Apex Boom finishes in a hard fought, but satisfactory 3rd place at the TWU Spartan Invitational.

Apex Boom participated in a large 24 team tournament over the three day long weekend at Trinity Western University and Langley Events Centre. It proved once again that Boom is off to a successful start to the club season and are contenders for the U16 boys’ age group.

On day 1, Boom faced fierce competition as a result of being placed in the power pool along with FVVC, Victoria and the Eagles. Boom was ranked 3rd heading into the playoffs after tough round robin matches which all but one set was decided by 5 points or less. After losing the last round robin match on day 2 in a close two set match against Victoria, Boom regrouped and refocused in a team chat involving all players and the coaches. The team evaluated and concluded that in order to advance far into the playoffs key contributions from role players, improving communication and executing a cleaner offense must be established.

Apex Boom bounced back from their earlier loss by winning 3 straight playoff matches on days 2 and 3. In addition, Boom demonstrated great depth by playing their entire roster throughout that span of games. As a result, the team made their way into the semi finals with a winner-take-all against FVVC. In the Fraser Valley Super Series, Boom won a thrilling game-of-the-tourney match in the quarter finals against the heavily powered FVVC. However, with home court advantage, FVVC came out into the semis firing on all cylinders, forged an early lead in both sets and Boom was unable to weather the storm.

Out of contention for 1st place, Boom refocused and placed their sights on 3rd. Boom was able to capture 3rd with a victory in 2 straight sets in the final game. The coaches were impressed by the development and learning curve of Colin Patterson and Armin K and also the solid play provided from Brady Wallace offensively and defensively throughout the tournament. Congrats to Kelvin Ma for being selected onto the All-Star team and Brandon Chin for being an Honourable mention in the tournament.

Coaches Kenny, Eric and Tommy