NTU Institutional Archery Championship 2009
The NTU Institutional Archery Championship 2009 hosted by NTU Archery Club was held at
the end of NTU’s recess week, 28th February and 1st March. NTU Archery Club has put in
much effort into the Institutional Archery Championship 2009 (IAC 2009) to ensure success
and comfort for our guests cum competitors. The event was held at the rugby field near the
Sports and Recreational Center and Hall of Residence 6. The participants for IAC 2009 were
institutions such as National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University,
Singapore Institute of Management, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore
Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and ITE College West.
The preparation day started on Friday 27th February with the craziest weather ever, where
our energetic team members toiled under the blazing sun. Within half a day, all the target
boards were transported to the venue and neatly arranged for the competition before the
participants gathered for several rounds of sighters later on in the evening. Tables and
chairs under the tents were all neatly put up for the comfort of our visitors. With much
appreciation to our Business Manager, Teng Jin Juan for her hard work, we have managed to
secure goodie bags filled to the brim sponsored by various kind companies who have kindly
agreed to offer their assistance in the event. In the package included (to the guys’ horror),
pretty cardboard drawers with Kotex pads, NeWater to hydrate ourselves, the goodie bag itself
and a towel from Singapore Crime Prevention Council to clean ourselves, skincare and facial
product samples for our physical well-being since we archers are exposed to the sun almost all
the time, and many other vouchers for dining and more. We have also been rescued from being
combusted during the competition by the generous supply of the chilled lip-smacking H2O and
thus did not have to worry about quenching our thirst during the competition.
The event started on the next day with the seniors’ showdown first thing in the morning. It
was the Qualifying round for the intermediate and open category, shooting for the male and
female best distance, and the chance to compete in the Individual Knock-Outs (IKO), Team Knock-Outs
(TKO) and the Mixed Team Knock-Outs (MTKO) events which were to be held the following day. Following
which, in the afternoon, it was time for the novice category where juniors had the first chance ever
to experience the thrill of taking part in such an event.
The following day was the Knock-Out rounds where teams supported each other, cheering with much
zest and zeal. The event was made smooth and enjoyable also with special thanks to Jason’s jolly
“emceeing” and the rest of our dedicated recreational archers for their help on the day itself
as well as for the preparations. The staff from Slender Shapes even came down to patronize our
event and wish us the best. NTU Archery Club would like to thank everybody who participated in
the event on way or another for making this event a success.
The following are the medalists for the NTU IAC:
Best Distance
• Recurve Women Novice – Teng Jin Juan (NTU)
• Recurve Men Novice – Tan Jin Teck (NP)
• Recurve Women Intermediate – Wendy Tan (ITE College West)
• Recurve Men Intermediate – Lim Jing Ming (NP)
• Recurve Women Open – Tan Kok Sim Cindy (SP)
• Recurve Men Open – Tan Si Lie (NP)
• Compound Men Novice – Anson Hardjojo (TP)
• Compound Men Open – Adriel Chua Boon Rong (NTU)
Individual Knockout
• Recurve Novice Women
1st: Hum Kai Yi Clarene (NP)
2nd: Teng Jin Juan (NTU)
3rd: Soh Yi Jing (NP)
• Recurve Novice Men
1st: Choo Hao Xin (NP)
2nd: Shamir Jacob (SP)
3rd: Elwin Wijaya (RP)
• Recurve Intermediate Women
1st: Wendy Tan (ITE College West)
2nd: Wong Jia Lin Linette (NUS)
3rd: DebraDavid (NTU)
• Recurve Intermediate Men
1st: Lim Jing Ming (NP)
2nd: Muhamad Mustafa Bin Mat Sani (ITE College West)
3rd: Soo Wei Yi (NUS)
• Recurve Women Open
1st: Tan Kok Sim Cindy (SP)
2nd: Teo Minnie (RP)
3rd: Ng Yuqin Kimberly (NUS)
• Recurve Men Open
1st: Tan Si Lie (NP)
2nd: Pang Toh Jin (NTU)
3rd: Neo Meng Kiat Kelvin (TP)
• Compound Men Open
1st: Daniel Tan (SIM)
2nd: Adriel Chua Boon Rong (NTU)
3rd: Tan Ken Li (SMU)
Special thanks to our sponsors:
1. Tote Board ($726 dollars)
2. Singapore Police Force (200 non-woven bags, Towels, and Crime Prevention Handbooks)
3. Newater (156 bottles of water)
4. Shiseido (180 pieces of perfume samples)
5. Botak Joanes (200 pcs of $5 voucher)
6. HSC (200 pcs of green tea and 200 pcs of Jelly)
7. Goldwell (200 pcs of shampoo and 200 pcs of conditioner)
8. Igard (200pcs of contacts lens voucher)
9. Kotex (80 pcs of floral organizer – consist of a box, 20 pcs of sanitary pads and vagisil gel and small little stuff)
10. Slender shapes – for females only (100 pcs of gym membership and 43 pcs of T-shirt)
11. Chapter 2 (200 pieces of $10 voucher)
12. KTV partyworld (200 pcs of free room voucher)
13. KAI (Fashion boutique) $10 voucher
14. KOKA instant noodles (150 packets)
15. Eucerin Pimple Gel (200 pieces)
16. Cornerstone Wine Discount vouchers (200 pieces)
17. Coldrock ice creamery (200 mix-in vouchers worth $1 each)
18. MCYS (200 pieces of highlighter pens)
19. Fabulous Tan (200 pieces of vouchers)
NTU Archery Club would like to thank the judges from AAS to sanction our event and to help us run the event orderly and smoothly.
Written by: Adeline Tang and Rosemarie Low, Publications Subcomm
Edited by: Chew Biyu Mildred, Publications Officer