ROK Cup Asia Round 1 at Coloane Delivers Six-Way Spread of Winners Across Opening Finals

Cadet/Mini

Kyotake Kuryu set the pace in qualifying and remained one of the most consistent drivers across the weekend. Lou Sichen opened the action with a Heat 1 win ahead of Kuryu, before Kuryu responded in Heat 2 and again in the Superheat, where Zhang Shixuan and Liu Yuxuan completed the top three.

In the Final, Kuryu converted his overall consistency into victory, finishing ahead of Yuxuan in second and Bryan Hui in third.

Junior

Hu Zhehan led qualifying ahead of Wu Jincheng and Ma Mingqian, with the three drivers trading results across the heats. Hu won Heat 1, Ma took Heat 2 and the Superheat, while Jincheng remained in contention throughout.

The Final shifted the outcome again, with Wu delivering the decisive run to take victory ahead of Ma in second and Lam Chik Sin in third.

Senior

Huang Xizheng started from pole position ahead of Manuel Scognamiglio and Tang Zixuan. Tang struck first in Heat 1 ahead of Huang, with Huang responding in Heat 2. Scognamiglio won the Superheat to remain firmly in contention.

The Final returned Huang to the front, where he secured the win ahead of Mi Hei Long Enoch in second and Zeng Sihan in third.

Master/Expert

Xu Mingnan controlled the early phase of the weekend with pole position and two heat wins, ahead of Yves Olivier Von Aesch and Ka Chun Francis Yik.

Von Aesch reversed the order in the Superheat before carrying that momentum into the Final, where he took victory ahead of Xu in second and Wenhan Xiao in third.

U9/U12

Wang Junyou led qualifying ahead of Zeng Yaozhang and Yuan Yanchen. Yaozhang and Zhou Chengyou split the heat wins, while Wang returned to form in the Pre-Final.

In the Final, Wang converted that pace into victory, with Yuan finishing second and Zhang Jingran completing the podium in third.

U7

Wang Junyou topped qualifying, but Lorenzo Zhang emerged as the strongest performer across the sessions. Zhang won the heat ahead of Lin Yisen and Wang before sealing the Final victory.

Wang finished second and Liu Chongyi completed the podium in third.

Round 1 established a broad spread of winners across all categories, with several drivers converting early pace into Final victories while others recovered from inconsistent heat results to finish strongly. Kuryu and Wang Junyou remained among the most consistent across the weekend, while the Master/Expert category produced one of the clearest reversals of form through Von Aesch’s Superheat and Final wins.