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Mike Chan

The women’s table tennis team won bronze on Monday, giving Hong Kong its best medal tally ever at a World University Games.
A fifth medal in Chengdu, after the city’s Wushu athletes won one gold, one silver and two bronze, bettered the four medals in total Hong Kong claimed at the 2017 edition in Taiwan.
Headlined by Olympians Doo Hoi-kem and Minnie Soo, Hong Kong dominated the group stage, with comfortable wins over Mongolia, Korea and Macau.
They then cruised past India 3-0 in the quarter-finals, before losing by the same margin to Japan in the final four.
With no third-place play-off to settle the rankings, Hong Kong and Taiwan each pocketed bronze medals.
In the women’s team final, hosts China came from behind to defeat Japan 3-2 for the gold medal. He Zhuojia, who lost the opening match to Kyoka Idesawa, scored the winning point against Kasumi Kimura in the fifth and final match.

“We did all we could against Japan – it was a pity with Doo’s loss in the opening match,” Zhang Rui, the team’s coach, said. “The rest of the team played normally, and the results matched our expectations.”
In the first match against Kyoka Idesawa, Doo split the first four games with her opponent after twice falling behind, before losing 11-5, 6-11, 11-9, 6-11 and 11-8.
Soo, who stepped away from the sport last year with an arm injury that still bothers her, took the first game against Kasumi Kimura, only for the 23-year-old to respond with three games to turn the tie around. Lam Yee-lok lost in straight games against Aoi Kurono in the third and final match.

“This is the first time for us to win a medal at the World University Games. I’d say our players devoted everything to it, and our team spirit had been great,” Zhang added.
“Doo and Soo prepared for the match the best possible way they could, but it’s never easy with injuries. The young guns did well too, except they need more experience before coming through.”
Following the team event, the likes of Doo and Soo will continue their quest for medals, with Doo taking part in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Elsewhere at the Games, China’s stars from the World Aquatics Championships were also in action. Qin Haiyang, who dominated in the men’s breaststroke with three individual gold medals in Fukuoka, won his heat and semi-final for a place in the 100 metres final.
Qin clocked an overall best time of 58.42 seconds to slice over a second off the FISU record.
Zhang Yufei, who won women’s 100m butterfly gold in Japan last week, also broke a FISU record in 25.29s to qualify first for the women’s 50m final.
Qin and Zhang will compete in their respective finals on Wednesday.
Erin Paige Gallagher, who won her semi-final, finished second overall in 25.71s – also a FISU record – before Zhang smashed it moments later.


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World University Games: new medal record for Hong Kong after table tennis bronze in Chengdu

Doo Hoi-kem in action during a match at the World University Games in Chengdu.  Photo: Handout

Minnie Soo in action during a match at the World University Games in Chengdu. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong women’s table tennis team snatched bronze at the World University Games in Chengdu. Photo: Handout

High-flying Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi eyes World University Games success after bronze medal display in Milan

Ryan Choi Chun-yin (left) takes on American opponent in the bronze medal match in Milan. Photo: Handout

Cheung Ka-long celebrates in the bronze medal match against the Americans. Photo: Handout

The men’s team foil show off their World Championships bronze medals. Photo: Handout

Teammates Yeung Chi-ka (left) and Cheung Ka-long high-five during the bronze medal match against the US. Photo: Handout 

World University Games: Hong Kong pair bag gold and silver on opening day in Wushu events

Hui Tak-yan won the first gold medal for Hong Kong at the World University Games in Chengdu. Photo: Handout

Samuei Hui Tak-yan performs during his gold medal-winning routine in the men’s taijijian. Photo: Handout

Lau Chi-lung won silver in the men’s nanquan. Photo: Handout

World University Games: tennis pair Coleman Wong and Cody Wong among the first Hong Kong athletes to arrive in Chengdu

Coleman Wong (left) and Cody Wong leave for the World University Games, which open in Chengdu on Friday. Photo: University Sports Federation of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is sending a four-man and three-woman tennis squad to the World University Games. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong sending largest squad ever to World University Games in Chengdu, including Olympic gold medallist Cheung

Fencer Cheung Ka-long is among the 142 athletes representing Hong Kong at the World University Games. Photo: Handout

Cody Wong (left) and Lawrence Ng (right) in the front row at the flag presentation at The University of Hong Kong. Photo: Handout 

Olympic bronze medallist Doo Hoi-kem eyeing four medals in Chengdu as warm up for Hangzhou Asian Games

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem serves to China’s Wang Manyu during their round of 16 match in the World Table Tennis Cup Finals in Singapore. Photo: AP

Hong Kong’s table tennis team pose on the podium with their bronze medals last summer. Photo: AFP

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After going unbeaten in the group stage, Doo Hoi-kem, Minnie Soo and Lam Yee-lok lost 3-0 to Japan in the semi-finals
The delegation’s tally of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze already surpasses the city’s previous record of 4 medals in Taiwan in 2017


The delegation’s tally of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze already surpasses the city’s previous record of 4 medals in Taiwan in 2017.


Qin Haiyang

Zhang Yufei

Doo Hoi-kem

World University Games: new medal record for Hong Kong after table tennis bronze in Chengdu

After going unbeaten in the group stage, Doo Hoi-kem, Minnie Soo and Lam Yee-lok lost 3-0 to Japan in the semi-finals The delegation’s tally of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze already surpasses the city’s previous record of 4 medals in Taiwan in 2017

After going unbeaten in the group stage, Doo Hoi-kem, Minnie Soo and Lam Yee-lok lost 3-0 to Japan in the semi-finals

The delegation’s tally of 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze already surpasses the city’s previous record of 4 medals in Taiwan in 2017