World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship: US confirm status as world’s best in one-sided final
- Hong Kong lacrosse boss Raymond Fong says thousands of fans watched games across 10 days of action in city
The World Lacrosse Women’s U20 World Championship came to an end on Saturday, with the United States confirming their status as the world’s best with a comprehensive 23-6 mauling of Canada in the final at Mong Kok Stadium.
Around 2,500 fans gathered at the 6,000-seat stadium to the watch the US take their sixth title, in what was the first time the tournament has been held in Asia.
While heavy downpours throughout the week forced games to be rescheduled, with matches moved Sham Shui Po Sports Ground and Kowloon Tsai Sports Ground to Football Club, the head of the city’s lacrosse association said the event had still been a “huge success”.
“I’m gonna say, it’s a huge success, but ever since the opening day, it’s been raining solidly for all of the tournament,” Raymond Fong, CEO of the Hong Kong, China Lacrosse Association, said.
“We had booked Football Club as a backstop, fortunately, but it wasn’t as easy as just moving the teams, the entire logistics and communications was a bit of a challenge. But we pulled it off the best we could.”
Wong said ticket sales had been “great” and only 15 to 20 per cent were bought for single games, while the rest had been from fans planning to see the whole tournament.
