香港欖球總會(欖總) 於銅鑼灣希慎廣場為「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽2018」和「世界女子七人欖球賽系列賽2018 – 外圍賽」進行抽籤。

今晚共進行3場抽籤包括「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」第7站的「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽2018,這賽事將招待15支種籽隊組別球隊以及持外卡參賽的韓國。

另外兩場抽籤是由12支球隊(包括香港)角逐的「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」外圍賽，賽事將與「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」種籽隊組別比賽同期舉行，最後是有12隊逐鹿的「世界女子七人欖球賽系列賽2018 – 外圍賽」。

這三項賽事合共有40支球隊在120,000累計觀眾人次面前爭奪冠軍殊榮，一連三日(4月6-8日)的「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽2018」將踏入第43屆。

來自40個國家和地方的欖球好手、賽事工作人員、義工和球迷，令「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」成為「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」中規模最大的分站，這正好印證欖總的「Hong Kong Sevens, Where the World Comes to Play賽事主題。

今晚抽籤儀式的特別嘉賓有體育專員楊德強先生、民政事務局首席助理秘書長 (康樂及體育) 1 鄭青雲先生 、賽事聯合冠名贊助商滙豐環球銀行亞太區企業、金融機構及跨國企業銀行業務主管慕德偉先生(David Morton)、賽事聯合冠名贊助商國泰航空顧客董事羅世民先生(Simon Large) 、希慎興業有限公司主席利蘊蓮女士和欖總主席石彼得先生(Pieter Schats) 。

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The win put paid to memories of 2017 when she led the tournament after the first and third rounds, before fading on the last. Her bogey-free round of seven-under-par 65 saw her add her name to a list of champions that includes some of the true greats of the game, including Lorena Ochoa, Ai Miyazato, Karrie Webb, Paula Creamer, and Inbee Park

Speaking about her fifth win on tour, Major-winner Wie said, “You know, I just kind of wanted to get revenge after last year a little bit. I kind of came with a slight chip on my shoulder in the morning, and I knew that I had to shoot low to even have a chance, and everyone played great today. I'm just really proud of myself for making a lot of birdies and keep going, and never really getting out of my head, which I'm really proud of doing today. But my caddie did a great job of keeping me in the game and keeping me entertained throughout the round. It was a lot of fun today.”

Speaking about the importance of the win after a four-year hiatus, she added, “It's been a tough journey since 2014. I think it's been kind of well documented. You know, I've had some injuries, had a really bad year, just lost a lot of confidence. But I'm just really proud for pulling myself out of it. I felt like I had a good year last year, a year where I built confidence, and I just want to keep building confidence from there. I just want to keep rising. I just want to keep playing the best I can, trying the hardest I can and trying to become the best player that I can be.”

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