A video has gone viral on TikTok recently thanks to the antics of a Silat contestant who celebrated enthusiastically and hugged his opponent after a sparring match.
Well, that all sounds completely normal except for one important fact: He lost the match.
Shared by TikTok user @faad_ixharoo on the platform, the video has garnered over 227,000 views and more than 3,000 likes as of the time of writing, with many perplexed at the Silat contestant’s wild celebrations after losing.
At the start of the 7-second video, the Silat contestant, wearing blue, can be seen standing beside the referee and his opponent, wearing red, as the result of the sparring match was announced.
The referee then raised the hand of the contestant in red to signal that he was the winner but as he did so, the blue contestant started celebrating by screaming with joy.
As he was celebrating, both the referee and the other contestant looked at him as if perplexed at his joy of losing the match.
The blue contestant then went to his victorious opponent and hugged him before the video abruptly ended.
You can watch the TikTok video here:
@faad_ixhar00 Jarang orang happy sebab kalah?.. #fypシ #foryou #silatmalaysia?? #silatindonesia ♬ original sound – Apek_Melayu~~
In the video’s comments section, many Malaysians were amused and confused at the man’s joyous reaction to losing the match.
One commenter joked that the man was happy that his participation in the Silat tournament was over as he could now focus on his job.
Meanwhile, a few commenters pointed out that the man may have thought he won the match because the referee raised the man’s arm slightly when the result was announced.
This is definitely plausible as a closer look at the video showed that the man’s arm was slightly raised when the result was announced. However, if this was the case, the man did jump the gun and went on to celebrate before confirming he result.
So, what do you guys think of the video? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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