https://www.scmp.com/rss/519357/feed The latest news on Doo Hoi-kem, Hong Kong professional table tennis player, including table tennis 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’s men and women delivered at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships in London as both got past the first knockout rounds on Monday. In what head coach Li Ching described as an “uneasy but normal” draw for the city’s teams, the men’s team knocked out fellow group winners North Korea 3-0 while the women were unconvincing in their 3-2 win over Wales. Doo Hoi-kem’s 3-1 win over Danielle Kelly gave Hong Kong a perfect start but teenager Su Tsz-tung lost by the same scoreline in her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352404/hong-kongs-men-women-make-solid-start-world-team-table-tennis-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352404/hong-kongs-men-women-make-solid-start-world-team-table-tennis-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:16 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong head coach Li Ching has called on the younger players to continue to help shoulder the pressure after the city’s men’s and women’s teams both qualified for the knockout stages of the World Team Table Tennis Championships on Friday. The men’s team reached the knockout stage as group winners following a convincing 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia and earlier wins against South Africa and Nigeria. The city’s women’s team beat the Netherlands, Mexico and Macau to also win their group at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352168/hong-kong-head-coach-calls-young-players-support-team-table-tennis-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3352168/hong-kong-head-coach-calls-young-players-support-team-table-tennis-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:15 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong table tennis star Wong Chun-ting credited his wife with helping to “build a bridge” with mixed doubles partner Doo Hoi-kem after years of poor communication in the beginning. The duo, who are Hong Kong’s most iconic table tennis mixed doubles pair, have won four world bronze medals, finished fourth at the 2024 Paris Olympics and claimed titles at the WTT Champions Doha and WTT Contender Taiyuan events in 2026. Married since 2022 and now father to a three-year-old daughter and a newborn... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351120/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-wong-credits-wife-building-bridge-partner-doo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351120/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-wong-credits-wife-building-bridge-partner-doo?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:32:11 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan A Hong Kong women’s table tennis team boasting three debutants has been handed the difficult task of trying to get through a tough group stage at this month’s World Team Table Tennis Championships in London. Apart from veteran Doo Hoi-kem, who is set to play in her sixth team world championship event, Pedrey Ng Wing-lam is the only other player with any experience of the tournament, having played one match in a 3-0 win over South Africa’s Musfiquh Kalam in Chengdu four years ago. Su Tsz-Tung,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349921/hong-kong-debutants-facing-tough-test-world-team-table-tennis-championship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349921/hong-kong-debutants-facing-tough-test-world-team-table-tennis-championship?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:08:51 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis star Doo Hoi-kem prepared for the coming World Team Table Tennis Championships with “positive impact” despite finishing second in two events at the World Table Tennis Contender Taiyuan event over the weekend. On Sunday, Doo and partner Ng Wing-lam, the tournament third seeds, lost 3-1 to China’s Shi Xunyao and Han Feier in the women’s doubles final. Facing the host pair, the Hongkongers gave themselves hope by winning the third game, but were eventually outplayed 11-6,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349812/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-gears-world-team-table-tennis-event-2-podium-finishes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349812/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-gears-world-team-table-tennis-event-2-podium-finishes?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:11 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s top women’s player Doo Hoi-kem was eliminated from the ITTF World Cup in Macau on Wednesday, after losing a group-stage match 3-1 to China’s Wang Yidi. Doo’s exit follows that of teammate Lam Siu-hang the previous night, ending Hong Kong’s participation in the tournament. Lam, like Doo, also finished second in his group. Doo fell 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 to her friendly rival, finishing the group stage with one win and one loss to place second and missing the 16-strong knockout... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348688/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-ousted-chinas-wang-yidi-wonderful-match?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:17 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem kept her ITTF World Cup campaign alive with a narrow 3-2 victory over Poland’s Natalia Bajor on Tuesday to set up a high-stakes clash with world No 8 Wang Yidi. The local No 1 woman became the only remaining hope in the tournament after teammate Lam Siu-hang saw his journey end in the group stage. Hong Kong fielded just one male and one female representative at the week-long tournament, which opened on Monday in Macau. World No 35 Doo held off the Polish player, ranked 23... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348557/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-edges-polish-rival-key-clash-world-no-8?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348557/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-edges-polish-rival-key-clash-world-no-8?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:56:17 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Lam Siu-hang will replace injured Chinese world No 5 Lin Shidong in the field for the ITTF World Cup in Macau, less than a week before the event starts next Monday. The 20-year-old withdrew because of recurrent tendinitis and a partial tear in his rotator cuff. Medical and coaching staff cited the player being in persistent pain and having restricted shoulder movement caused by accumulated fatigue from a dense tournament schedule. The coaching team made the decision to protect the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348198/ittf-world-cup-hong-kongs-lam-siu-hang-take-injured-lin-shidongs-spot-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:19 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport World No 113 Lam Siu‑hang upset a Chinese player ranked 101 spots higher to become the last Hongkonger remaining at the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup table tennis in Haikou on Saturday. Four Hong Kong players in the men’s and women’s singles tournament made it past the group stages on Friday, but only Lam survived the round after beating China’s Xiang Peng 3-2 (11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8, 13-11) in a tight last-16 contest at the Haikou Wuyuan River Gymnasium in Hainan province. However, Lam, 29, later... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342764/lam-siu-hang-becomes-last-hongkonger-standing-after-upset-win-asian-cup-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342764/lam-siu-hang-becomes-last-hongkonger-standing-after-upset-win-asian-cup-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:22:42 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Table tennis star Doo Hoi‑kem has continued her recent fine form by leading the charge as Hong Kong’s players advanced to the last 16 of the 35th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Haikou at the end of their group-stage matches on Friday. Doo, who won the mixed doubles title with Wong Chun-ting in Qatar and reached the final of the women’s doubles a week later in Oman, beat Uzbekistan’s Kamalova Arujan 3-0 and Chinese Taipei’s Chien Tung‑chuan 3-1 to finish second in her group. She had earlier lost to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3342683/hong-kong-stars-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-advance-table-tennis-asian-cup-last-16?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:35:48 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Doo Hoi-kem was denied a second title in six days, after the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and fellow Hongkonger Pedrey Ng Wing-lam were beaten 3-0 by Qin Yuxuan and Zong Geman in the WTT Contender Muscat women’s doubles final on Saturday. The 29-year-old Doo enjoyed mixed doubles success last Sunday, combining with long-standing partner Wong Chun-ting for the WTT Star Contender Doha crown. Doo transferred her good form to Oman, an early mixed-doubles exit alongside Wong notwithstanding. She... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341121/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-misses-out-second-title-trot-after-loss-oman-wtt-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341121/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-misses-out-second-title-trot-after-loss-oman-wtt-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:30:08 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Ng Wing-lam beat China’s top-seeded pair in the women’s doubles semi-final of the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman on Friday. Doo, the city’s highest-ranked women’s player, also competed in the women’s singles semi-finals, losing 3-1 to fourth seed He Zhuojia. Doo and Ng will face China’s second seeds, Qin Yuxuan and Zong Geman, in the doubles final on Saturday. In Friday’s women’s doubles semi-final, third seeds Doo and Ng beat Shi Xunyao and Wang Xiaotong in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341044/hong-kong-star-doo-hoi-kem-reaches-doubles-final-singles-semi-finals-wtt-event-oman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3341044/hong-kong-star-doo-hoi-kem-reaches-doubles-final-singles-semi-finals-wtt-event-oman?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:53:22 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After combining for glory last week, Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting went back to ploughing lone furrows towards success at the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman on Thursday. Doo and Wong claimed the WTT Star Contender Doha mixed doubles title on Sunday, but were left to go their own ways in the Omani capital following a shock 3-2 first-round defeat by French pair Thibault Poret and Charlotte Lutz on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Wong convincingly bounced back 24 hours later,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340876/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-get-wtt-contender-muscat-last-8-singles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340876/hong-kongs-doo-hoi-kem-wong-chun-ting-get-wtt-contender-muscat-last-8-singles?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:13 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem finally ended their mixed doubles title drought at the WTT Star Contender Doha event on Sunday. The pair have one of the sport’s longest running partnerships, combining forces for the first time well over a decade ago, and that vast experience made the difference in a 3-1 win over South Korean pair Park Gang-hyeon and Kim Na-yeong. There was more success for Macau’s Zhu Yuling too, who grabbed her second successive women’s individual gold in Qatar,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340383/hong-kongs-wong-and-doo-end-mixed-doubles-drought-win-doha-table-tennis-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340383/hong-kongs-wong-and-doo-end-mixed-doubles-drought-win-doha-table-tennis-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:29:31 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Table tennis world No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin have withdrawn from another WTT tournament, although at least this time it is before reaching their respective semi-finals. The Chinese pair will not play in the Doha Champions event next week, and Sun’s absence has opened the door for Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem, who is ranked 39 places below the Olympic champion, to play in Qatar. It is the second withdrawal in a week for Sun, who also pulled out of the Chinese Table Tennis Super League finals a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338258/china-world-no-1s-sun-and-wang-opt-out-wtt-doha-event-open-door-hong-kongs-doo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3338258/china-world-no-1s-sun-and-wang-opt-out-wtt-doha-event-open-door-hong-kongs-doo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:30:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s mixed doubles pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem flirted with the biggest win of their careers at the WTT Finals Hong Kong before narrowly losing 3-2 to world and Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha on Friday night. Playing in front of an almost-packed Coliseum arena – though the majority appeared to be supporting the visiting Chinese stars – Doo said she was playing “as if my life was on the line”, while Wong said he enjoyed “playing toe-to-toe” against the formidable... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336281/wtt-finals-hong-kong-wong-chun-ting-doo-hoi-kem-go-close-against-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336281/wtt-finals-hong-kong-wong-chun-ting-doo-hoi-kem-go-close-against-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:15:03 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Wang Chuqin credited his mindset with keeping alive his hopes for a fourth straight men’s singles WTT Finals title after beating France’s Alexis Lebrun at Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday. The world No 1 advanced to the final four with a 4-1 quarter-final victory, but gave credit to his opponent, whom he described as “very creative, with high-quality attacks”. “My mindset was good today,” the world No 1 player said after a 11-6, 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4 win. “I wasn’t thinking about winning or losing,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336211/wtt-hong-kong-finals-wang-chuqin-track-fourth-consecutive-title-after-smooth-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3336211/wtt-hong-kong-finals-wang-chuqin-track-fourth-consecutive-title-after-smooth-win?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:11:30 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Sun Yingsha remains on course to win two titles at a WTT Finals for a second time, after storming into the quarter-finals of the women’s singles and racking up another convincing mixed doubles victory with partner Wang Chuqin on Thursday. The world No 1 dispatched Wang Yidi with ease at table tennis’ year-ending tournament in Hong Kong, to set up a last-eight clash with Miyu Nagasaki of Japan on Friday. Having beaten her Chinese compatriot nine times in their previous 10 meetings since the WTT... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336119/wtt-finals-unbeaten-chinese-stars-sun-and-wang-course-double-delight-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3336119/wtt-finals-unbeaten-chinese-stars-sun-and-wang-course-double-delight-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:56:21 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Wang Chuqin dug himself out of an enormous hole against Sora Matsushima to beat the Japanese teenager 4-3 at a euphoric Hong Kong Coliseum and preserve his chances of claiming a fourth straight WTT Finals title. The defending women’s champion, Wang Manyu, was also given a tough time before finally resisting another youngster from Japan, Miwa Harimoto, to win 4-2 in one hour and four minutes. World men’s No 1 Wang, whose entrance into the arena was greeted with excited squeals and cheers, dropped... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335952/wtt-finals-wang-chuqin-survives-huge-scare-progress-wang-manyu-also-through?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335952/wtt-finals-wang-chuqin-survives-huge-scare-progress-wang-manyu-also-through?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:39:16 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Reigning champions Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu of China will highlight the opening-day fixtures of the WTT Finals on Wednesday as senior international table tennis action returns to Hong Kong after a six-year absence. Women’s world No 2 Wang Manyu will face Miwa Harimoto of Japan in the second evening match, followed by men’s world No 1 Wang Chuqin taking on Sora Matsushima in another China v Japan tie at Hong Kong Coliseum. Wang has never lost to world No 6 Harimoto in seven meetings, including... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335786/wtt-finals-chinas-wang-chuqin-wang-manyu-headline-opening-day-they-defend-crowns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335786/wtt-finals-chinas-wang-chuqin-wang-manyu-headline-opening-day-they-defend-crowns?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:16 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s world No 5 pair, Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem, have been drawn in a “group of death” in the mixed doubles of the WTT Finals to be played in the city this week. With only the top two teams progressing to the semi-finals, the top city pair will contend with Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, world No 1 Chinese pair Lin Shidong and Kuai Man, and India’s world No 9 combination Manush Shah and Diya Chitale. Wong, Hong Kong’s top male player, said he and his partner would... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335651/wtt-finals-hong-kongs-wong-doo-group-death-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3335651/wtt-finals-hong-kongs-wong-doo-group-death-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:51:58 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Olympic table tennis gold medallists Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha got China’s ITTF Mixed Team World Cup campaign off to a flying start in Chengdu on Sunday, as the defending champions hammered Hong Kong 8-1. China’s dream team had some nervy moments when putting their side 3-0 up with a 12-10, 11-8, 12-10 victory over Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem, but ultimately were too good for opponents they have played countless times before. Wang, the men’s world No 1, said the shortened nature of each... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334685/wang-and-sun-warm-wtt-finals-china-hammer-hong-kong-mixed-team-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3334685/wang-and-sun-warm-wtt-finals-china-hammer-hong-kong-mixed-team-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:00:14 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang China table tennis stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha have been unveiled as the mixed doubles wild-card pairing for the WTT Finals in Hong Kong next month, organisers announced on Thursday. Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem will be the city’s only mixed doubles representatives, as one of the seven duos to have qualified through ranking points. Wang and Sun, who had each already qualified for the singles events, needed the one wild-card place available because of a lack of competitive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334350/wang-chuqin-and-sun-yingsha-unite-mixed-doubles-wild-card-wtt-finals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3334350/wang-chuqin-and-sun-yingsha-unite-mixed-doubles-wild-card-wtt-finals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:30:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis player Doo Hoi-kem will be the city’s flag bearer at the National Games closing ceremony on Friday, which is being held at the Huanle Theatre in Shenzhen. The 15th edition of the multi-sport event is coming to a close after almost two weeks of action in various venues and stadiums across Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau. With the ceremony less than three hours away, a government source confirmed to the Post that the honour of carrying the Bauhinia flag had fallen to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333693/hong-kong-table-tennis-player-doo-be-flag-bearer-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333693/hong-kong-table-tennis-player-doo-be-flag-bearer-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:15:30 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The No 1 seeds Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting twice suffered the losing feeling on their way to crashing out of the National Games mixed-doubles quarter-finals in Macau on Tuesday. Dubbed Hong Kong’s “only medal hope” by head coach Li Ching, Doo and Wong lost 4-1 to the Liaoning pair of Xu Haidong and Chen Xingtong. An ecstatic Xu collapsed to his back following a wayward Wong backhand that put the mainlanders 3-1 in front, after all four players mistakenly believed they were playing first to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332354/national-games-hong-kongs-pairs-table-tennis-medal-hopes-over-chen-meng-storms-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332354/national-games-hong-kongs-pairs-table-tennis-medal-hopes-over-chen-meng-storms-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:10 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell The National Games will be the setting on Tuesday for the comeback of an Olympic table tennis champion and the continued emergence of a frighteningly young swimming talent. It is also the first day of the men’s under-22 basketball tournament, being staged in Hong Kong. Here is our guide to the day ahead. Chen Meng is back Plenty of eyes will be on the table tennis venue in Macau at lunchtime for a long-awaited sighting of Chen Meng. Since her withdrawal from the world rankings last December,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332253/national-games-day-2-planner-yu-zidis-meteoric-rise-chen-mengs-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332253/national-games-day-2-planner-yu-zidis-meteoric-rise-chen-mengs-comeback?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:00:09 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Sunday’s opening ceremony may have marked the official start of China’s National Games, but some of the sports were already days into their competitions. Besides cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing winning the road race in Zhuhai, several other Hongkongers were in action on Sunday, and a few more have a big day to come on Monday. Here is our guide to the day ahead. Monday’s highlights Medals are up for grabs on Monday for Hong Kong in rowing and handball, while the swimmers enter the fray. In rowing, Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332115/national-games-what-watch-monday-hong-kong-rower-chiu-handball-team-hunt-medals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3332115/national-games-what-watch-monday-hong-kong-rower-chiu-handball-team-hunt-medals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:00:15 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China table tennis stars Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin have been thrown together in the same half of the men’s singles draw at the National Games, putting them on a collision course in the semi-finals. Despite being the defending champion, Fan’s lack of competitive action internationally since December meant his world ranking has dropped, leaving him seeded fourth for this month’s tournament in Macau. Wang, meanwhile, is world No 1 and top seed, but has beaten Fan, who will represent Shanghai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331738/fan-and-wang-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-macau-hong-kong-pair-get-bye?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3331738/fan-and-wang-collision-course-blockbuster-semi-final-macau-hong-kong-pair-get-bye?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:30:09 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Olympic bronze medallist Minnie Soo Wai-yam has announced her retirement from table tennis, bringing an end to a glittering 12-year career. Soo made the announcement on social media on Monday, and put her decision down to a failure to recover from a long-term injury. The 27-year-old has suffered from a nerve problem in her right arm for the past six years, which made it difficult to even train before she won in Tokyo with the Hong Kong women’s team. “Once, I dreamed of retiring [and] I woke up... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331447/tokyo-olympics-hero-soo-announces-retirement-sheds-tears-gratitude-12-year-journey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331447/tokyo-olympics-hero-soo-announces-retirement-sheds-tears-gratitude-12-year-journey?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:34:59 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Fresh from their historic result at the Asian Table Tennis Team Championships in India, the city’s head coach has sought to temper expectations for the National Games. Hong Kong’s men claimed silver after losing 3-0 to China at the Kalinga Stadium, their best result ever in the regional tournament, while the women’s team ranked seventh. Head coach Li Ching said his players should approach the Games with a “learning mentality”, with some technical gaps still existing between themselves and their... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329513/hong-kong-table-tennis-coach-tempers-national-games-expectations-eyes-mixed-doubles-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329513/hong-kong-table-tennis-coach-tempers-national-games-expectations-eyes-mixed-doubles-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:20 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan China’s Wang Chuqin has been tipped to make straightforward progress at this week’s World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions event in Macau, but was warned to be focused for his opening match against Sora Matsushima on Tuesday. World champion and world No 2 Wang, who opted out of the WTT Europe Smash last month after winning the US Smash in Las Vegas in July, will take on Japan’s Matsushima, ranked 22nd, in the late match on the opening day. He is one of two Chinese players in the bottom half of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324736/chinas-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha-expected-progress-wtt-champions-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3324736/chinas-wang-chuqin-sun-yingsha-expected-progress-wtt-champions-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:23:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis star Doo Hoi-kem may live in one of the world’s most expensive cities, but even she was taken aback by the cost of eating out in Las Vegas. In the casino capital for this week’s World Table Tennis United Smash tournament, Doo branded the food prices “scary” in a social media post on Wednesday. The bronze-medal winning Olympian also questioned how much people in America must be earning when presented with a bill that included an 18 per cent service charge, on top of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3317671/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-stunned-scary-las-vegas-food-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3317671/hong-kong-table-tennis-star-stunned-scary-las-vegas-food-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:30:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis duo Wong Chun-ting and Baldwin Chan Ho-wah have said the city’s players have the ability to beat their usually dominant mainland Chinese counterparts after their maiden men’s doubles triumph in Croatia on Sunday. Facing mainlanders Huang Youzheng and Xue Fei in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender final in Zagreb, Wong and Chan found themselves one point from defeat before winning three straight points to earn their first title since teaming up last October. The duo,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316483/hongkongers-aim-challenge-mainland-china-table-tennis-dominance-after-wtt-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316483/hongkongers-aim-challenge-mainland-china-table-tennis-dominance-after-wtt-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:00:17 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting need to work on their mental toughness if they were to still be competitive at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, head coach Li Ching said on Saturday. A fourth bronze medal in the mixed doubles at this week’s ITTF World Table Tennis Championships, came despite Li acknowledging that the pair, who have been together for a decade, had been “thoroughly studied” by their rivals, making any competition increasingly challenging. Still, the Hongkongers reached the semi-finals... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311670/hong-kong-pair-told-work-mental-toughness-ahead-2028-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311670/hong-kong-pair-told-work-mental-toughness-ahead-2028-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 May 2025 11:17:36 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong head coach Li Ching said the city’s mixed doubles pair of Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting would come out as underdogs for their semi-final at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday. The Hong Kong pair will chase the city’s best mixed doubles finish when they play Satsuki Odo and Maharu Yoshimura of Japan for a spot in the final. They are already guaranteed at least a bronze medal to add to their three previous global bronzes as a duo, in 2015, 2017 and 2023,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3311390/world-table-tennis-championships-coach-says-hong-kong-pair-are-underdogs-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3311390/world-table-tennis-championships-coach-says-hong-kong-pair-are-underdogs-semi-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:20 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting will return from the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships with a mixed doubles medal, after beating Maria Xiao and Alvaro Robles in the quarter-finals in Doha on Wednesday. No 3 seeds Doo and Wong dismantled their Spanish opponents, seeded seventh, in just 18 minutes, triumphing in straight sets by an 11-1, 11-5, 11-7 scoreline at the Lusail Sports Arena. But Chinese top seeds Lin Shidong and Kuai Man suffered an upset in their last-eight match when... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3311191/ittf-world-table-tennis-championships-medal-sight-hong-kongs-doo-wong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3311191/ittf-world-table-tennis-championships-medal-sight-hong-kongs-doo-wong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 May 2025 06:56:58 +0000 Olympic champion Vivian Kong Man-wai was crowned women’s “best of the best” at the Cathay 2024 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards on Thursday, ending the three-year reign of fellow Paris Games star Siobhan Haughey. There was no displacing Cheung Ka-long in the men’s category, however, as the city’s fencing king claimed the personal honour for a fourth straight year, in recognition of the successful defence of his Olympic foil title last summer. During a one-month voting period, judging panels, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3306968/hong-kong-sports-stars-golden-olympic-duo-vivian-kong-cheung-ka-long-win-top-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3306968/hong-kong-sports-stars-golden-olympic-duo-vivian-kong-cheung-ka-long-win-top-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:21:25 +0000 Table tennis mixed doubles pair Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem have promised to channel Vivian Kong Man-wai’s gutsy exploits after moving to within one win of a medal at the Paris Olympics. Podium hopefuls Doo and Wong took time out to witness compatriot Kong’s golden performance as she overcame home fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton to win épée gold on Saturday. Following her victory, Kong said it was the “Hong Kong spirit” that drove her, and table tennis duo are hoping to follow suit having also... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272250/hong-kong-table-tennis-pair-channel-vivian-kong-spirit-quest-paris-olympic-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272250/hong-kong-table-tennis-pair-channel-vivian-kong-spirit-quest-paris-olympic-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jul 2024 05:15:09 +0000 Magic Monday? Medal Monday? Hong Kong will hope one of those phrases applies after day three of the Paris Olympics. It’s a day stacked with the city’s biggest hitters. Both of its flag-bearers, in fact, in the shape of Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey. Fencer Cheung may, by the early hours of Tuesday back home, be on the podium again, having stood on its top step when winning gold at the last Games in Tokyo three years ago. Almost simultaneously, swimmer Haughey will aim to achieve similar by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272248/paris-olympics-can-cheung-haughey-give-hong-kong-magic-monday-5-watch-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272248/paris-olympics-can-cheung-haughey-give-hong-kong-magic-monday-5-watch-day-3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:30:11 +0000 The second full day of the Paris Olympics ended with a witching hour to savour for those awake in Hong Kong, and ensured pleasant breakfast reading for those who were not. It was nearly 4am when swimmer Siobhan Haughey qualified for the final of the 200 metres freestyle, rounding off a Sunday in which table tennis mixed doubles duo Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem also got within reach of a podium. Medals could be clinched on what threatens to be a magical Monday, with fencer Cheung Ka-long,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272235/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-haughey-earns-medal-shot-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272235/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-haughey-earns-medal-shot-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:33:15 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. While Hong Kong continued to bask in the golden glow of having another Olympic champion to its name, the action came thick and fast in Paris on day two of the 2024 Games. Newly crowned women’s épée champion Vivian Kong Man-wai was cheering on Hong Kong teammates Daphne Chan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272197/paris-olympics-day-2-hong-kong-fencers-back-action-china-shooters-chase-more-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272197/paris-olympics-day-2-hong-kong-fencers-back-action-china-shooters-chase-more-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:29:35 +0000 Doo Hoi-kem said unleashing an “aggressive” gameplan was responsible for Hong Kong’s mixed doubles table tennis duo booking a quarter-final clash with Spain on Sunday. The seasoned duo of Doo and Wong Chun-ting survived a handful of wobbles for a 4-1 last-16 victory over Hungarian 11th seeds Nandor Ecseki and Dora Madarasz on the Olympics’ opening day. The Honkongers won the opening set 11-9, despite falling 9-8 behind after leading 8-5. A sloppy third set allowed the Hungarians to get on the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3272165/hong-kong-duo-turn-aggression-keep-paris-olympic-medal-hopes-alive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/table-tennis/article/3272165/hong-kong-duo-turn-aggression-keep-paris-olympic-medal-hopes-alive?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:33:31 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. The Paris Olympics has roared into life on an action-packed opening day, with Hong Kong’s own Vivian Kong Man-wai making history with another fencing gold. China has made its own golden start, in the mixed team 10m air pistol and women’s 3m synchronised springboard diving, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272126/paris-olympics-day-1-global-stars-chase-gold-action-packed-start-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272126/paris-olympics-day-1-global-stars-chase-gold-action-packed-start-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:32:42 +0000 The Paris Olympics get into full swing on Saturday with the first day proper of competitive action, and it includes global stars as well as a genuine Hong Kong medal prospect. Some of the events in the Games started as long ago as Wednesday, with the men’s rugby sevens competition almost over already. But after the pomp of the epic opening ceremony on Friday night local time, the greatest show on Earth is officially open. As pageantry makes way for sporting endeavour, here are some of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272111/paris-olympics-5-watch-day-1-hong-kong-fencer-eyes-gold-rugby-7s-medals-decided?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:30:10 +0000 Fencing coach Greg Koenig said Cheung Ka-long being the city’s flag-bearer at Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony could be a good omen as the Hongkonger seeks to defend his title in Paris. The reigning men’s foil champion carried Hong Kong’s Bauhinia flag alongside swimmer Siobhan Haughey and Koenig said he had only one query when his pupil approached him for permission. “I only asked, ‘Do you want to do it’?” the Frenchman said. “Cheung replied he wanted to represent Hong Kong and would be proud... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272063/cheung-ka-longs-role-paris-olympics-ceremony-good-omen-hongkongers-history-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272063/cheung-ka-longs-role-paris-olympics-ceremony-good-omen-hongkongers-history-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:14 +0000 Team Hong Kong returned home from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 with a historic haul of six medals, marking the city’s most triumphant performance in a Games in 69 years of competing. Hong Kong first took part at the Olympic Games in 1952, when it was a British colony. Hopes were often usually restrained for the performances of the city’s athletes. However, that all changed in 1996 when windsurfer Lee Lai-shan won gold in Atlanta. Twenty-five years later in Tokyo, fencer Cheung Ka-long wrote his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3271238/paris-olympics-who-have-won-games-medals-hong-kong-and-where-are-they-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3271238/paris-olympics-who-have-won-games-medals-hong-kong-and-where-are-they-now?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:30:09 +0000 The city’s mixed-doubles table tennis pair have been handed a favourable draw at the Paris Olympics, but head coach Li Ching remained cautious and said the players needed to get into the zone fast and early. Placed in the bottom half of the draw, Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem managed to avoid top seeds Wong Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China. The Hongkongers, who are in the same half as Japanese No 2 seeds Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, will play world No 12 Nandor Ecseki and Dora Madarasz of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3271885/paris-olympics-hong-kong-mixed-doubles-pairs-draw-leaves-coach-li-smiling-cautious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3271885/paris-olympics-hong-kong-mixed-doubles-pairs-draw-leaves-coach-li-smiling-cautious?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:30:12 +0000 A sport where Hong Kong’s mixed doubles pair Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting are legitimate medal contenders, most of the gold is expected to go to China. South Korea’s An Se-young may have something to say about that in the women’s singles, while world No 1 Viktor Axelsen is the defending men’s champion. Athletes to watch Beiwen Zhang (United States): After winning the women’s singles gold at the 2023 Pan American Games, the 33-year-old is the best shot at the first American badminton medal at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269840/paris-olympics-what-know-and-who-watch-during-badminton-competition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3269840/paris-olympics-what-know-and-who-watch-during-badminton-competition?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:00:08 +0000 Olympics medal hopeful Doo Hoi-kem is to adopt a different approach in Paris after excessive pressure took a toll on her in Tokyo three years ago. The Hongkonger revealed that when the first ball is hit on Saturday she hopes to be better equipped, having crumbled in Japan alongside mixed doubles partner Wong Chun-ting when there was a “really strong” desire to go for a medal. “I am reminding myself to empty my expectations,” said Doo, who still won team bronze in 2021. “It’s still an everyday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3271366/paris-olympics-doo-hoi-kem-wants-medal-reveals-mistake-hong-kong-must-not-repeat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3271366/paris-olympics-doo-hoi-kem-wants-medal-reveals-mistake-hong-kong-must-not-repeat?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:00:13 +0000 Hong Kong’s athletes have been arriving in Paris for the Olympic Games, hoping to write their names into the history books. The city won six medals at the last Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, having never previously collected more than one per Games. This time it has several athletes again chasing a podium finish. Here is how to follow their progress, particularly for those watching from Hong Kong. When are Paris Olympics? The Paris Olympics opening ceremony is set to take place from 7.30pm to 11pm... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/explainers/article/3271018/paris-olympics-how-watch-opening-ceremony-start-time-when-hong-kong-stars-compete?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/explainers/article/3271018/paris-olympics-how-watch-opening-ceremony-start-time-when-hong-kong-stars-compete?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:00:13 +0000