December 3, 2019 Formula E has been granted world championship status by the FIA, in a vote that will see the series recognised as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from the start of the 2020/21 season. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing and sanctioning body for world motorsport, and sitting members of the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) recently voted upon and agreed to move forward with certifying Formula E as an FIA world championship. Founder & Chairman of Formula E Alejandro Agag - alongside FIA President Jean Todt - signed the agreement together at FIA headquarters at Place de la Concorde in Paris, to officially confirm world championship status for season seven. Transitioning to the highest level in the FIA sanctioned single-seater hierarchy, means the most competitive line-up of teams and drivers in motorsport will compete for the newly named ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title next season. The announcement comes off the back of Formula E’s most successful season to date - with nine different race winners and growing audience figures - and shortly after the opening two rounds of season six and the much-anticipated arrival of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche at the SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix. Information and photo source : The ABB FIA Formula E Championship

Asian Le Mans Series Returns to Japan! The Asian Le Mans Series has announced that the Series will return to Japan with the opening round of the 2020/2021 Asian Le Mans Series season to be held at the iconic Suzuka Circuit. This will be the first time that the Asian Le Mans Series will start in Japan, and the first time the Series will race at Suzuka. The round will be held on 20 – 22 November 2020. Suzuka Circuit was the first full-scale international racing circuit in Japan. Designed as a Honda test track in 1962, the original decision to develop a new permanent circuit was made by Soichiro Honda. Operated by the Mobilityland Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co, Ltd. the circuit is located Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture. One of only a few circuits in the world to have a "figure eight" layout, Suzuka has a 1.2 km back straight that passes over the front section track. Information and photo source : THE ASIAN LE MANS SERIES

G-Drive Racing by Algarve has won the Agile Lohas World 4 Hours of Shanghai after Carlin were given post-race penalty. The battle for LMP2 honours was intense throughout the race. From the moment the lights went green until they crossed the finish line the #36 Eurasia Motorsport Ligier JS P217, the #45 Thunderhead Carlin Racing Dallara P217 and the #26 G-Drive Racing by Algarve Aurus 01 were fighting for the win. In a thrilling final lap Harry Tincknell in the #45 snatched what seemed to be victory from Roman Rusinov in the #26, however post-race penalty was applied to the Carlin team dropping them back to third place. The penalty was for a driving time infringement, with Ben Barnicoat spending more time on track than was permitted. The penalty saw the Carlin team of Tincknell, Banicoat and Jack Manchester relegated to 3rd place and the race win awarded to G Drive Racing by Algarve. It delivered a debut Asian Le Mans Series win for the Aurus 01 and for the team’s drivers Roman Rusinov, James French and Leonard Hoogenboom. The penalty also promoted the Eurasia Motorsport’s #36 Ligier JS P217 into second place. The team drove a strong race with Aidan Read leading for most of the first hour, and with both Nick Foster and Roberto Merhi putting in consistently quick times throughout the race. After a stunning drive from Chinese driver Ling Kang, the ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 was comfortably leading the LMP2 Am class when disaster hit. The car came to a stop in Turn 15, resulting in a full course yellow and handing the class lead to RLR MSPORT. The RLR MSPORT team did not put a foot wrong during the race to claim a comfortable win. In a truly remarkable performance, the Rick Ware Racing team fought against the odds after a significant shipping delay saw the cars only be delivered to the circuit yesterday. The team impressively managed to get one of the cars prepared and onto the grid for the race. The team’s drivers Cody Ware and Mark Kvamme it was a baptism of fire, but they not only drove exceptionally well but they made their way up the grid to finish on the LMP2 Am podium. This race was the first time that the two generations of LMP2 chassis have competed in the same race. In LMP3, reigning Champions Inter Europol Competition in the #13 Ligier JS P3 with Nigel Moore and Martin Hippe kicked off their championship defence in perfect style by taking the race win. It was a solid performance for Norma in their debut with the series, finishing second and third on the podium. In second place is #2 Nielsen Racing Norma M30 of Colin Noble and Tony Wells. Rounding out the podium was the Graff Racing Norma M30, driven by Eric Trouillet, Sebastian Page and David Droux. In a very busy GT battle, it was Japanese team D’station Racing with their Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 driven by Ross Gunn, Tomonobu Fujii and Satoshi Hoshino that claimed victory in the class after a race full of intense battles. A clash between the HubAuto Corsa and Car Guy Ferraris on track saw a drive through penalty given to Car Guy for causing a collision. There was further drama at the halfway mark of the race when Jun San Chen in the FIST Team AAI BMW M6 GT3 hit the barrier heavily causing a full course yellow. Jun San was uninjured, but team retired from the race. With half an hour to go it was the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo from JLOC that was leading, however a stop and go penalty for pitstop time infringement saw the Japanese team drop behind D’station to finish in second place. It was a strong performance for the team making their debut in the Series with Andre Couto, Yuya Motojima and Yusaku Shibata. Finishing in 3rd place in the GT class on debut was the Chinese team Astro Veloce Motorsports #17 BMW M6 GT driven my Chinese driver Peiwen Qi, Max Wiser and Jens Klingmann behind the wheel. The stage is now well and truly set for another cracking Asian Le Mans Series. Join us for Round 2 at the Bend Motorsport Park on 10 – 12 January 2020! Information and photo source : The Asian Le Mans Series Championship

2019 SAUDIA DIRIYAH E-PRIX (RD 1) Sam Bird battles up the order from fifth on the grid for Envision Virgin Racing to seal victory in season opening SAUDIA Diriyah E-Prix TAG Heuer Porsche picks up podium finish on first-ever outing in ABB FIA Formula E Championship with second place for Andre Lotterer Stoffel Vandoorne rounds out podium positions in third with strong performance for Mercedes-Benz EQ in debut race for German manufacturer Information and photo source : The ABB FIA Formula E Championship

（香港，2019年11月18日）「2019-2020 世界盃場地單車賽–香港站」將於11月29至12月1日假香港單車館舉行，UCI（國際單車聯盟）公布各支隊伍參賽名單，主場出擊的香港代表隊派出首兩站原班陣容參加，5男7女強陣硬撼世界各地好手，爭奪獎牌兼奧運積分。 今季已奪兩面爭先賽金牌的「牛下女車神」李慧詩，將迎戰多位世界頂尖車手包括：德國軒絲(Emma Hinze)、中國林俊紅、鍾天使、韓國李慧珍、英國馬真特(Katy Marchant)、荷蘭柏列絲賓妮絲(Shanne Braspennincx)、立陶宛古碧姬蒂(Simon Krupeckaite)、法國嘉露絲(Mathilde Gros)及哥倫比亞瑪花比安娜(Martha Bayona Pineda)等，力爭凱林賽及爭先賽雙冠。上季香港站賽事令人驚喜地於凱林賽得銅牌的另一港將李海恩亦會出賽。男子組方面，港隊的焦點落在梁峻榮及張敬樂的男子麥迪遜賽。 除了香港隊，「2019-2020 世界盃場地單車賽–香港站」雲集世界頂尖車手，當中男子短途賽事集合英國、法國、荷蘭、新西蘭的猛將，預料會有一番惡鬥。奧運6面金牌得主、英國的積遜堅尼(Jason Kenny)將會出戰，他曾帶領英國隊於2008、2012及2016年奧運會連續3屆奪得團體競速賽金牌，同時在個人項目亦連奪兩屆男子爭先賽冠軍，以及稱霸上屆奧運的凱林賽，令他成為英國隊最多奧運金牌選手之一。另外，剛於3月世錦賽奪得男子1公里計時賽冠軍的法國車手拉法基(Quentin Lagargue)亦會出戰香港站賽事。荷蘭隊方面，則派出了多位今屆世錦賽金牌得主，如凱林賽冠軍布奇利(Matthijs Buchli)以及包辦男子爭先賽金、銀牌的拉克雷森(Harrie Lacreysen)及賀格蘭( Jeffre Hoogland )，他們亦是今屆世錦賽團體競速賽金牌得主。新西蘭的米切爾(Ethan Mitchell)在2017年香港舉行的世錦賽，與隊友韋柏斯(Sam Webster)及道金斯(Edward Dawkins) 衛冕團體競速賽金牌，三子今次亦會來港作賽。 「2019-2020世界盃場地單車賽–香港站」門票，現已於城市售票網公開發售 (網上/售票處/電話)，票價由$30至$200不等。此外，門票亦可於11月23日至12月1日指定時段在香港單車館售票櫃位購買。有關購票詳情，可瀏覽賽事官方網站www.ucitrackworldcup.hk或Facebook專頁201920UCITrackCyclingWorldCupHongKong。 港隊參賽名單／項目如下： 男子隊 張敬樂－麥迪遜 羅子峻－爭先賽、凱林賽 梁峻榮－麥迪遜、全能賽（後備） 梁嘉儒－全能賽、麥迪遜（後備） 繆正賢－捕捉賽 女子隊 李慧詩－爭先賽、凱林賽 李海恩－爭先賽、凱林賽 李燕燕－爭先賽 梁寶儀－捕捉賽、麥迪遜（後備） 李思穎－全能賽、捕捉賽（後備） 逄瑤－麥迪遜 楊倩玉－麥迪遜 「2019-2020世界盃場地單車賽–香港站」獲大型體育活動事務委員會確認為本年度其中一項「M」品牌活動，協助提升香港作為亞洲體育盛事之都的形象。香港站是世界盃系列賽6個分站之一，為賽事第3個賽站，是2020年東京奧運的前哨戰。 資料及相片來源 : N Square Company Limited /「中國香港單車總會」

香港公開羽毛球錦標賽，港隊男單代表李卓耀，在決賽反勝印尼球手金廷局數2比1 (16-21 21-10 22-20)，贏得冠軍。 世界排名第3的陳雨菲上週在福州公開賽稱后，今星期來到香港站賽事再度闖入決賽，鬥排名第5的泰國拉特查諾。拉特查諾去屆在決賽飲恨，惟今年面對陳雨菲未能嚐得甜頭，中國球手最終經過65分賽事後險勝2：1（21：18、13：21、21：13），首度於香港站封后，且經過今站賽事後，世界排名將微升至第2位。 More photos at our facebook page...

(2019年11月17日) 每年一度的RED BULL STREET STYLE 花式足球世界錦標賽於美國邁亞密圓滿舉行。香港的黎俊賢在小組取得第3名，未能晉身16強爭奪錦標。男子組冠軍由巴西的Ricardo Chahini贏得，法國的Melody Donchet 則榮膺女子組冠軍。 RED BULL STREET STYLE 花式足球世界錦標賽由2008年起每兩年舉辧一次，至去年起，Red Bull 伙拍世界花式足球總會(World Freestyle Football Association)，將這項比賽改變成每年一度的盛事，並於全球超過50個國家、地區舉辦預賽。由2010年總數2800位參加者，這項花式足球世界盛事的參與人數已躍升至去年的1萬2千人。這項賽事採用1對1的對抗形式，比賽3分鐘，以花式、控球及風格來評分。每場比賽勝負由3位評判投票決定，效力美職聯奧蘭多城的葡萄牙球星拿尼(Nani)是賽事的3位評判之一。 現年22歲的黎俊賢憑8月份贏得香港花式足球錦標賽獲得RED BULL STREET STYLE 花式足球世界錦標賽的參賽資格，成為香港第一位參與這項世界錦標賽的運動員。男子組賽事共有46名選手，分為8組，每組首2名出線16強淘汰賽爭奪賽事錦標。黎俊賢在小組被編入F組與丹麥、日本、捷克、美國及阿根廷的選手同組。他分別以3:0擊敗丹麥、捷克及阿根廷的對手，可惜以0:3及1:2不敵日本及美國選手，小組排名第3名，與晉級16強緣慳一面。 黎俊賢表示：「我花了不少時間為這項賽事練習和準備，因為它的重要性就好像足球的世界盃一樣。最終取得了小組第3名的成績，我自己覺得很滿意。」他指出，今次的參賽獲益良多，在比賽中碰到世界各地的高手，他們在台上的表演從容不迫，不像一般選手只會跟自己預先設計好的花式套路來做，而是與台下觀眾不斷有交流互動。這亦是他未來學習和改善的方向。他又說：「即使目前在香港做全職花式足球員難以為生，或者自己在香港的知名度未夠高，我仍會繼續向着全職花式足球員這個夢想去努力。因為我好希望可以透過比賽，用自己的實力去證明原來香港人玩花式足球都可以好勁，可以站在世界舞台與不同國家的高手一起比賽。」 黎俊賢檔案： 出生日期：1997年2月18日 往績： 2019香港花式足球錦標賽冠軍 2018 台灣The Wick Cup Football Championship 2016 中國 Red Bull 花式足球世界盃上海站冠軍 現年22歲的黎俊賢在小學時代開始踢足球，葡萄牙名將C朗是他偶像。C朗嘉歡施展秀麗的腳法，賢仔都會經常模仿。2012年起，他開始自學花式足球，經常會上youtube找尋不同花式足球片段去學習。後來他更在網上搜尋香港花式足球的資料，結果認識及聯絡上香港花式足球代表人物施寶盛，之後更經常邀約他一起交流切磋。 賢仔覺得花式足球吸引人的地方是可以進行表演，讓一般人覺得十分神奇，從而取得滿足感。自言讀書成績一般的他，在完成DSE後便決心一搏，希望能以花式足球作為事業。過去4年，賢仔靠着兼職咖啡師每月僅4至5千元的收入維生，以便在工餘時間可以專注練習，以及為不同活動擔任表演嘉賓。他表示：「見到施寶盛能成功做到全職花式足球員，自己亦很想一試，可以在台上表演，做自己喜歡的事，又維持到生計。」 賢仔每星期有數天要朝十晚八上班做兼職，其他時間都用作訓練及表演，生活相當刻板，因此他也經歷過運動生涯的低潮。他說：「2017年我曾經想過放棄，當時香港還未有本地的花式足球錦標賽，加上鄰近地區的比賽機會不多，如果不是世界盃或歐國盃年份，表演機會很少，會影響收入。當時也想過不如放棄，父母亦曾勸我不如考公務員，找份穩定收入的工作。」幸而賢仔最後未有放棄，今年贏得了香港花式足球錦標賽冠軍，獲得RED BULL STREET STYLE 花式足球世界錦標賽的比賽資格。 資料及相片來源 : N Square / Red Bull HK

2019年11月16日─ Red Bull Junior Team車手維比斯（Jüri Vips）贏得澳門格蘭披治三級方程式大賽—國際汽聯三級方程式世界盃桿位。明天將與Red Bull Junior Team車手羅新（Liam Lawson）、角田裕毅（Yuki Tsunoda），以及來自世界各地的頂尖車手爭奪冠軍殊榮。 澳門格蘭披治三級方程式大賽今年邁向第37年，Red Bull Junior Team今年派出3位車手，包括：來自愛沙尼亞的維比斯、新西蘭的羅新以及日本的角田裕毅參賽。維比斯在過去幾天賽事表現出色，周四、周五的排位賽分別以第3及第1名完成，今早的選拔賽則保持表現，造出2分06秒317最佳圈速，以總時間25分09秒190完成總數10圈賽事，贏得明天正式賽事的桿位，令爭取賽國際汽聯三級方程式世界盃錦標的形勢大好。 來自愛沙尼亞，今年只有19歲的維比斯，第二次踏足澳門東望洋賽道，去年他以第19名完成賽事。他表示：「澳門賽道是自己最喜愛的比賽場之一，因賽道挑戰性很大，要注意的細節相當多。」維比斯滿意自己的成績，他相信明天的比賽將會更為緊張，希望自己能保持狀態。他指出，明天最大的對手將會是排第2位出賽的俄羅斯車手舒華文( Robert Schwartman )，今日舒華文亦做出2分06秒415的最佳圈速，總時間與他相差僅1秒549。 另外兩位Red Bull Junior Team車手角田裕毅及羅新則分別以16及20名完成選拔賽。今年初才加盟Red Bull Junior Team的新西蘭車手的羅新第一次踏足澳門東望洋跑道跑，他在本賽季表現出色，曾是歐洲方程式公開賽（Euro formula Open）的總亞軍得主。他表示：「澳門的賽道非常獨特，是世界其他街道賽無法相比的，亦是我最喜愛的賽道之一。」羅新在周五的排位賽曾做出2分6秒455的圈速，排在第15位。對於首次在澳門作賽，他對自己的表現感到滿意，希望在周日的正賽能有更好的成績。他指出，加入Red Bull Junior Team對於他的賽車事業極為重要。以進軍一級方程式為終極目標的他指出：「在新西蘭我能得找到的資助不多，加盟Red Bull Junior Team給予我不少賽參機會，好像今年我已出席過新西蘭錦標賽、歐洲方程式賽事以及今次的三級方程式賽，這就像為我打開通往一級方程式的大門。當然能否達到這目標還要視我日後的表現，所以我非常珍惜這機會，希望在往後比賽爭取表現。但目前我要集中周日的賽事，還其他不要想得太多，希望專注比賽。」 Red Bull Junior Team車手是澳門格蘭披治三級方程式大賽的常客。去年衛冕成功的迪圖（Dan Ticktum），便是前Red Bull Junior Team成員，他將重返長達6.2公里的東望洋跑道，向爭取三連勝進發。迪圖將會面對Red Bull Junior Team一眾師兄弟，當中包括德國車手碧曼（David Beckmann）、英國的伊洛特 ( Callum Ilott )，以及世界各地群雄的挑戰。 資料及相片來源 : N Square / Red Bull HK

The 2019/2020 Asian Le Mans Series is set to provide more thrilling action up and down the grid, from the battle for outright honours in LMP2, to the bolstered GT3 Class. New Entries and Returning Champions: Fighting for the outright victory in the LMP2 class will be a two-car effort from long time Asian Le Mans Series team, Eurasia Motorsport, and a two-car entry from reigning LMP3 Champions InterEuropol Competition who have made the step up to LMP2 this season. 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series Champions and 2018/19 runners up, Algarve Pro Racing will also be back, but this time in a new partnership G Drive. The team have entered the Series’ first Aurus 01 LMP2. Joining what is shaping up to be a firecly contested LMP2 class will be Series debutants Thunderhead Carlin Racing, and Japanese team K2 Uchino Racing. After winning the LMP2 Am Trophy and the invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans earlier this year, ARC Bratislava will be back to defend their title this season. Joining them will be a two car entry from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series regulars Rick Ware Racing who will be making their debut in LMP2 racing. Another Series debutant, RLR Msport from the UK will also be fighting for the title. In LMP3, Inter Europol Competition are returning to defend their Championship title. Their job will not be easy though with Nielsen Racing returning with a two-car effort again this season. Malaysian team, Viper Niza will also return to the Series. Joining the battle will be series newcomers GRAFF Racing and ACE1 Villorba Corse. This season will see the debut of the NORMA in the Asian Le Mans Series with both Nielsen Racing and GRAFF Racing entering M30’s for the first time. Four different GT manufactures (Ferrari, BMW, Aston Martin and Lamborghini), will be present in the 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series which will see nine full season entries hoping to follow in the footsteps of last year’s Champions CarGuy from Japan! The teams will be fighting for not only Championship glory, but also a highly coveted invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Along with the return of reigning Champions CarGuy, Spirit of Race and Team AAI (2017/18 Champions) will also return. This season will see the arrival of five new Asian GT teams. Chinese team Astro Veloce Motorsports will make the step up from the Chinese Endurance Series with two BMW M6 GT3s. Other new GT teams joining the Series from Asia are HubAuto Corse and T2 Motorsports, both running Ferrari 488 GT3s, D’Station Racing with an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3, and JLOC with a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo. In total the Series has attracted teams from 13 different countries, with drivers from 22 different countries. Drivers: The 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series has attracted some outstanding drivers, all of whom are at the top of their game. The grid will this year include two ex F1 drivers, two current Ferrari F1 development drivers, a 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE winner and World Endurance Champion, as well as GT factory drivers from BWM, Ferrari and Aston Martin. The Series is also attracting some young talent on their way up the ladder, and some very experienced amature drivers. Combined, this means the standard of competition should be very high. Manufacturers: LMP2 will this year see the introduction of the latest generation cars, with the LIgier JS P217, Dallara P217 and the Oreca 07 Gibson doing battle. This year will also see the debut of the Aurus brand in the Asian Le Mans Series. The older generation LMP2 cars, the Ligier JS P2 and Oreca 05 Nissan, are this season fighting for the LMP2 Am Trophy In LMP3, this season will see the arrival of a new manufacture. After previous seasons were dominated by Ligier, this season sees the arrival of three NORMA M30s to be raced by Nielsen Racing and GRAFF. In the GT class the Series sees the arrival of the new Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3, and the return of the BWM M6 GT3 and Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. After CarGuy won the class last year, the Ferrari 488 GT3 is very popular – there will be four full season entries for the Italian manufacturer in the 2019/20 season. In total, there will be four Ferrari 488 GT3s, three BMW M6 GT3s, an Aston Martin Vantage GT3, and a Lamborghini Huracan GT3. New Calendar: A trip to Australia, night racing in Malaysia, and a return to China and Thailand! The 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series will again be made up of four races, each of four hours in length. It will start in China at the Shanghai International Circuit with the Agile Lohas World 4 Hours of Shanghai on the final weekend of November. The Series will then make its first trip to Australia for the 4 Hours of the Bend in mid Januray. The Bend Motorsport Park is Australia’s newest permanent circuit and the Asian Le Mans Series will race on the full 7.77km configuration – the second longest permanent track in the world. This will be the first time in 20 years that there will be Le Mans Prototypes racing in South Australia. The last race there was the Race of a Thousand Years, a race organised by Don Panoz. The 4 Hours of The Bend will be the first ever ACO managed event to be held in Australia. The Series will also experience something new in Sepang during the third round of the Championship - this year the 4 Hours of Sepang will finish at night. Just one week later, the final round of the 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series will be held at the Buriram International Circuit – this will be first time the Championship has finished in Thailand. 24 Hours of Le Mans – Four invitations: The four invitations to the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans will be awarded in the same way they were for the 2018/19 season. The winners of the LMP2, LMP2 AM Trophy, LMP3 and GT classes will each receive an invitation to compete in the iconic race. Class structure: The Class structure of the 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series will only see one change from the 2018/19 season. The Series will continue to provide a mix of both prototype and GT cars that is synonymous with Le Mans racing. The only change will be to the cars eligible in the LMP2 and LMP2 Am categories. From the 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series, the latest generation LMP2 cars will be eligible to race in the outright class. The older generation cars will continue to be eligible within the Series, however from the 2019/20 season they will be limited to just the LMP2 Am Trophy class. Global Audience: By making the live stream available for free and in full around the world, the Asian Le Mans Series is one of the most accessible race series globally. The Series’ TV package alone has a potential reach of close to half a billion viewers around the globe. The 2018/19 Asian Le Mans Series achieved a live stream audience of 4.33 million viewers around the world. In addition to the global reach of the stream, 1.48 million people watched over 600 hours of Series highlights that were broadcast across 104 countries on 57 channels. Broadcast Programme: For the 2019/20 Asian Le Mans Series the coverage will again grow, boosted by additional content, to deliver a world class broadcast programme. The highly popular live streams of all qualifying sessions and races will continue, as will the comprehensive global tv highlights package. Growing Chinese Audience: The Chinese live streams saw a record 3.8 million viewers watch the Asian Le Mans Series during the 2018/19 season. The Series was also featured during Chinese language motorsport news programme MAXSPEED which has an audience of over 500,000 people. There was also a dedicated Chinese language programme called “Asian Le Mans Talk” featured 6 x 30-minute shows and was watched by 219,000 people in China. The 2019/20 season will see the addition of a dedicated Chinese commentary programme for all four rounds, further opening up the Series to the growing Chinese motorsport fan base. Information and photo source : THE ASIAN LE MANS SERIES

勇奪最後一個香港參賽資格 [香港特別行政區— 2019年 11月 15日 ] 香港六名高爾夫球精英，將與其他的世界級球員，參與11月28日至12月1日於香港哥爾夫球會舉行的「2019香港高爾夫球公開賽」。今屆賽事共吸引132名來自世界各地的球員參賽。 香港本地球員鄧子軒 (Chi Hin Lou Tan) 本周於愉景灣高爾夫球會舉行的「香港業餘錦標賽」，以十桿之差力壓對手奪冠，成為最後一名取得「香港高爾夫球公開賽」參賽資格的本地高爾夫球精英。鄧子軒將聯同其餘五名本港的高爾夫球精英：伍城鋒 (Terrence Ng) 、張雄熙 (Matthew Cheung) 、林日曦 (Isaac Lam)、水野真惟智(Shinichi Mizuno)及 Alan Gibson，出戰於香港哥爾夫球會舉行的賽事，將成為球賽精彩歷史的其中一頁。 現年19歲的鄧子軒自2009年開始便參與香港高爾夫球總會的青少年發展計劃，今年將首次亮相「香港高爾夫球公開賽」，鄧子軒表示：「我感到很興奮，能夠參與『香港高爾夫球公開賽』一直是我比賽的原動力；現在終於有此機會。今次是我首次參賽，所以會專注整個比賽過程多於賽果；今次是一個很好的機會，令我從激烈的比賽中挑戰自己，真正了解自己的實力。」 伍城鋒於今年二月農曆新年期間，在粉嶺香港哥爾夫球會舉行的「香港男子業餘錦標賽」中旗開得勝，三度稱王成功取得「香港高爾夫球公開賽」的參賽資格，亦是他個人轉為職業球員前，最後一次以業餘球員身分參賽；現年25歲的伍城鋒計劃於明年轉為職業球員。 早前於九月期間舉行的國際資格賽，共吸引了 25 名職業及業餘球員參賽，最後本港球員張雄熙及林日曦分別以首名及次名成績完成賽事，成功取得「香港高爾夫球公開賽」的參賽資格。 賽事於香港哥爾夫球會新球場舉行，張雄熙於首兩輪賽事更打出63桿的佳績，最後以7桿之差拋離亞軍林日曦，捧走賽事冠軍獎盃。 現年24歲的張雄熙，今年首次出戰PGA中國巡迴賽系列，亦是他第3年參與「香港高爾夫球公開賽」。他表示：「很榮幸能與歐巡及亞巡的球員同場較量，我很期待今屆的賽事。這是我參與的最大型賽事，不論是球員級數還是觀眾數目。這的確能令我學會如何處理賽事周的壓力和焦慮，同時學懂如何在賽場上發揮表現。」 「去年我成功打入晉級線，所以希望今年都能夠打入，並有更好的表現。去年我在周末表現未如理想，希望今年有好的開始，並且在賽場上有更大的爭勝能力 。 」 至於另一位香港高球精英林日曦，自2015年起已是香港高爾夫球總會香港青年隊的成員。林日曦現年 20 歲就讀雷丁大學，將首次亮相賽事，他表示：「能夠首次於『香港高爾夫球公開賽』出賽，實現夢想，我十分興奮。當然我也感到很緊張，也有點壓力，但我不會給自己太大的期望，畢竟我是首次在如此大群觀眾前作賽，比賽場地又非常好，這對我來說頗有挑戰性，我希望能按自己的方向作賽，看看能取得甚麼成績。 」 香港職業高爾夫協會排名榜賽勝出球員 — 水野真惟智將首次以職業球員身分出戰；他將聯同上述的本地高爾夫球精英，參與第61屆「香港高爾夫球公開賽」。現年26歲的水野真惟智，曾於2012年至2015年期間，三度參與「香港高爾夫球公開賽」；2017年正式轉為職業球員。 水野真惟智現為愉景灣高爾夫球會成員，今年首次於亞巡賽亮相。他表示：「我很興奮能代表我的成長之地香港，出戰『香港高爾夫球公開賽』，希望能在香港球迷面前有更好的表現。因為我要努力提升自己在亞巡賽的排名，所以有一定的壓力，但我希望能憑自己的經驗和對球道的熟悉，為自己爭取一定的優勢。我很期待今屆的賽事。」 來自香港哥爾夫球會及PGA職業球員Alan Gibson同樣以香港代表身份出戰。早於2015年加入球會的 Alan，當年曾為前冠軍球星保特 (Ian Poulter) 的出賽球僮，對香港高爾夫球公開賽並不陌生。Alan原籍蘇格蘭，將於本月尾首次亮相「香港高爾夫球公開賽」。 香港哥爾夫球會會長杜家駒表示：「為本地的高爾夫球員提供一個良好的學習機會，正是這項賽事重要的一環。能在如此出色的賽事中汲取經驗，無疑有助他們在高爾夫球上的發展。我謹代表香港哥爾夫球會祝願他們有美好的賽事周，球迷們將於粉嶺熱烈地支持他們。」 香港高爾夫球總會主席林詩鍵補充說：「恭喜所有能參與『香港高爾夫球公開賽』的香港高爾夫球精英，他們憑自己的實力，在球場中嶄露光芒，現在有機會於香港本土與其他世界級的球員同場較量。」 「對於香港高爾夫球總會來說，這是一個令人興奮的時刻，因為整個香港高爾夫球界，都支持這班本地球員，當中有些球員自小已是我們培訓計劃的運動員。這些球員、他們的父母及教練，付出了多年的努力，因而有今天的成就。我們祝願他們好運。」 資料及相片來源 : ROCO COMMUNICATIONS / 「香港高爾夫球公開賽」