TechPong 4.0: The Recap
October 25, 2017
6 min read
TechPong 4.0 was a huge success! A big thank you to our volunteers, our sponsors, our players, and everyone who showed up to cheer on the competition.
And wow! Was competition ever fierce.
Samsung and Microsoft faced off for the finals in Doubles. In the end, Fayyaz Khan-Lodi and Parul Khara from Microsoft walked away with the trophy. Nice work!
The Singles finals were also intense:
Singles finals! @copperleafgroup slices it to @ACL_Careers! #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/Cns3N8GvsH
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
Rally after rally after rally…
Copperleaf and ACL had a close match, but it was Rippu Gupta of Copperleaf who walked away with the title:
.@johnbromley giving the Golden Paddles to @copperleafgroup Congrats everyone on a great night for charity! Thx @unbounce & @scienceworldca! pic.twitter.com/cP2WQmhwnf
— Charitable Impact (@wearecharitable) October 20, 2017
Now, let’s not forget the best part of all:
To be clear, the number is a little off in that image.
Thanks to the fundraising efforts of TechPong participants, we were able to collect a total of
$69,119
for youth and STEM education.
(Congratulations to MediaValet for collecting more funds than any other team! They raised $5200 total.)
Here are some of the charities whose important work will be funded by that money:
- Kids Code Jeunesse
- Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
- Science Alive
- BC Technology for Learning Society
- West Coast LEAF
Altogether, we sold 625 tickets. That’s a lot of foot traffic. Shout-out to Science World for hosting this awesome event—and for shooting a ping pong ball at high velocity through a pop can:
All together over $66,000 was raised for STEM and youth education at #TechPongYVR! Thank you to everyone who made this possible! pic.twitter.com/PtNOvpZfzn
— Science World (@scienceworldca) October 20, 2017
Science rules!
There were lots of other great activations on-site. For instance, Microsoft used the power of augmented reality to introduce us all to exotic wildlife:
Did you stop by to check out our #MixedRealityViewer at @TechPongYVR last night? We'd love to see your photos. Tag us! pic.twitter.com/00BiPwEIlD
— Microsoft Vancouver (@MicrosoftVan) October 20, 2017
And Clearly’s ball pit was magical.
Evo users got a chance to win free minutes with a flick of the wrist:
Practice your throwing skills at the @EvoCarShare frisbee toss! #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/huZljaaLj0
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
Plus, free Evo valets were on-site to help Evo drivers drop off their vehicles.
Teams had a great time getting dressed up and going nuts in front of the camera Colliers’ photobooth:
Meanwhile, Stellar Recruitment and Digby, Leigh & Co. hosted a giant beer pong game upstairs:
Did somebody say beer pong?! Come give it a go! @stellarstaff @DigbyLeighCo #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/RGNfdz7fdL
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
With brews graciously provided by Parallel 49:
It’s getting hot in here… why not swing by the @Parallel49Beer booth and crack a cold one! 🍺 #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/5jTgPXInEr
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
Let’s not forget the food. We can confidently say no-one went hungry at TechPong 4.0, thanks to Boston Pizza’s replenishing supply of slices:
More pizza has arrived thanks to @bostonpizza! #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/KunrbWnh5x
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
And SPUD kept us stocked with nutritious snacks:
Filled up on pizza? Head over to the @SPUDVancouver booth & grab a piece of fruit..it will make you feel better about yourself😉#TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/AFZomrrIUO
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
And, all night long, on the decks and on the mic, we were hosted by DJ Garzita, the Unofficial Face of TechPong:
.@elgarzita killin it as per usual! 🙌 #TechPongYVR pic.twitter.com/FKKLbW20Xz
— TechPong Vancouver (@TechPongYVR) October 20, 2017
Finally, there was some exciting news at Tech Pong this year from Bill Tam, CEO of BC Tech.
BC Tech has just established The Tech Collective:
The Tech Collective was founded to inspire and assist companies to build community impact programs, collaborate with one another on common interests/causes, and ensure the sustainability of our community’s grassroots events such as Tech Pong and Tech’s Got Talent.
Learn how you can become part of The Tech Collective.
The official The Tech Collective launch takes place Nov. 20, 2017. Join the founding members of the Tech Collective to learn more about the why what and who behind the initiative. We will present the first opportunity for The Tech Collective members to collaborate on a project in partnership with Technovation to increase our impact together.
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These are just a few of the people and companies that made TechPong 4.0 a giant success. Thanks again to all attendees, sponsors, players, and volunteers. You did great work.
Now, start practicing your serves. TechPong 5.0 is only a year away….