11月26日Tigard 乒乓球馆举行了第一届华人乒乓球赛， 这次比赛由协胜公会及波特兰联谊会共同举办。
乒乓球仍是新老华侨所喜爱的体育运动项目， 有些吸烟的人群也非常喜欢这项活动， 与协胜主席甄仲春 和周惠敬商讨后， 我们一拍即合， 马上开始讨论比赛筹备宣传等细节。大家分工合作，波特兰联谊会负责定奖杯， 定场地及准备宣传海报， 协胜慷公会慨捐助比赛1000 元作为奖金。两会同时发宣传稿邀请社区人士参与。
比赛当天， 我们预定了5张乒乓球桌为比赛专用。不少队员提前2小时就到达场馆开始练球，总裁判长黄步嵘在现场为球员们做好了抽签以便组队，比赛以3局2胜淘汰制进行，许多长者宝刀未老， 名列榜首， 小将们也干劲十足，经过2个多小时的激烈比赛， 成年组Weida Qian 获冠军， Andrew Kung 获亚军, Weite Lu 获季军， 少年组Jayden Zhen 获冠军。
这次比赛得到波特兰联谊会卫生厅戒烟项目的支持， 现场我们为多名用烟人士免费检测了体内一氧化碳的含量并做了戒烟宣传。
大家希望我们的华人乒乓球赛能持续举行，一来推动华人乒乓球运动的发展， 二来也可鼓励青少年多参与这项运动， 也为用烟人士提供了他们喜爱的运动的机会， 增加各侨团及新老华侨的友谊交流。
On November 26th, the first Chinese Table Tennis Tournament was held at the Tigard Table Tennis Hall. The Hipseng Association and the Chinese Portland Friendship Association of Portland (CFAP) co-organized it.
Table tennis is still a favorite sport for both the new and older generation of Chinese Americans, and some tobacco users also like this activity very much. After discussing the details of the preparation and publicity of the competition with the chairman of the Hipseng Association, Zhen Zhongchun, and Zhou Huijing, we immediately began to start the preparation process. CFAP is responsible for arranging the trophies, reserving the venue, and preparing the promotional poster. The Hipseng Association donated $1,000 as a prize for the competition. At the same time, the two organizations jointly issued a public release to invite community members to participate in the tournament.
On the day of the competition, five table tennis tables have been reserved for the competition. Many players arrived at the venue two hours in advance to start practice. At the scene, the chief referee, Huang Burong, arranged for the players to draw to form each team. The competition adopted three rounds of two wins and a knockout system. The young players are full of energy, while the elders are playing with good experience and energy. After more than 2 hours of fierce competition, the senior group Weida Qian won the championship, Andrew Kung won the second place, and Weite Lu won the third place. Jayden Zhen won the junior group championship.
The OHA Tobacco Prevention program supported the competition. We tested the level of carbon monoxide in many tobacco users for free and promoted tobacco cessation to all players.
The tournament will continue to be held yearly to promote the development of table tennis, encourage young people to participate in this sport, and provide opportunities for tobacco users to play their favorite sports.
