ESF All Stars Vs DASSA

On Wednesday 4th December, ESF All-stars teams competed against DASSA, a touring select team from Dubai. The teams competed in U15 division and involved Boys and Girls Football, Girls Volleyball and Boys and Girls Basketball. This was the first edition of this competition and it is hoped this will become an annual event on the ESF sports calendar.

 

Football

The football matches were played at KGV and were closely fought. The girls match was even throughout and a 2-2 scoreline at halftime was a fair reflection on the game. However, DASSA finished the stronger team and prevailed 5-3.

The boys game was also very closely fought, with ESF scoring late in the match to tie the game 5-5. Penalties were then taken to find a winner, with ESF winning 3-2.

Well done to the following players who represented ESF all stars.

Girls Football

Yasmin Hargrave-Silk

Katie Lee

Boys Football

Yaffy Kostov

Juan Shaiju

St John Deakin

Aarav Saxena

A special mention must go to Luke Hoshi who was selected to represent DASSA for boys football, playing a great game and forming a good bond with the DASSA players.

 

Volleyball

The girls volleyball matches were closely fought with each set going into the 20s for both teams. Unfortunately DASSA had the edge in these games and won the fixture 3-0.

 

Well done to the following KGV volleyballers who were involved.

Emmy Hodes

Gemma Yeung

Maya Chu

 

Basketball

The DASSA teams proved to be far too strong in basketball. They had some big players in their teams and the ESF teams struggled to get into the game. The DASSA girls team won their match 38-11, an the DASSA boys winning 57-22

Well done to the following boys who represented ESF Basketball

Jaydn Leung

Vian Gidwani

Louis Hemming

Marcus Wong

Overall it was a great experience for our players, mixing with other athletes from ESF schools and getting the chance to play some international competition. We look forward to next years edition which will hopefully take part in Dubai.

 

ISSFHK Swimming

On Thursday December 5th, our swim team went and competed at the ISSFHK swimming championships at Victoria Park. We had a fantactis day of swimming and achieved some outstanding results. Highlights are as follows;

Girls 11 and Under

Fiona Wang - 4th 100m Freestyle, 4th 50m Freestyle

Boys 11 and Under

Matteo Leung - 4th 50m Butterfly, 1st 50m Freestyle

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 3rd

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 2nd

Girls 12-13 Years

Wenis Lu - 4th 100m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Freestyle

Khloe Yu - 1st 50m Breaststroke, 2nd 100m Freestyle, 1st 50m Butterfly

Cayenne Tam - 3rd 50m Breaststroke, 2nd 50m Butterfly, 2nd 100m Breaststroke

Gabby Lutz - 1st 100m Freestyle, 1st 100m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Freestyle

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 1st

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 1st

1st Placed overall for grade

Boys 12-13 Years

Atlas Ayhan - 1st 50m Breaststroke, 2nd 50m Butterfly, 1st 100m Breaststroke

Ricky Cheng - 3rd 50m Breaskstroke, 4th 50m Butterfly, 3rd 100m Breaststroke

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 2nd

Girls 14-15 Years

Hannah Liu - 1st 100m Backstroke, 1st 50m Butterfly, 1st 50m Freestyle

Chloe Tam - 3rd 100m Backstroke, 2nd 50m Backstroke

Emily Blackshaw - 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 2nd 100m Freestyle

Ginny Yuen - 2nd 50m Butterfly

Sofia Liang - 3rd 100m Breaststroke

Bianca Kwok - 4th 50m Freestyle

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 1st

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 1st

1st Placed overall for grade

Boys 14-15 Years

Jun Young Ng - 3rd 100m Backstroke, 2nd 50m Backstoke

Max Ma - 2nd 50m Butterfly, 2nd 50m Freestyle

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 1st

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 1st

1st Placed overall for grade

Girls 16-19 Years

Rachel Wong - 1st 100m Backstroke, 1st 50m Backstroke

Emily Fisher - 4th 100m Backstoke

Vienna Lo - 4th 50m Breaststroke

Tulip Bardiya - 2nd 100m Freestyle, 4th 50m butterfly, 4th 50m Freestyle

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 2nd

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 1st

2nd Placed overall for grade

Boys 16-19 Years

Jayden Leung - 2nd 100m Backstoke, 3rd 50m Backstoke

Adrian Wong - 2nd 50m Breaststroke, 3rd 100m Breaststoke

4x50m Medley Relay Team - 1st

4x50m Freestyle Relay Team - 2nd

3rd Placed overall for grade

At the end of the days competitionl, the KGV girls swim team finished in overall 1st position, while the boys team finished a close 2nd. This gave KGV the overall title of ISSFHK Swimming Champs for 2024. An outstanding result for our swim team and testament to their hard work.