In what will go down as one of the bravest performances in the history of Hong Kong sport, snooker player Chan Wai-tat kept his nerve quite magnificently to lift Hong Kong to their third gold medal of the Asian Games in the snooker team event.
Chan, 26, fought back from 5-4 down in his decisive rubber against Thailand's Noppachorn Noppadon to clinch a sensational 6-5 victory that left the home team devastated.
Ignoring the boisterous, partisan home crowd, an ice-cool Chan took advantage of a rare slip-up by Noppachorn, boldly potting a difficult long red after his Thai opponent had played for a safety.
With what seemed like every one of the Thai supporters in the Muong Thong Thani willing him to err, Chan then cleaned up and, after potting a brilliant blue ball, put the match beyond Noppachorn's reach.
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, the watching president of the Hong Kong Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee, summed up the atmosphere perfectly.
'I haven't felt like that since my first child was born,' said Fok, when asked about the nerve-jangling finale to an epic match.