Unbeatable at home: Hong Kong’s men and women lacrosse teams dominate at international Open
The men overcome Thailand 12:8 in the final while the women cruise to a 15:3 victory over Shanghai
Dominant Hong Kong once again showed they cannot be beaten on home turf after the men’s and women’s teams won their respective titles at the fifth Hong Kong Lacrosse Open championship at King’s Park on Tuesday evening.
This is Hong Kong’s second consecutive clean sweep at the Open. The men’s team left it late against Thailand, with the visitors setting up a tight finale in the third quarter before a Hong Kong scored four unanswered goals to win 12:8.
The women’s team brushed aside a physical Team Shanghai 15:3 to capture the championship.
The end-to-end final was perfect for men’s head coach Scott Browning, who now turns his attention to team selections for the World Lacrosse Championship in Israel this July.
“[Thailand] found ways to expose us that we don’t see a lot here but we managed to pull away in the end,” he said. “It’s so neat to see so many people contributing in different ways. We’ll take a little bit of time to finalise our decisions in the next week then it’s full steam ahead to Israel.
