[Sports Road Chengdu Direct]The fencing event of the Chengdu Universiade kicked off today (2nd), and the Hong Kong team sent good news. The 25th-ranked She Shanxi won the group stage and won the knockout round. She is semi-qualified Later in the final round, the Italian swordsman defeated Gaia Traditi 15:14, bravely entered the semi-finals, secured a medal, and will face the top seed Catherine Nixon of the United States at 6:30 Hong Kong time to enter the final .
At the end of last month, she reached the top 16 for the first time in the World Championships. She moved to the Universiade to maintain a brave state. She was listed as the No. 3 seed. She won all 6 group matches and entered the top 32 with a total score of 5. The 22-year-old swordsman stabbed China’s Shi Yuexin 15:7 in the round of 32, and then led Ukraine’s representative Yeva Mazur 3:2 in the round of 16, but the two sides were sentenced to black cards due to negative competition. She Shujin won.
In the top 8, She Shanxi’s opponent is the 35th-ranked Italian female player Gaia Traditi in the world. The latter won the bronze medal in the World Cup in Arabia in May this year, and she is also in a brave state. “She She” got off to a slow start, falling behind by 1:5 at one point, and then gradually regained the lost ground, catching up to 6:8. Although Gaia Traditi launched a strong attack and opened the game to 11:7 and 12:9, Shanxi She remained calm and exploded in the final stage, tying it to 14:14. In the end, he won with a sword and completed the reversal at 15:14 It was a good show, bravely broke into the top 4, won the medal without a third place match, and later competed with Catherine Danuta Nixon from the United States for the final seat.
In terms of men’s wear, Chen Lexi, who is currently ranked No. 3 in Hong Kong, appeared in the group stage together with Zhang Kaijun and Zhou Songxi. The latter two won 6 matches and 3 wins to qualify, and Chen Lexi also entered the top 64 with 6 matches and 2 wins. Although Zhou Songxi lost 13 points in a row against Australian swordsman Arnav Raja in the knockout round, the Hong Kong player of the World Championships fought hard in the final stage and lost 7:15 despite the defeat.
Zhou Songxi
Chen Lexi
As for Chen Lexi, he was seized by German opponent Luis Bonah in the early stage, but he still failed to counterattack in the latter stage, and finally won the battle with 13:15. Zhang Kaijun beat India’s Abhay Krishna Shinde 15:9 to advance to the top 32. Unfortunately, he lost 10:15 to Italian representative Dario Cavaliere in the next round.
The winners of this year’s World Universiade will receive prize money from the “Jockey Club Outstanding Athlete Award Scheme”. The top three in individual events will receive HK$500,000, HK$250,000 and HK$100,000 respectively, and the top three in team events will receive HK$1 million, HK$500,000 and HK$200,000. million Hong Kong dollars.
Chengdu World Universiade Fencing Competition Schedule
August 2 Men’s saber and women’s epee individual competition
August 3 Men’s epee and women’s foil individual competition
August 4 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Individual Competition
August 5 men’s saber and women’s epee team competition
August 6 Men’s epee and women’s foil team competition
August 7 Men’s Foil and Women’s Saber Team Competition
Photo and text: Li Zizheng
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2023-08-02 09:09:15
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