Hong Wei Qing is an 18 year old, cheerful chap whose passion lies in badminton. With hopes to be able to be part of the national team one day, Wei Qing has no qualms about spending hours on honing his skills, even till the wee hours. His hard work finally pays off when he enters the national team. However, his brother and friends feels it is a waste for him to give up his studies to concentrate on badminton full-time, yet Wei Qing believes that it is the beginning of a new journey. Soon, Wei Qing realizes that all is not rosy in life as a badminton player representing the country. Besides the grueling schedule, Wei Qing’s position is constantly threatened by his India- and China-born counterparts who are also playing for Singapore. When the opportunity for the chance to represent Singapore arrives, Wei Qing, is once again filled with hope, only to get despondent when he suspects that the coaches are using him as a training dummy to further the skills of his sparring partner, China-born Wang Bing. Wei Qing begins to question if he might end up as a sacrificial lamb for the sake of the sporting fraternity. |