November 8, 2007
 
HK Junior Excels in Wakeboard World Championships
 
Dear Members and Friends,
 
At the 2007 IWSF Wakeboard World Championships completed last weekend in 
Doha, Qatar, Hong Kong junior rider Julien Briestroff took sixth place in 
the finals of the Boys Division. This is the first time a Hong Kong skier/rider 
has achieved such a high standing in a world championships. 
 
Other HK riders Ronnie Cheung and Wan Ka Choi were unfortunately eliminated at 
the LCQ of the Men's Open Division. However, Ronnie took third place and 
Choi fourth place in the Asian awards which was won by Kim Yong-il of Korea 
with Luo Jian of China placing second.
 
Chen Lili of China and Sasha Christian of Singapore placed third in the Women's 
Open and Girls Divisions respectively. Please refer to www.iwsf.com for 
the full results.
 
Congratulations to Julien for his excellent result at the Worlds and to Ronnie 
and Choi for their nice trying.
 
HKWSA