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Shirley Chui

Hong Kong are set for a record-breaking final day at the Asian Championships in Seoul, with the men’s foil team – led by Cheung Ka-long and Ryan Choi – vying for their first gold.
The city has never won a team title at the regional event, with their best result coming in 2018 when they won silver in Bangkok, narrowly losing to South Korea 39-45.
There are 12 teams in the competition, with second-seeded Hong Kong receiving a bye to the quarter-finals – and a chance to face the hosts again in the final four.
“Gold is our team goal, and I hope to fight for a gold medal with our teammates,” Olympic gold medallist Cheung said, after topping the podium in the individual event on Sunday.

Hong Kong have already won six medals at the event, but are hoping to go out with a final flourish on Wednesday.
“There is no guarantee of winning; Japan is seeded higher than us, and China had two fencers in the individual semis [silver medallist Mo Ziwei and joint bronze medallist Wu Bin], so we must be cautious,” said head coach Zheng Kangzhao.
Cheung and Choi – an individual joint bronze medallist in Seoul – retained the No 1 and No 10 spots in the new world rankings released by the International Fencing Federation on Tuesday.
They will team up with Yeung Chi-ka and Lawrence Ng Lok-wang, and are likely to face third sees South Korea in the semi-finals, with top seeds Japan and fourth seeds China on the opposite side of the draw.

If the men’s foil team wins gold, Hong Kong will not only write a new chapter in the city’s fencing history, but will also break the record for the most gold medals won at an Asian Championships – a mark they set with two golds in 2019 in Bangkok, where they also took two silvers, and five bronzes.
At the 2022 Asian Championships, Vivian Kong Man-wai also topped the podium in the épée individual, while the women’s épée team were runners-up, and there were bronze medals for Natalie Chan Wai-ling in the épée individual, and the men’s team sabre.
Hong Kong missed out on medals in two team events on Tuesday, with the women’s foil defeating Australia 45-30 for fifth place, and the men’s épée finishing sixth after being beaten 45-36 by Kazakhstan.
The women’s sabre team is also in action on Wednesday, seeking their first medal in South Korea. There are only eight teams competing in the event, and Hong Kong will meet Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals.


Hong Kong foilist Cheung Ka-long finally gets on the podium with bronze at Turin Grand Prix

Hong Kong fencing coach Greg Koenig backs Cheung Ka-long to regain form after slow start

Hong Kong fencing star Ryan Choi welcomes ‘exciting and refreshing’ new generation

Hong Kong’s abundance of young fencing talent gives coach Greg Koenig optimism for future

Cheung Ka-long

Hong Kong fencers hunting history on final day of 2022 Asian Championships, as men’s foil team go for gold

Asian Championships gold medallist Edgar Cheung Ka-long (second left) and bronze medallist Ryan Choi Chun-yin (first right) will lead Hong Kong’s efforts in the men’s team foil. Photo:  FIE

Hong Kong’s men’s épée team at the Asian Championships in Seoul. Photo: FIE

Hong Kong’s women’s foil team (right) in action at the Asian Championships in Seoul. Photo: FIE

Hong Kong claim silver in women’s team épée final, South Korea too strong despite presence of individual champion Vivian Kong

A delighted Hong Kong epee team in the medal ceremony. From Left: Coco Lin, Vivian Kong, Natalie Chan and Moonie Chu. Photo: FIE


Vivian Kong (right) in the semi-finals against China. Photo: FIE

Hong Kong men’s team sabre that clinches a bronze medal. From left: Chan Cheuk-him, Cyrus Chang Chi-hin, Aaron Ho Sze-long and Low Ho-tin. Photo: FIE 

Low Ho-tin (left) in action at the Asian Championships in Seoul. Photo: FIE 

Asian Fencing Championships: Hong Kong medal bonanza as Cheung Ka-long, Ryan Choi win gold and bronze

Cheung Ka-long (front) and Ryan Choi (far right) dominate the podium for Hong Kong at the Asian Championships. Photo: FIE

Hong Kong head coach Zheng Kangzhao is flanked by his medallists, Cheung Ka-long (left) and Ryan Choi. Photo: Hong Kong Fencing Association

Hong Kong fencers eye best ever haul as Cheung Ka-long targets Asian title

Cheung Ka-long is the most decorated foilist in the event in Seoul. Photo: FIE

Vivian Kong is back in the top 10 after clinching gold in Seoul. Photo: FIE

Hong Kong’s team hope to secure their best medal tally at the championships. Photo: Hong Kong Fencing Association

Olympic king Cheung Ka-long leads Hong Kong fencers’ challenge at Asian Championships

Cheung Ka-long and coach Gregory Koenig. Photo: FIE

Lawrence Ng grimaces in pain at the President’s Cup ahead of his departure for the Asian Championships. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong’s men’s foil team at the World Cup series in Plovdiv. From left: Nicholas Choi, Edgar Cheung, Lawrence Ng and Ryan Choi. Photo: FIE

From left to right: Moonie Chu, Natalie Chan, Kaylin Hsieh and Sophia Fong in the women’s épée during the 2022 President’s Cup, at Hong Kong Park Sports Centre. Photo: Nora Tam

Moonie Chu in action against Natalie Chan in the President’s Cup at Hong Kong Park Sports Centre. Photo: Nora Tam

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The city has never won a team title at the regional event, while a third gold medal in Seoul would be a record haul
‘I hope to fight for a gold medal with our teammates,’ says Olympic hero Cheung Ka-long, who will lead men’s foil team



Cheung Ka-long and Ryan Choi will lead bid for a first regional team title, while a third gold medal in Seoul would be a record haul for the city.


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