https://www.scmp.com/rss/519354/feed The latest news on Happy Lo Sin-yan, Hong Kong badminton player and Olympian, including competition news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong badminton mixed doubles duo Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet have admitted they are considering prolonging their careers for a couple of years to try to qualify for the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. On Tuesday, the reigning champions were knocked out in the first round of the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, losing 19-21, 21-19, 21-7 to China’s Chen Xing and Zhang Chi after winning the opening set. Tse revealed before the tournament that Tang had been encouraging her to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349395/hong-kong-badminton-star-duo-tang-chun-man-and-tse-ying-suet-may-take-shot-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349395/hong-kong-badminton-star-duo-tang-chun-man-and-tse-ying-suet-may-take-shot-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:08 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Victor Lai Ho-chun was brought crashing back down to Earth with a bump on Tuesday, losing in the qualifying rounds of the Li-Ning Hong Kong Open. Less than 10 days after claiming bronze at the Badminton World Championships, the Canadian, whose parents are from Hong Kong, was stunned 21-12, 21-15 by Hongkonger and world No 40 Jason Gunawan at the Coliseum. Gunawan beat Indonesia’s Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah in the first qualifying round 21-15, 21-13 before knocking out Lai. He will face Alwi Farhan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324899/hong-kong-open-jason-gunawan-stuns-victor-lai-badminton-qualifiers-faces-farhan-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324899/hong-kong-open-jason-gunawan-stuns-victor-lai-badminton-qualifiers-faces-farhan-next?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:31:01 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Organisers of the Li-Ning Hong Kong Open have staged a coup by persuading double badminton Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen to defend his title when the tournament returns next month. Last year, in his first competition after claiming his second straight Olympic gold in Paris, Denmark’s Axelsen broke his Hong Kong duck by beating China’s Lei Lanxi in a one-sided final. For this year’s event, set for Hong Kong Coliseum from September 9 to 14, Axelsen will be joined in a loaded men’s draw by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320849/double-olympic-champion-viktor-axelsen-set-chase-record-hong-kong-open-jackpot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320849/double-olympic-champion-viktor-axelsen-set-chase-record-hong-kong-open-jackpot?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:00:07 +0000 Hong Kong badminton talent Happy Lo Sin-yan has been trying to remedy her struggles with sleep on the eve of major matches, ahead of the 21-year-old’s Olympics debut this month. Lo has submitted herself to a series of epic journeys for various competitions over the past 12 months, as she rebooted a career she feared had been kicked into the long grass by Covid. The youngest member of the city’s six-strong Olympic badminton squad, Lo has soared to 44 in the world rankings – from around No 250... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3269625/paris-olympics-badminton-star-happy-lo-enlists-help-sleep-doctor-ahead-games-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3269625/paris-olympics-badminton-star-happy-lo-enlists-help-sleep-doctor-ahead-games-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:10 +0000 Hong Kong badminton chiefs have created a HK$6 million (US$768,000) prize fund to motivate players to fight for medals at the Paris Olympics this summer. Players winning gold in the individual events at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena will take home HK$1.25 million, while success in the doubles will earn athletes a share of HK$1.875 million. The city’s Games delegation is expected to include six badminton players, the most since seven athletes reached the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Among those... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262536/paris-olympics-prize-money-table-hong-kong-badminton-squad-officials-put-hk6-million-incentives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3262536/paris-olympics-prize-money-table-hong-kong-badminton-squad-officials-put-hk6-million-incentives?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:21 +0000 With only a 100 days to go to the Olympic Games, Hong Kong looks likely to send a smaller squad to Paris than the history-making one that claimed six medals in Tokyo three years ago. So far, the city’s athletes have secured just 20 places at this summer’s multi-sport event, well down on the 46 that made up the delegation to Japan. While several are still hoping to qualify in sports such as triathlon, gymnastics and athletics, there will be no place for the men’s teams in either fencing or table... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3259181/paris-olympics-2024-hong-kong-likely-send-smaller-squad-46-strong-team-won-historic-6-medals-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3259181/paris-olympics-2024-hong-kong-likely-send-smaller-squad-46-strong-team-won-historic-6-medals-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:19 +0000 Newly crowned Hong Kong champion Saloni Mehta has her sights set on qualifying for the Asian Games in Hangzhou next year, but said the city’s approach to Covid-19 had left her at a disadvantage. The 20-year-old scored her biggest win over the weekend when she beat fellow Hong Kong teammate Happy Lo Sin-yan in two games 21-16, 21-18 in the women’s singles final, which was held behind closed doors at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Covid tests, late pullouts as Hong Kong Badminton Championships... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3193054/youngster-mehta-crowned-hong-kong-champion-budding-career-severely?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3193054/youngster-mehta-crowned-hong-kong-champion-budding-career-severely?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:30:11 +0000 Only one match was completed as the Hong Kong Badminton Championships took on a farcical look on Saturday, with last-minute injuries and Covid-19 tests ruling out most of the players and close-contact tracing completing the sorry domino effect. Already happening behind closed doors, a tournament supposedly reaching its business end seemed largely closed for business following a string of late withdrawals. World No 14 Lee Cheuk-yiu overcame Hong Kong teammate Jason Gunawan 2-1 in the men’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192887/covid-19-tests-late-pullouts-hong-kong-badminton-championships-turn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3192887/covid-19-tests-late-pullouts-hong-kong-badminton-championships-turn?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Sep 2022 01:00:20 +0000