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Paul McNamara

Ryan Choi Chun-yin has said he hopes his march to FIE Foil World Cup glory in Japan on Saturday can deliver some cheer to Hong Kong.
World champion fencer Choi was at his imperious best in Fukuoka, where he gradually found his groove after surviving a couple of tight opening encounters.
The 28-year-old stormed to a 15-9 victory in the final against Kirill Borodachev, the same man he beat to become Hong Kong’s first world champion back in July.
“What a magical run to win this title – it was one of my best performances for a while,” Choi said.
“Thank you for everyone’s support, and I hope this piece of good news will cheer Hong Kong a bit.”

Choi has had a relatively quiet period, losing in the opening round of last month’s World Cup leg in Spain then falling short in the individual competition at the National Games in Hong Kong, exiting at the quarter-final stage.
He said that after his initially “mediocre” performances on Saturday in overcoming Grigoriy Semenyuk and Edoardo Luperi, he told himself not to succumb to the impatience that he felt had cost him in Spain and again at the Games on home soil.
Also the winner of this year’s Shanghai Grand Prix and Asian Championships, Choi conclusively saw off Vladislav Mylnikov in the last 16, before rushing away to study videos of his unfamiliar quarter-final opponent, Daniil Kerik.
“I knew if I stuck to my style I would win,” Choi said.
He brushed aside the Russian 15-9, then made light work of Alexander Massialas, the world No 5 from the United States, to win their last-four encounter by a resounding 15-4 margin.
Choi rated his display in toppling Borodachev in the final to claim the title as one of the finest of his career to date.












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Cheung Ka-long, Hong Kong’s two-time Olympic champion, was beaten 15-12 in the second round by 19-year-old David Sosnov of Britain.
And there was further disappointment for Cheung when he and Choi joined forces on Sunday.
Choi and Cheung were among the Hong Kong quartet as they led Canada in the last 16 of the team competition before slipping to a narrow defeat and elimination.
Having received a first-round bye, the city’s team, who were completed by Lam Ho-long, 18, and 16-year-old Harris Ho Shing-him, opened up a 30-24 advantage over the Canadians after six legs.
However, Hong Kong then collapsed as Adrian Wong turned the contest on its head by claiming 11 points to Cheung’s four in leg seven.
Lam restored Hong Kong’s lead in the eighth leg, but from 40-39 in front, last man Choi lost six out of 10 points against Borys Budovskyi to hand the Canadians a 45-44 victory.


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