[Tilu News]The “Leisure and Cultural Services Department Open Fencing Championship”, one of the local fencing competitions, took the lead in holding the men’s and women’s epee events on Saturday (21st). He Wei, the representative of the men’s Hong Kong team at the Paris Olympics Heng participated in the competition for the first time after the Olympics and defeated his teammates in the Hong Kong team to win the championship. After the game, he said that his confidence had improved after the Olympics, which enabled him to enjoy the competition and perform well in the local competition. In the women’s heavyweight competition, Jiang Minxi and She Zhenxi were absent. In the end, Chen Weiling defeated the young player Chen Zheying to win the championship. It is hoped that he can perform better in the new season that starts in November.
The two-day LCSD Open Fencing Championship is the second local scoring competition this year. The epee event will be held on the first day, followed by foil and saber events on Sunday. A total of 124 fencers participated in the men’s epee competition. Among them, He Weiheng, who competed in the Paris Olympics at the end of July, also participated. This fencer, currently ranked 20th in the world, won all 6 games in the group stage and ranked 6th overall to advance to the top 64 of the knockout round. , and the subsequent promotion process did not encounter much challenges. After defeating Xu Jiahuan in the top 8 with 15:10, the top 4 and finals defeated two Hong Kong teammates Liu Haofeng and Ng Haotian with 15:13 and 15:9 respectively, and won the championship.
He Weiqing
Wu Haotian
Liu Haofeng defeated Li Jiajun in the quarterfinals
Liu Haofeng
He Weiheng said after the game that he took a month off after the Paris Olympics. He was originally worried that his physical fitness was not sufficient, so he only aimed for the top 8 in this competition. However, the change of mood after the Olympics and good performance became the key to victory: “It’s not that My ability is much higher, but I feel that I can compete with the world’s top athletes in the Olympics, or even lead, and my personal confidence will be greater. I feel that in local competitions, no matter whether I win or lose, I can maintain an enjoyable attitude and follow the game. “The international fencing season will start in November. He Weicheng aims to rise to the top 16 in the world rankings and achieve the top 4 in the World Cup. He also hopes to compete for the top 4 individuals and teams at the National Games at home next year. , he said: “Give yourself a goal and move forward. It doesn’t matter if you don’t reach the goal in the end. At least you tried your best, just like in the Olympics, and you won’t regret it.”
He Weiheng and Wu Haotian co-starred in the final of the last Asian Championships “Replica Battle”
Fang Kaishen
Wu Haotian defeated Fang Kaishen in a duel among the top four
As for Fang Kaishen, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the local area, he lost to Wu Haotian 10:11 in the quarterfinal sword showdown, and tied for third place with Liu Haofeng. After the game, he expressed disappointment: “Originally I thought I was in good shape today, but I made a mistake during the sword showdown. It was a very low-level decision, so I was angry with myself after the game.” The Hong Kong general revealed that the original Japanese men’s heavyweight coach had promised to come to Hong Kong to coach at the end of September, but in the end it did not happen, so the Hong Kong team needed to recruit another coach. I have sharpened my sword and trained myself, and I am ready to make progress together when he comes. Now I can only wait and work hard to be myself during the waiting period.” He continued that he hopes to perform at a high level in the new season and stand on the podium of international competitions.
Chen Weiling (right)
Chen Weiling cheered after winning the championship
In the women’s weight class, retired Paris Olympic gold medalist Jiang Minxi and She Xianyan, who returned to the United States to welcome the new semester of college, did not participate. The Hong Kong team had the best performance in the group stage with Chen Weiling, who won all 6 games and ranked first among 70 people. He qualified for the knockout round and defeated another Hong Kong team regular, Lian Yixi, 15:5 in the round of 16. Chen Weiling then met the youth group fencers one after another, and finally defeated Li Minhui and Wu Wanlin at 15:9 and 15:10, and then defeated 18-year-old Chen Zheying 15:11 in the final. Zhu Jiawang, who lost to Chen Zheying in the quarterfinals, tied for third place with Wu Wanlin.
Chen Weiling
Chen Weiling said after the game that the competition was up to standard and looked forward to a good performance in the international season. She mentioned that she wrote down a list of goals for the new season the day before the game. However, considering that there is a saying that after stating the goals, the mind will constantly remind itself to achieve the goals, so she chose not to disclose her specific goals for the time being, and only stated her hopes. Breakthrough in myself: “Last season I felt that I had a breakthrough in the team competition, but not much in the individual competition. I feel that I put a lot of thought into the team competition, but I have no regrets because it is the Olympic season (competing for qualifications) , If I didn’t put all my energy into it, I believe I would regret it. Now is another four-year cycle. I hope I can practice well in the individual competition and be stronger when the team needs me.”
Zhu Jiawang (right)
Jiang Minling used to be a core member of the Hong Kong women’s team competition. Chen Weiling admitted that her retirement will inevitably have an impact on the Hong Kong team’s lineup, but respects and wishes her old teammates good luck, and learned that Romanian coach Octavian-Petru Zidaru (Tavi) will also He will continue to lead the team and hopes to strive for good results with other teammates in the new season. Another Hong Kong swordsman, Chu Ka-wang, laughed and said that he has a greater sense of responsibility in the team, and praised the Hong Kong team’s rookies, “I believe it will take time for us to adapt to the team formation, but many young fencers have performed well. We can improve together by competing together. Let’s see Let’s see how the next international competition goes.” Talking about the new season, she said she would focus on playing well in the local competition first and strive for the top four spots to represent the Hong Kong team in the international competition. She also hopes to show the results of training: “I used to play defensively. , I hope to be able to do more offense in the future. We have been practicing continuously during the Olympics, and we have also practiced a lot of skills, and we hope to be able to use them in the competition.”
Chen Zheying, who won the adult medal for the first time, expressed her happiness after the game. She believed that her breakthrough depended on maintaining a stable mentality, not putting too much pressure on herself, believing in herself and going with the flow. As she enters college this year, she also hopes to become a full-time athlete and compete in the Olympics as her long-term goal.
Chen Zheying is Fang Kaishen’s apprentice. The latter frankly said that he was happy to see his breakthrough and laughed that he was more nervous than himself when playing games.
Wu Wanlin
Women’s weight coach Tavi (first from left) took a photo with the four winners after the game
Pictures and text: He Ziyuan
This article was published bySportsroad“Originally published in”Fencing｜He Weiheng won the championship in his first local competition after the Olympics and Chen Weiling defeated an 18-year-old boy to win the championship」
