COMEBACK of the Season - Matsuyama v Cheung Ka Long | 2024 Kuwait Asian Championships Foil Fencing

Round of 16 of the 2024 Kuwait Asian Championships between Matsuyama Kyosuke 松山 恭助 FIE Rank 7 and Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong 張家朗 香港
On the Left - 松山 恭助 MATSUYAMA Kyouske of Japan
松山 恭助 Matsuyama won Gold at the 2022 Bonn Individual World Cup and Bronze at the 2023 Milan World Championships. Since 2021, Team Japan has been trained by Erwan Le Pechoux - ex Olympic Gold and Silver medalist and one of the most accomplished foilists of the 2000-2021 era. Le Pechoux is a small left handed fencer who spent his entire career fencing taller left handed fencers like Andrea Cassara and Lei Sheng, so he is one of the best candidates to coach Matsuyama for this match up.
On the Right - Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong 張家朗 香港
Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong 張家朗 香港 is reigning Olympic Champion. During this Olympic cycle, Cheung Ka Long 張家朗 won a bronze medal at the 2022 Cairo World Championships, 1 World Cup, 3 Grand Prix, the 2022 Asian Championships, the 2023 Asian Games, and 2023 Universade Championships. Cheung Ka Long 張家朗 had won the previous event - the 2024 Shanghai Grand Prix • 2024 Shanghai Grand Pr...
Match up:
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 had fenced Cheung Ka Long 張家朗 4 times in the past, and had won 3 of the 4 encounters
2023 Milan World Championships -
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/14 Cheung Ka Long 張家朗
2020 Cairo WC -
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/9 Cheung Ka Long 張家朗
2019 Bonn WC -
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/8 Cheung Ka Long 張家朗
2019 Paris WC -
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 8/15 Cheung Ka Long 張家朗
0:00 Bout begins
8:06 8/14 comeback

[@Dancingtuna]

8/14 Comeback begins at 8:10

[@samuell1894]

Was watching this yesterday. I was mind-blowing to see that Cheung choked on last point.

[@randdresearch]

Cheung lost his sharpness and aggressiveness after he hit his 14.

[@zakninja3706]

I never knew Cheung Ka long was Korean 😅

[@danielenriquezgutierrez3258]

why’s that?

[@user-ur5kz3mo7m]

As a Korean I am very proud of cheung ka longs incredible performance

[@leis0ng]

When I look him up it says he's from Hong Kong lol

[@thinkwa-1414]

@@danielenriquezgutierrez3258he's not, but the flag and country shown on screen says he is, it's supposed to be hong kong

[@thinkwa-1414]

@@leis0ngvideo show's him being korean, it's a joke

[@ronaldlee5311]

Matsuyama was super lucky at 14-14, Cheung just missed his riposte by an inch... Well played by both!

[@randomthingz4143]

Chewing chose to flick for such critical point, he took the risk and lost, that it is

[@kevinTang9000]

I don't think so.
That's the strategy.
Cheung Ka Long shall not win the Asian Championship this year.
Keep away from World No.1 or he will lost in Paris Olympic Games.

[@philippebaudouin8939]

Incredible ! What a example of the "never give up" spirit !

[@baxtalo75]

Le Péchoux 's spirit !

[@peterlewis8006]

lol

[@dzfz2100]

Omg WHAT A BOUT!!!! So good!!!

[@gavriilvorontsov]

Bro, I was asleep (I had a wonderful dream; Oh vs. Szilagyi in the 2024 Olympics final), but the notifications about your videos woke me up 😂❤

[@kennycheah6393]

I think Cheung might be going through something. Same competition, choked in both individual and teams. Hope he gets back to his best

[@christianbaptiste243]

Fencing Spirit.🤺 A warrior Spirit ❤️

[@boagprod.1372]

>Be cheung ka long (HKG)
>”KOR”
>what the hell

[@nabihansatria5982]

Oh my god cheung ka long

[@healthy_Liu]

家朗， 男子花劍團體賽 奪獎👍💪💪💪💪❤❤❤❤❤

[@kevinTang9000]

雖然攞到銅牌
但對於我嚟講係輸咗
4強對中國嗰場真係啞口無言
家朗需要一個長假期
遠離劍擊好好休息
迎戰奧運

[@jamesgoodman37]

This is actually the third consecutive 15/14 between the two--the other is BOURG 2022 FMI T08 Matsuyama JPN vs Cheung HKG before 2023 Milan World Championships. All in Matsuyama's favor.

[@leis0ng]

NEVER BACK DOWN NEVER WHAT?!

[@Wisely_Liao]

☝️The upper right side of fencer should be the Hong Kong

[@tak9384]

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