Adam vs. Lee Seul

My friend Lee Seul competed internationally for Korea, 6 years ago, mopped the floor with me… so I wanted to see if she’s still got it! Enjoy.

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– Hi Adam, long time no see. I challenge you to a match! – [Adam] Lee Seul, born in Gyeongsangnam-Do, South Korea. Lee started playing table
tennis at just five years old because her whole family loves the sport. By the age of eight, she
began playing for a team. Lee Seul later earned a spot as a reserve for the South Korean
Women’s National Team. She also played under the coaching of legendary Kim Taek-Soo. I’ve known Lee Seul for a long time and played with her six years ago. Since she’s a good old friend and an incredibly strong player, I said, okay, challenge accepted. Because Lee Seul has played at
a much higher level than me, but is a little bit rusty, I’ll start the first game
with a three-to-zero lead. If I win the first game, I’ll start the next game
with a two-to-zero lead. If she wins the first game, I’ll start the next game
with a four-to-zero lead, and so on. The first player to win
three games wins the match. So, without any further
ado, let the games begin. – Nice. – My Turn.
– Okay! – [Lee] Wahoo! – Cho. Aiyoh. – Okay. – Second snake. Second snake bites. That’s the one that bites. – Okay. – [Adam] She gave me the kicker. – Fighting. – Yes, fighting. – Oof. – Oh good. – [Sound Effect] So close. – Ayi, why? Even though she’s retired from the sport, look at the power she still has. I had a three point lead in this game, but now I’m four points behind. I’ve gotta do something or
I’ll lose the first game. – Wah. – [Sound Effect] That’s not fair. – [Sound Effect] Yes it is. – [Adam] Good going Adam. Three points in a row and just
three more to win the game. – I’m strong. – Yes you are. – Oh. Oh no. – [Sound Effect] Just one ball. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Nice. – Never give up. – She’s not so tall, but she still gets up and she takes the ball early when she can. We’ve gotta be very specific
about keeping it baseline. Mixing up my spin. Let’s see. Come back in the next game. – Ah. – Whoa. – Lucky, lucky, sorry, sorry. – Nice, nice.
– Thank you, thank you. – So hard to hold. – Very wet. – Very. With the humid weather outside, it was really tough to hold the racket and the more I sweat,
the tougher it became. – Whoa. – Oh-ho-ho-ho. Oh no. – What? – Happened? – [Sound Effect] Wuppah. – I’m not strong. – Oh, yes you are. – Wow.
– Sorry. – [Sound Effect] Yay. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Okay. – Beautiful. Her reflexes are very quick and
her attacks are so powerful. I just need one more point
to win my first game. And she’s already saved a game point. I can’t let her win this game. – [Sound Effect] Game point – Survived. It’s been years since we’ve played. She’s still way better than me. Something funky to mix it up. Break rhythm. That’s what I have to try to do. Let’s see. – Oh, nice.
– Okay. – No. – Yeah!
– Oh. – [Sound Effect] Oh no. – I’ve been lobbed down. – Oh good. – Oh. – [Adam] Man, this is insane. I haven’t been able to win
a single point in this game while she’s won seven points in a row. I think she took the last
game loss personally. She’s making quite a comeback. – Wow. – Thanks. – [Sound Effect] Okay, bye-Bye. – Wow. – Sorry, sorry, sorry. – Beautiful. How can I win a single point? She’s only one point away
from winning her second game. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Wow. – [Sound Effect] Hiyah. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Oh, whoa. She really showed her
dominance in that last one. It’s pretty one sided. Focus. Gotta get the racket up. Come on, here we go. – Aiyah, good. – Ah.
– Yo. – Oh no. Good. She just returned three of my snakes and finished the point with a flat smash. Oh no. – Oh. – Baby snake do-do-do-do-do-do. Baby snake do-do-do-do-do-do. – Oh.
– Okay. Ah. – Nice. Lee Seul just needs one
more game to win the match and I have to win this game
at any cost to stay in it. Just two more points,
Adam, you can do this. – Oof, oof, oof. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Please, please, please. – Okay.
– Oof. – [Sound Effect] Game point. – Yole. – Look for the attacks where
I can, don’t hold back. Keep the grip on the racket. Game five. This is it, baby. – Oof. – Uh oh. Please come down. – Oh, beautiful. – Oh. I started three zero ahead. So it’s looking really unlikely
that I’ll win at this rate. She’s won six out of the last nine points. – Ah. – Yes, I’m in the lead. She’s not far behind. Just stay consistent and
win this match, Adam. – Oh.
– What? – [Sound Effect] Snake. – Oh.
– Oh. – So lucky. – Oh. – Luck is on my side. And now all I need is just one
more point to win this match. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Oh, nice. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Oh, nice. Ah. Man, she’s smashing every single point. She definitely is not
going down without a fight. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Oh.
– Okay. – [Sound Effect] Deuce. – [Sound Effect] Hoyah! – Woh.
– Cho. – Wow. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – That was my fourth match
point and she saved it again. – [Sound Effect] Deuce. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Oh nice.
– Okay. – [Sound Effect] Deuce. – Fighting. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Oh no. Good. – Never give up. – Never quit. – [Sound Effect] Deuce. – Not enough. More. She’s just one point away
from winning this match. Gotta stop her, Adam. – [Sound Effect] Match point. – Good match.
– Good match. – [Adam] That was definitely
an incredible match. She fought until the last point and won the match with
her powerful smashes. – [Sound Effect] Yay. – Whoa. Your serves are still very good. Your smash is still good. – Ah, thank you. – Anything you want to say to people to inspire them to play more table tennis? – Thank you. This match was really exhausting. So afterwards we figured
we’d better stretch and take care of ourselves
to avoid injuries. You can follow Lee Seul on Instagram, we’ll put the link in the
description and right here. And as always, keep on ponging. – Peace. – Peace.