Milan 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | Hong Kong v USA | Men's Foil Fencing Team | 香港 v USA 劍擊花劍

Bronze Medal bout of the 2023 Milan World Championships Men's Foil Team between Hong Kong 香港 and USA.

On the Left - Hong Kong
Hong Kong has never won a medal at the World Championships in the Men's Foil Team category. A year previously, CHEUNG Ka Long became the first Hong Kong Fencer to win an individual medal (Bronze) at the World Championships

Hong Kong is a team with two great fencers. The reigning Olympic Champion, CHEUNG Ka Long 張家朗 is currently ranked 7th individually. And while CHOI Chun Yi Ryan 蔡俊彥 has dropped out of the top 16, he is still a well respected fencer.

However, team fencing requires at least three fencers, and Hong Kong has always had trouble with the final spot. While traditionally fielding NG Lok Wang Lawrence, and CHOI Nicholas Edward, recently the team selection has become more stable with YEUNG Chi Ka 楊子加 and LEUNG Chin Yu 梁千雨 filling out the spaces.

In recent memory, Hong Kong has won Silver at the 2019 St Petersburg World Cup, and Bronze at the 2020 Cairo World Cup. However, since then, Hong Kong has rarely made the semifinals of any world cup.

To reach this bout, Hong Kong beat Italy in the quarterfinal, then lost to Japan in the semifinal.

On the Right - USA
Team USA is one of the two strongest teams on the circuit (along with Italy). In fact, Team USA has medaled at every World Championships and Olympic Games in the Men's Foil Team category since 2016.

Team USA won the World Championships in 2019; Silver at 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022; and Bronze at 2016, 2020.

During this season, USA won the Tokyo World Cup and the Acapulco World Cup. Alexander MASSIALAS and Gerek MEINHARDT are currently ranked World Number 1 and Number 2 respectively. Nick ITKIN won silver a few days previously in the individual World Championships.

Team HONG KONG
CHEUNG Ka Long 張家朗
CHOI Chun Yi Ryan 蔡俊彥
YEUNG Chi Ka 楊子加
LEUNG Chin Yu (R) 梁千雨

Team USA
Alexander MASSIALAS
Nikita ITKIN
Gerek MEINHARDT
Miles CHAMLEY-WATSON (R)

0:00 Intro
5:46 (1/9) CHOI v MASSIALAS
8:12 (2/9) CHEUNG v MEINHARDT
13:30 (3/9) YEUNG v ITKIN
17:41 (4/9) CHOI v MEINHARDT
24:01 (5/9) LEUNG v MASSIALAS
34:31 (6/9) CHEUNG v ITKIN
38:58 (7/9) LEUNG v CHAMLEY-WATSON
41:16 (8/9) CHOI v ITKIN
45:44 (9/9) CHEUNG v MASSIALAS