Asian U in top three in TV's Game Wad Duang

Waiting to play the game

On Wednesday afternoon a group of excited Asian University students welcomed the team from the Channel Five TV programme “Game Wad Duang”, or Test your Luck, to the campus. The team included the famous TV presenter Andy, better known as “Dragon Five”.
Don't drop the ball!

The TV crew set up their equipment in the sports centre and put up a marquee and advertising display with games and music outside. They had with them a group of pretty young ladies and motorcycles to promote the show’s sponsor, Shell.

Students working together

The games consisted of groups of students carrying large inflated balls using only the long poles provided. Once one group completed the run from one end of the sports hall to the other, another group could start. The students were put into groups of ten on each side to carry the poles which were used to support the large balls. They were allowed a practice run, and then donned the promotional tee-shirts to take part in the timed event.

Dragon Five gives the instructions

Co-ordination was essential, and the Asian University students quickly adopted chants to keep their teams together. Meanwhile the remaining students cheered their peers along. 4th year BA student Zai said that the afternoon was fun and a good exercise in teamwork. First year multimedia student, Ninja, explained that the oil company used the university students to advertise their products in exchange for Asian U being advertised on the TV show.

Yam leads his group

This is part of an inter-university competition, and in this heat, there are 15 universities competing, against the clock.

Keeping their eyes on the ball

The crew left us to visit the 15th university, but before they left they gave the students the good news that Asian U is currently standing second out of the first fourteen teams who have participated. Asian U’s time was only half a second slower than the winning team. The students look forward to hearing whether they are second or third in the final placing.

Promotional tee shirts, from Shell, modelled by students.

It was a busy afternoon at the university as after the game show, the annual mini-marathon was run round the campus.

Finish with a big Asian U cheer.