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China’s Tian & Wang End 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Season with Hong Kong Challenger Gold |
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2007/11/11, Sunday |
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The players and all guest enjoy flag-raising ceremony.
Photo by Fu Ching Tak
Hong Kong, November 11, 2007 - Jia Tian and Jie Wang ended the 2007 FIVB Beach
Volleyball campaign like the Chinese pair started their international season
last May in Shanghai with a gold medal after the world’s No. 2-ranked team
captured the US$30,000 Crocodile Hong Kong Beach Festival 2007
here Sunday at Victoria Park.
The top-seeded Tian and Wang
scored a 21-18 and 21-16 win in 39 minutes over second-seeded Chinese rivals
Chen Xue and Xi Zhang in the Crocodile Hong Kong Beach
Festival 2007 gold medal match to share the $5,000 first-place prize while
netting their fourth international Beach Volleyball title.
The victory was Tian and Wang’s
13th FIVB win in 17 matches against their younger Chinese rivals. The previous 16 matches between the two teams
were on the SWATCH-FIVB World Tour where Xue and Zhang had won two of the
previous three gold medal contests with Tian and Wang during the 2006 season.
While Tian and Wang were
undefeated in the competition with five wins, including a 21-18 and 21-12
semi-final victory earlier Sunday over 10th-seeded Jarunee Sannok and Usa
Tenpaksee of Thailand in 35 minutes, Xue and Zhang had to win three elimination
matches to reach the Crocodile Hong Kong Beach Festival 2007
“final four” where the pair split $4,000 for their silver medal finish.
more photo
Information from FIVB
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最後更新 ( 2007/11/12, Monday )
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CATHAY PACIFIC/CREDIT SUISSE HONG KONG SEVENS 2008 TITLE SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT |
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2007/11/08, Thursday |
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(From left to right)
Mr. Paul Calello, CEO of Credit Suisse Investment Bank and CEO for Credit
Suisse Asia Pacific, Mr. Paul Dingley, Director of Marketing, HKRFU
and former Hong Kong Sevens captain, Mr. James Barrington, Sales and
Marketing Director, Cathay Pacific Airways and members of the Hong Kong
Sevens team, Rowan Varty pose with the Gerry Forsgate Quaich at the
HKRFU sponsorship announcement press conference
[HONG
KONG, November 8, 2007] – The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union
(HKRFU), Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse today announced the signing of a new
four-year title sponsorship deal for the world-renowned Cathay Pacific/Credit
Suisse Hong Kong Sevens.
The new four-year,
multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement sees Hong Kong’s flagship airline,
Cathay Pacific Airways, and leading international financial services group
Credit Suisse extend their co-title sponsorship rights to the Hong Kong Sevens
through 2011.
Speaking on behalf of the
HKRFU, Mr Dingley said: “We are delighted to
continue our partnership with Cathay Pacific and Credit Suisse, for four more
exciting years. The long-term sponsorship commitment will help us maintain the
unique status of the Hong Kong Sevens as the preeminent
tournament in the IRB World Sevens Series.”
Mr Barrington of Cathay Pacific
commented on the sponsorship extension saying: “Cathay Pacific is delighted to
be joining with Credit Suisse for a new four-year sponsorship deal for the Hong
Kong Sevens. The Sevens is one of the best-loved events on the sporting
calendar and is a huge draw for rugby fans from both Hong
Kong and overseas. Cathay Pacific is committed to help stage
world-class events in its home city and I'm sure this new sponsorship deal will
help take the Hong Kong Sevens to new heights.”
Information and Photo from Octagon
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最後更新 ( 2007/11/08, Thursday )
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FFREE FIRE 52 IN CLEAN SWEEP |
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2007/10/27, Saturday |
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Photo by Fu Ching Tak
All boats in the Total Lubmarine Asia Pacific Hong
Kong to Hainan Race have completed the race, with Steve Manning's 'Walawala'
reaching Sanya just before 1100 hours this morning after 47 hours of
sailing.
Line Honours was claimed by Sam Chan's 'Ffree Fire
52' after a 32 hour downhill slide in 18 to 22 knots of breeze. The TP52 was
also to claim 1st Overall with 'Fortis Mandrake' arriving at midnight after an
expensive trip, having trashed all her kites in the first 250nm.
It was a long night for the finishing boat, with
'Strewth' crossing the line at around 0500hrs this morning, and 'Shahtoosh' 30
minutes behind that. 'Walawala' completed the set and the provisional boats show
the boats mirroring their finish on the water.
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最後更新 ( 2007/10/27, Saturday )
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