2023 Hang Seng Schools Cup: Women’s and Men’s Singles and Doubles Champions Crowned

2023-06-22 10:27:33

[Sports News]The “2023 Hang Seng Schools Cup” held its final day today (22nd) at West York Stadium in Tsuen Wan to determine the champions of men’s and women’s singles and doubles in the primary, secondary and tertiary groups. In the women’s singles final of the middle school group, the champion of the elite competition, Chen Shaolan, faced his Hong Kong youth teammate Yan Haoqing. The former’s performance in this match was obviously inaccurate. The champion golfer Li Hanwen reached the final once morest Cai Nan of the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary School. The two sides fought fiercely in five rounds. In the end, the latter upset his opponent and won the championship.

Yan Haoqing Chen Shaolan

Chen Shaolan from Diocesan Girls’ School won the women’s singles championship in the Academic Classic Competition, and also performed well in the Hang Seng Academic Cup. Today, she eliminated Wang Xiaolin 3:1 in the top 8, and then defeated Ma Yixin in straight sets to get a seat in the final . The opponent of Chen Shaolan’s championship is Yan Haoqing of St. Paul’s Co-educational Secondary School. The latter defeated Situ Yongyi and Luo Xinyi twice in a row during the promotion process today.

In this championship match, Yan Haoqing entered the game obviously quickly. He had already scored 6 points in a row at the beginning of the game, and easily took the lead with 11:2 in the first game. In the second game, Chen Shaolan was still able to bite the score in the early stage, but following 4:4, Yan Haoqing quickly widened the point gap by scoring 6 points in a row. Although Chen Shaolan chased following the end, she still lost another game at 7:11. In the third game, Yan Haoqing also controlled the game. He won another game 11:8 without falling behind overall, and defeated his opponent in three straight games.

After the game, Yan Haoqing said that she was well-prepared and went into battle with a stable mentality. In the end, she successfully defeated her opponent and won the first academic championship in her career, proving that her past efforts were not in vain: “This championship proves that change is really important. Seeing the ups and downs, I didn’t think clearly regarding what to do with each ball. Today, I didn’t get discouraged when I missed it, and I quickly reviewed it and re-entered the game.” Yan Haoqing will play in different international competitions during the summer vacation. She hopes that every game They can maintain a steady state of mind and be ready to face different opponents.

As for the previous champion, Chen Shaolan, who lost in the final, she bluntly said that she was in a bad state today: “I didn’t adapt to this venue, I mightn’t perform to my level, and I just passed the public examination last week, and I didn’t train for a few weeks, so I performed well. It’s not as good as it should be.” In the last final of her secondary school career, Chen Shaolan said frankly that she had regrets: “It’s a pity that I didn’t perform to my level in the final of the final secondary school competition. I hope that I can continue to participate in the Hang Seng Academic Cup and continue to strive for the championship following entering university. “

Li Hanwen Cai Nan

In men’s singles, Li Hanwen, who was also crowned champion in the elite competition and studied at Diocesan Boys’ School, showed his strength today. He defeated Huang Jiaer and Hua Aoxue 3-0 in two consecutive games to advance. His opponent in the final was Cai Nan from Baptist High School , the latter also eliminated Zhang Xuaner and Chen Haobo without losing a game, and won another seat in the final.

In the first game, Li Hanwen won the first game easily with 11:5. However, Cai Nan launched a counterattack in the second game, and won the cheers of the audience with many wonderful kicks, and finally won 16:14 under “Diao Shi”. In the third game, Cai Nan won another game with 11:7, but Li Hanwen pulled back a game with the same score in the fourth game, so the two sides had to decide the outcome in a decisive game. In the deciding game, Li Hanwen led 5:2 in the first half, but Cai Nan counterattacked following changing sides and chased to a 7:7 tie. won the championship.

Cai Nan rushed to the sidelines immediately following the game and hugged his father and coach.

Cai Nan, who is studying in the Baptist High School, said frankly that he was surprised to win the championship today. He said: “I never thought that I would be able to play like this today, because my overall strength is lower than that of the opponent, so my father and coach instructed me to actively attack and use aggressive tactics to win the championship. This championship can be regarded as a belated Father’s Day gift for Dad.” Cai Nan stopped in the top 16 of the elite competition, but was surprised to win the Hang Seng Academic Cup. He thinks he likes table tennis more than before: “The elite competition For a while, I didn’t practice very often, and I wasn’t nervous regarding every game, but now I have fully devoted myself to the world of table tennis.” Cai Nan, who used to study in the UK, was tired of table tennis because of training five or six days a week, but returned to Hong Kong Afterwards, he was gradually able to beat his opponents during training, which gradually made him fall in love with the sport once more. He pointed out that this championship will be a great impetus, and he hopes to be selected for the Hong Kong team in the future to represent Hong Kong in different international competitions.

Yang Ge/Yao Riqian Lu Chengheng/Xu Yuejiang Kaicheng/Zhou Jiaqing Fang Xinyu/Fang Xinai

In addition, this year’s “Hang Seng Academic Cup” is also the first doubles event resumed following the epidemic. In the men’s doubles final of the secondary school group, Yang Ge/Yao Yat-qian from North Point Synergy Secondary School faced Lu Chengheng/Xu Yue from Diocesan Boys’ School. The former defeated their opponents 3-0 to win the championship; the women’s doubles final was played by Jiang Kaicheng/Zhou Jiaqing from Heep Yan Secondary School Fang Xinyu/Fang Xinai, who were immersed in the middle school, fought fiercely for five rounds, and finally the Xie En team narrowly defeated Lun Yuan 3:2.

Hang Seng Academic Cup 2023 results (only the top four)

Middle School Boys Singles
Champion: Cai Nan (Wong Kam Fai Primary and Secondary School (Secondary Section) of the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School)
Runner-up: Li Hanwen (Diocesan Boys’ School)
Second Runner-up: Hua Aoxue (St. Joseph’s College)
Runner-up: Chen Haobo (Fujian Middle School)

Secondary Boys Doubles
Champion: Yang Ge/Yao Riqian (North Point Synergy Secondary School)
Runner-up: Lv Chengheng/Xu Yue (Diocesan Boys’ School)
Second runner-up: Zheng Zhicong/Liang Kaishuo (St. Joseph’s College)
Runner-up: Huang Yanjie/Yip Xulin (Wah Yan College, Kowloon)

Middle School Girls Singles
Champion: Yim Ho Ching (St. Paul’s Co-educational School)
Runner-up: Chen Siu-lam (Diocesan Girls’ School)
Second Runner-up: Ma Yixin (Pei Kiu College (Secondary Section))
Runner-up: Luo Xinyi (Heep Yun Secondary School)

Middle School Girls Doubles
Champion: Jiang Kaicheng/Zhou Jiaqing (Heep Yan Secondary School)
Runner-up: Fang Xinyu/Fong Xinai (Wong Kam Fai Primary and Secondary School (Secondary Section) of the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School)
Second Runner-up: Lin Wanyou/Yang Jiaqing (China Foundation Secondary School)
Runner-up: Yu Peiying/Huang Minyan (Fujian Middle School)

Picture: Peng Queqi, trainee reporter Zhang Zhijie
Text: Peng Cuiqi

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