2023-06-20 09:57:23
[Sports News]The “2023 Asian Fencing Championships” held in Wuxi, China started a team competition today (20th).Beat host China in the top 4However, in the final battle, they lost to South Korea, the world’s number one team, again with 31:39, and won the silver medal for two consecutive times. The Nanpei Hong Kong team lost in the top 8, and finally lost to Kazakhstan 42:45 in the ranking match, finishing the event in sixth place.
The Hong Kong team, which is currently ranked 6th in the world in the women’s weight group, is listed as the No. 2 seed in the event. Jiang Minxie, who won the individual championship a few days ago, partnered with Chen Weiling, She Shanxi and Zhu Jiawang. The Hong Kong team first had a bye in the round of 16. Then the top 8 defeated Thailand 45:23, and then eliminated the host China led by Tokyo Olympic individual champion Sun Yiwen in the top 4 34:29, and competed with South Korea for the gold medal for two consecutive times.
Facing the Korean women’s weight, which is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, the Hong Kong team is composed of Jiang Minyu, She Shanxi and Chen Weiling. However, they failed to taste the sweetness of their opponents. The scores in the first four rounds were all lower than their opponents, with a score of 10:15 behind. Afterwards, South Korea maintained a gap of 5 to 6 points until the last round. The Hong Kong team had Jiang Minyu “guarding the tailgate” to face South Korea’s Song Shiluo. The team lost the game, Jiang Minxi played a game 4:6 Hougang team finally lost 31:39 and won the silver medal for two consecutive years.
Photo: Hong Kong Fencing Association
On the same day, the men’s saber team competition was staged. The Hong Kong team composed of Ho Silang, Luo Haotian, Zhou Songxi and Chen Zhixuan was listed as the No. 6 seed. They did not need to play in the round of 32, and then eliminated Thailand in the round of 16 with 45:38. The Hong Kong team then lost to No. 3 seed Japan in the top 8 with 33:45 and fell into the 5th to 8th ranking match. After a bye in the first round of the ranking match, the Hong Kong team faced Kazakhstan in the second round. Although Luo Haotian and Ho Silang played 11:3 and 9:4 in the fourth and sixth rounds respectively, they still lost 42:45 in the end , finished the race in 6th place.
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