[Sports Road Hangzhou Direct Attack]After two consecutive days of semi-finals in the Hangzhou Asian Games Bridge Team Competition, the Hong Kong team, which won the silver medal last time, faced Japan today (4th) and successfully won with a total of 4 wins and 2 losses (187.1 points). After qualifying for the men’s team finals again, they will compete with India for the championship in a total of 6 sessions tomorrow and the next two days (5th and 6th). The Hong Kong women’s team lost to Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. Although they failed to reach the finals, they still won a bronze medal for the Hong Kong team without a third-place match system.
Hong Kong Men’s Bridge Team (Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
The bridge event was first introduced at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago. The Hong Kong team won two silvers and two bronze medals. In all four events, they won two silver medals in the men’s team, super mixed team, and a bronze medal each in the men’s and women’s doubles. Although there are only three events for men’s and women’s teams and mixed teams this year, they can still reach the top four of men’s and women’s teams, which will definitely win two medals for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Men’s Bridge Team (Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
The Hong Kong men’s team includes members of the last Asian Games runner-up team, Lai Weijie and Mak Kwok-fai, together with Ho Kai Tong, Ho Wei Lin, Shi Chunsen and Zhao Weili. In the first round of competition, among the 11 participating teams, they ranked first with a total score of 308.31 points. Strong promotion. The Hong Kong team met Japan, which ranked fourth in the group, in the top four, and the other match was between China and India. In the six sessions of the two-day semi-finals, the Hong Kong team initially led with 2 wins and 1 loss. The Hong Kong team was still able to maintain its advantage today. In the end, the lineup of Lai Weijie, Mak Kwok-fai, He Weilin and He Kaitong won the finale, with a total score of 187.1. Japan, which scored 139 points in points, is definitely equal to the silver medal result of the previous year. The men’s team is sitting on silver and looking for gold, and will face India in the championship game.
Hong Kong Women’s Bridge Team (Photo: Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)
Gu Kerong, Chen Peiyi, Huang Huimin and Yang Kaining, who have experience in the Asian Games, helped the Hong Kong team win the silver medal in the super team competition last time. This year, Dong Xiuxian and Tang Zhiyan were added to form the Hong Kong team to compete in the women’s team competition. Among the 8 teams in the first round, The second place advanced and competed with Chinese Taipei in the finals. Unfortunately, in the end, they were defeated by Chinese Taipei (194 points) with 2 wins and 4 losses (163.1 points), and missed the finals. They tied for third place with Singapore and won the bronze medal for Hong Kong. China will compete with Chinese Taipei for the championship.
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in”【Hangzhou Asian Games．Direct Attack】The Hong Kong team entered the bridge men’s team finals and the women’s team lost to Chinese Taipei and won the bronze」
2023-10-04 11:42:48
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