Day 3 - Zero to Hero

All the competitors today appeared to be keeping their best T-shirts in the quiver for another day, raising the question for all as when would be the best time to play their proverbial Ace of Spades. Only 3 days in and the tactical element is evolving rapidly.

Pete chose a beige Animal T-shirt with a small carp on the front and a large Chinese dragon on the back, all done in a line art style. Brian chose an understated blue one with a small Tobermory whisky logo on the front. I pulled a navy blue Shorinji Kempo T-shirt from it's hiding place with small print Japanese characters on the front and a large picture of someone executing a round-house style kick on the back.

Lab 306 was on the rota today and the judges reached a fairly swift decision as follows
Nick - 1st
Pete - 2nd
Brian - 3rd
My T-shirt struck a cord with one judge due to his appreciation of martial arts and another due to the fact it was felt to reflect my personality. Brian seemed a little disappointed that the appreciation of fine malt whisky had not resulted in a higher score for his choice today. We were also treated to an insight into the criteria used by one of the judges who revealed that the T-shirts were judged on suitability (to the wearer), desirability and general quality.

And so at the end of the day I have moved from lowly burnished bronze 2 days ago to dazzling gold at the top of the pile today. It'll goes to show how much of a dynamic, tense and exciting sport this can be!