On 11 September 2016, Martial House & Chinatown Point jointly organised the first-ever Wushu Stars Contest! The contest aims to provide young participants with a platform to perform on stage and showcase their talents and creativity in Wushu. It was an honour to have award-winning Getai celebrity Lee Pei Fen with us as the emcee for the contest. Also, we were privileged to have 3 distinguished guests as judges for the contest. They were: Former National Youth Team Athlete & 2-time Star Awards Young Talent Award Winner: Damien Teo Former Team Singapore Wushu athlete & Renowned Artistic Choreographer: Gordon Choy Former Team Singapore Wushu athlete & National Wushu Judge: Leo Rui Yan There were 2 categories for the contest. Group A for those aged 8 years and below as well as Group B for those aged 12 and below. Participants wore their own distinct outfit, ranging from cartoon characters to superheroes, to showcase their self-choreographed routines, making each performance item unique and fun! Congratulations to the following participants for emerging as winners for the contest: Group A, aged 8 years and below Champion: Trophy + Samsung Galaxy Tab A A10 – Kenchi Neo 1st Runner-Up: Trophy + $200 UNIQLO Gift Card A11 – Sylvan Ong 2nd Runner-Up: Trophy + $100 UNIQLO Gift Card A7 – Xavier Wong Merit Award: Medal + $20 UNIQLO Gift Card each A3 – Shayne Ong A4 – Fritz Goh A14 – Lucas Teo A15 – Khrishwin A19 – Jeremiah Khor Group B, aged 12 years and below Champion: Trophy + Samsung Galaxy Tab A B11 – Joel Ng 1st Runner-Up: Trophy + $200 UNIQLO Gift Card B7 – Zachary Wong 2nd Runner-Up: Trophy + $100 UNIQLO Gift Card B5 – Jalvier Ong Merit Award: Medal + $20 UNIQLO Gift Card each B1 – Royson Yu B2 – Aatavius Kaden Ng B4 – Tang Jian Ming B6 – Felix Ng B10 – Karl Leong To most participants, it was their first time performing a solo act on stage. It was commendable that they managed to overcome their fear to step out of their comfort zone to perform in front of a large crowd! Well done kids! Our Martial House Wushu Stars were also present to deliver a spectacular performance which won the applause of the audiences. They were: 1. Seow Wei Kai 2. Wang Choon Hai 3. Justin Low 4. Melissa Mak 5. Ng Shinn 6. Ng Yu Ninn 7. Leo Yi Long 8. Ng Ghing Hung 9. Joel Ng 10. Devni Chamodya Kaluarachchi The first edition of the Wushu Stars Contest has successful come to an end. Martial House would like to thank our partner, Chinatown Point for co-organising this event and our sponsors for the amazing goodie bags and prizes. Not forgetting the participants and parents for their active involvement as well as our Martial House staff for their hard work and effort to make this contest a great success!