施純森

English

Sze Shun Sum, also known as Alan, was born on 31 October 1972 and is a Hong Kong contract bridge player. In 2023 he was selected for the Hong Kong men's team at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, playing with Chiu Wai Lap, Ho Hoi Tung, Ho Wai Lam, Lai Wai Kit and Mak Kwok Fai. The bridge competition featured men's, women's and mixed team events and ran from 27 September to 6 October; Hong Kong beat Japan in the semi-final and then India 229.1 to 152 in the final to win the territory's first Asian Games gold in bridge, played over two days and six sessions in which Hong Kong won five - the fifth session was contested by Sze, Chiu Wai Lap, Lai Wai Kit and Mak Kwok Fai, who won it 38-17. That gold was also the delegation's eighth gold of the Games, matching its best-ever tally. Sze has partnered his teammate Chiu Wai Lap for more than 13 years, reportedly training together for at least 60 hours a month and about 150 hours in the run-up to a competition to build their understanding. His ancestral home is Yakou village in Longhu town, Jinjiang, Fujian province. In November 2023 he returned home to celebrate, telling local media that winning the men's team title for Hong Kong, China was a breakthrough for the team; in 2024 he and Chiu took part in a Hong Kong watch brand's crossover project to promote bridge.