Hi volleyballers and sports fans,
46 B Division boys were nominated for the RedSportsVII volleyball voting. After 404 readers cast 1,313 votes, your views have been heard. The list of RedSportsVII volleyball boys is now out!
During the weeks of voting, there was quite a stir in the comments section with regards to certain players. Some have argued over the validity of this voting, whereas others have defended the players’ position in the RedSportsVII. Even others have said the nominated list is not representative. Well, in the end, it is you the reader who determines who gets nominated and who gets the most votes, and after one month of voting, we now have the RedSportsVII (VII is roman numerals for the number 7). They represent your best team on the court.
Presenting to you, the RedSportsVII!
ed’s note: Could the 7 players listed in the RedSportsVII please contact us via email? We would like to do a short interview with you guys. 🙂
Now that you have expressed your views in the RedSportsVII volleyball boys poll, why not air your views on your coaches? Sound them out at the Red Sports Forum!
Middle Spiker
Daryl Lee, a middle spiker of Guangyang Secondary managed to maintain his lead over the rest to emerge with the highest number of votes at 114. Now in Secondary 4, he picked up volleyball when he was Primary 4 and has been in the Combined Schools volleyball team before. Daryl is also in Track & Field where his forte is the High Jump.
Qing Shan from Catholic High comes in second with 105 votes. A volunteer with Red Sports, his designation is REDeye102. A strong blocker, he is a regular face in the starting 6 of his team.
Open Spiker
Melvin Goh, one of the open spikers of Catholic High, got the highest number of votes for the position of Open Spiker. With 92 votes, he trumps his nearest contender by over 40 votes. Picking up volleyball at a young age under the influence of his older brother, he is also in the Combined Schools team. He came from the same primary school as Daryl Lee, where he helped his team win the Inter-Primary National Championships.
Lawrence Tan from Shuqun Secondary overtook Catholic High’s Koh Zuo Quan in the final weeks of the voting for a place in the RedSportsVII. With 51 votes, he triumphed by 10 votes. One of the strongest players in the B Division, he worked hand in hand with his teammates to finish second place in the 2007 U-16 Volleyball Championship.
Setter
Muhd Anwar from Shuqun Secondary has maintained his foothold as the voters’ favourite setter with 42 votes. Arguably one of the best setters in Singapore schools, he was the setter for the Combined Schools team last year. His lethal drop shots has won many points for his team during competitions.
Subset/Opposite Spiker
Justin Kweh, the subset from St. Hilda’s Secondary, earns a place in the RedSportsVII with 88 votes. With the most powerful jump serve in the B Division, he often leaves his opponents reeling. An all-rounded player, his spiking from the opposite side sometimes take his opponents by surprise. Not only that, his ability to receive the most powerful shots from his opponents make him a prime target for volleyball head hunters.
Libero
Sometimes the “forgotten” player in a team, Wong Wei Zhi has proved that he is a crucial member of his team’s defence. With 79 votes, he is the favourite Libero among the voters. Capable of receiving powerful spikes, he also gives encouragement to his teammates and is able to analyse his opponent’s points of attack.
More photos of the front-runners (including those not on the list) of the RedSportsVII can be found in the gallery.
Jun Wei
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RedSportsVII (Boys, B Division): Who are the best 7 volleyball players in 2008?
- Daryl Lee - Guangyang - Middle Spiker - #7 - South Zone (9%, 114 Votes)
- Qing Shan - Catholic High - Middle Spiker - #13 - South Zone (8%, 105 Votes)
- Melvin Goh - Catholic High - Open Spiker - #7 - South Zone (7%, 92 Votes)
- Justin Kweh - St Hilda's - Subset / Opposite Spiker - #9 - East Zone (7%, 88 Votes)
- Wong Wei Zhi - St Hilda's - Libero - #8 - East Zone (6%, 79 Votes)
- Benjamin Choo - St Hilda's - Middle Spiker - #7 - East Zone (5%, 65 Votes)
- Lawrence Tan - Shuqun - Open Spiker - #4 - West Zone (4%, 51 Votes)
- Muhd Anwar - Shuqun - Setter - #2 - West Zone (3%, 46 Votes)
- Koh Zuo Quan - Catholic High - Open Spiker - #8 - South Zone (3%, 41 Votes)
- Ryan Tan - St Hilda's - Open Spiker - #6 - East Zone (3%, 40 Votes)
- Sher Zi Ao - Catholic High - Subset / Opposite Spiker - #5 - South Zone (3%, 40 Votes)
- Jordan Toh - St Hilda's - Setter - #1 - East Zone (3%, 39 Votes)
- Chan Guan Hao - Catholic High - Libero - #2 - South Zone (3%, 37 Votes)
- Benny Lam - Catholic High - Open Spiker- #4 - South Zone (3%, 36 Votes)
- Chung Chishun - Catholic High - Open Spiker - #11 - South Zone (3%, 35 Votes)
- Yew Zi Wei - Catholic High - Middle Spiker - #12 - South Zone (2%, 33 Votes)
- Shaun Lim - Zhonghua - Middle Spiker - #10 - South Zone (2%, 31 Votes)
- Glenn Lee - Catholic High - Setter - #3 - South Zone (2%, 30 Votes)
- Kai Yuan (surname?) - Ang Mo Kio - Open Spiker - #12 - South Zone (2%, 26 Votes)
- Aloysius Chong - Guangyang - Middle Spiker - #10 - South Zone (2%, 24 Votes)
- Thomas Cheong - Ang Mo Kio - Setter - #16 - South Zone (2%, 23 Votes)
- Brandy Seah Ju Yi - Shuqun - Open Spiker - #? - East Zone (1%, 19 Votes)
- Sean Lam - St Hilda's - Setter - #4 - East Zone (1%, 19 Votes)
- Bernard Seet - St Hilda's - Open Spiker - #11 - East Zone (1%, 18 Votes)
- Henry (surname?) - Shuqun - Open Spiker - #? - West Zone (1%, 18 Votes)
- Fabian Chew - Bukit Merah - #10 - South Zone (1%, 17 Votes)
- Gabriel (surname?) - St Hilda's - Open Spiker - #2 - East Zone (1%, 16 Votes)
- Hong Wei (surname?) - Dunman - Open Spiker - #8 - East Zone (1%, 15 Votes)
- Isaac Yap - Queenstown - Open Spiker - #3 - South Zone (1%, 15 Votes)
- Darren Lim - Dunman - Middle Spiker - #1 - East Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Ang Jian Hao - Bukit Merah - Setter - #13 - South Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Teo Heng Hui - Bukit Merah - #9 - South Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Hong Rui (surname?) - Xinmin - Open Spiker - #6 - North Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Lim Yi Kai - Dunman - Open Spiker - #6 - East Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Phua Wen Hui - St Hilda's - Middle Spiker - #12 - East Zone (1%, 14 Votes)
- Zheng Jie - Bukit Panjang - Open Spiker - #9 - West Zone (1%, 13 Votes)
- Farhan - Bukit Merah - Middle Spiker - #11 - South Zone (1%, 11 Votes)
- Cai Gui Xiang - Queensway - Open Spiker - #7 - South Zone (1%, 8 Votes)
- Brandon Pang - Hillgrove - Middle Spiker - #9 - West Zone (0%, 6 Votes)
- Johner Tham - Zhonghua - Middle Spiker - #5 - South Zone (0%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 670
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hey do you know where we can watch video clips of melvin goh playing?
lols johner, you rox
(…) are you melvin from nyjc ?
agree. 🙂
Daryl is a good player. He has a great attitude.
There were some national volleyball stories posted just last week. It seems that your game wasn’t covered.
Red Sports works on the basis of folks contributing stories. There is no way for us to cover everything and so we have an open invitation to anyone who would like to tell their own stories.
We have received water polo, basketball and rugby stories over the last few months and readers have benefited from the efforts of these volunteer writers.
So if you would like your story told, just send it in. You can also send it in Mandarin and I will post it. Just send an English translation for the main headline.
yahlor. agree with sqs#1. brandy is it? now redsports like no update volleyball matches le. fairfield and shuqun’s match very closee.
why red sports never take photo of the match of yishun town & xin min and shun qun & fairfield. 4 teams all good game.great match it was with fairfield.i thought we will lose already sia.starting lose to fairfield 11-17.stress like hell already.and fairfield had players who was injured.it could have been fairfield the one winnning.if the guy did not injured himself during match against st.hildas.
sqs#1