APU 4th Annual Sport Tournament

The APU’s 4th annual sport tournament was held on January 12th, 2012 to celebrate the Vietnamese New Year – “Tet” at Lang Binh Thang stadium. Students from grade 1 to 12, along with their parents, teachers and all of APU staffs attended the games. The tournament opening wowed the audiences by the adorable dance performed by the talented elementary students. During the breaks, the high school cheerleading team continued to excite and entertain the audiences with various performances.

The boy soccer game championship between MIT and Michigan team started after the first kick by our CEO, Dr. Tran Nguyen Thy Binh. After one hour of excitement, the game ended with a 5:2 score, making the MIT team the winner this year.

The event continued with the boy basketball finale between North Carolina and Duke. Started by the first toss by Dr. Roy Nirschel; the game gave the audiences one intense hour and ended with a tight score 38:37, making North Carolina our champion this year.

The last ceremony was the award presentation to congratulate all students who participated in the tournament. The event ended with a generous lunch buffet filled with favorite traditional dishes.

Before closing, Dr. Binh brought a surprise by giving the “red pockets” that contain money to the students. This is one of the Vietnamese New Year traditions known as “Li Xi.” The money is meant to bring luck and health for the recipients. The elementary students were especially overjoyed with these extra special gifts.
The tournament was a success thanks to the supports of our teachers, staffs, parents and students. This event is one of the most loved traditions at APU because it promotes the healthy physical development of the students, encourages sportsmanship and creates the opportunity to bring everyone together to celebrate “Tet” before the long holiday break.

The winners this year are:

Tennis: Nguyễn Đăng Thanh Thiên (Dom)
Table Tennis: Nguyễn Hữu Giáp (Randy)
Male Badminton – Single: Nguyễn Văn Quốc Cường (Calvin)
Female Badminton – Single: Lê Thi Hải Anh (Annie)
Female Badminton – Double: Hoàng Kim Ngọc Bích (Sapphire) + Lê Thị Hải Anh (Annie)
Male Badminton – Double: Nguyễn Đăng Thanh Thiên (Dom) + Nguyễn Đăng Thăng Phúc (Cody)
Female Basketball: Addie Drinkwater; Lục Khải Ân (Mary); La Y Linh (Katie); Pham Thị Mỹ Tú (Tune); Phùng Lý Minh Thư (Linda); Trần Hồng Châu (Jenny) ; Trần Ngọc Bảo Trân (Jolie)
Male Basketball (North Carolina): Pham Tien Phat; Le Thanh Phuong; Phan Minh Quan; Luu Minh Khoi; Duong Trieu Vi, Tran Khoi Nguyen
Male Soccer (MIT): Pham Thanh Tung; Dinh Hoang Khanh; Quach Hoai Thuong; Nguyen Quang Huy; Chinh Hue Hao; Thai Nguyen Hoang Minh
MVP (Most Valuable Player): Nguyễn Đăng Thăng Phúc (Cody)