u2019t think just do it, don\u2019t panic and just enjoy it\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon\u2019s thoughts on the best person at Manitoba Open:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Charles, because if I beat him today, I can say I beat the best guy in the room.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria has been playing table tennis for 4 years. She started when she was 9.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria\u2019s advice: \u2018If you enjoy it, have fun playing it.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria\u2019s thoughts on the best person at Manitoba Open: \u2018The person who has been playing the best today is Alexus Lee\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Belches finished first in U19 Boys Singles. Victoria Lee and Alexus Lee finished in a 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> tie in U19 Girls Singles. Simon Mahy is currently 3rd<\/sup>. <\/sup>Congratulations everyone!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larissa Fong Reporting  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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