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4th Annual separate platform advanced as well. This left a total of eight pairs
Chinese Chess Competition
Jointly reported by:
Khoo Xin Yi Jr3Z(6)
Grace Low Shing Wei Sr1ScA
Foo Xin Yu Sr1ScI
On the 7th, 8th and 10th of June, the Chess Club of Kuen
Cheng High School organised their 4th Annual Chinese Chess
Competition. In order to create a platform for showcasing the
enthusiasm and talents of students regarding their Chinese Chess
skills, this time all students were allowed to participate in the
competition.
The competition started at 2.30pm on all three days, ending at
5pm on the first two and 4.30pm for the final day, Using an online
chess platform called PlayOK, contestants were automatically
matched with their opponents. This way, they didn’t have to
worry about entering the wrong matches. Contestants were also
required to use two cameras at the same time, one showing their
face, and another showing their screen from a side view.
Despite there being 30 people signed up for the competition, only
a total of 26 people showed up on the first day. 23 contestants
competed on the main platform of the competition through
a three-round battle. The other three contestants had their
preliminary rounds held on a separate platform due to technical
issues. After all three rounds in the main room ended, the 14
contestants from the main platform with the highest scores
advanced to the quarter-finals; 2 of the 3 contestants on the
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of contestants to compete in the octofinals on the next day.
During the second day, 13 contestants stayed on the main
platform while the other three were placed in a separate
one. A total of three rounds were held, and the matches were
much easier to moderate with PlayOK automatically matching
contestants together for their matches. The 16 contestants were
then rounded off to just eight, allowing them to proceed onto the
quarterfinals.
On the third and final day, the competition was broadcasted live
on Facebook for all to view. It started off with the quarterfinals
where four pairs of contestants played their best to enter the
semifinals. Between each round, both contestants and audience
were given short breaks before the competition continued. As
the finals commenced, the audience watched in anticipation as
finalists Neo Jun Wei from Sr1ScK and Lim Zhen Kit from Sr1ScE
both played strategically. With contestant Lim Zhen Kit coming
out as the winner, the competition came to an end, closing off the
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