https://www.scmp.com/rss/522487/feed The latest news and top stories on Tomato Ho Tze-lok, a prominent Hong Kong professional squash player. Currently ranked world No. 29, she achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 21 in January 2024. Ho is an Asian champion, having secured an individual gold medal at the 2025 Asian Individual Squash Championships. She also boasts team gold and silver medals from the Asian Games in 2018 and 2022 respectively, alongside a bronze from the 2018 World Team Championships. Her responsibilities... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan This year’s Asian Games has taken on added importance for the region’s squash players after it was made part of the qualification process for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The squash competition will be made up of 32 players in total, with 16 each in the men’s and women’s draw. On Monday, officials said qualification would be determined by the world rankings, success at continental games, and that there would also be a universality place, a host country berth, and a spot to be taken by the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342165/asian-games-gives-hong-kong-squash-pair-unexpected-route-2028-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342165/asian-games-gives-hong-kong-squash-pair-unexpected-route-2028-la-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:02:44 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s Henry Leung Chi-hin said he has had a “good start” with his new coach despite losing in straight games in the opening round of the Hong Kong Squash Open on Monday. Leung lost 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 in a tight battle with world No 13 Jonah Bryant, with the Briton advancing to the second round at the Hong Kong Squash Centre in 37 minutes. Despite his loss, Leung said he was happy to “play a close game” throughout. “I didn’t play too well this season,” the 30-year-old said. “I started with... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334806/hong-kong-squash-open-henry-leung-lauds-new-coach-despite-narrow-defeat-world-no-13?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334806/hong-kong-squash-open-henry-leung-lauds-new-coach-despite-narrow-defeat-world-no-13?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:00:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After Ocean Park provided Tomato Ho Tze-lok with some of her favourite childhood memories, she has targeted another landmark visit to the theme park during the 2025 Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open. From the quarter-finals onwards, this year’s tournament will be contested in a glass court located at the attraction’s entry plaza. To stand any chance of playing at the venue where she used to savour “seeing the pandas, because they’re so cute, and riding on the cable car”, Ho must overcome one of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331653/hong-kongs-ho-eyes-ocean-park-visit-first-she-must-beat-close-friend-ibrahim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331653/hong-kongs-ho-eyes-ocean-park-visit-first-she-must-beat-close-friend-ibrahim?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:13:26 +0000 Lars Hamer,Shah Sahari Lars Hamer,Shah Sahari Cheung Yat-lam won Hong Kong’s fifth medal at the World Games on Tuesday, when he finished with silver in the men’s 70kg wushu final in Chengdu, while two other Hongkongers missed out on bronze medals. Competing in the sanda or free-fighting event, Cheung lost 2-1 to South Korea’s Song Gi-cheol at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium. Earlier, fellow wushu exponent Chan Tsz-ching lost the fight for third place against Iran’s Soheilain Mansourian Semiromi in the women’s 60kg weight... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321570/world-games-hong-kongs-tomato-ho-denied-squash-bronze-cheung-poised-wushu-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321570/world-games-hong-kongs-tomato-ho-denied-squash-bronze-cheung-poised-wushu-final?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:22:54 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Cheung Yat-lam is in with a chance of a gold medal at the World Games in Chengdu after winning his wushu semi-final bout on Monday. But fellow fighter Chan Tsz-ching was unable to do likewise in her event, while the city’s No 1 squash player Tomato Ho Tze-lok also let a golden chance slip away with a narrow semi-final loss. Hong Kong did not win a medal on Monday – the city’s first fruitless day since Thursday – but that will change on Tuesday, when all three Hongkongers compete for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321450/world-games-china-win-2-more-gold-medals-through-freedivers-extend-lead-top-table?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321450/world-games-china-win-2-more-gold-medals-through-freedivers-extend-lead-top-table?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 09:00:10 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Grace Lau Mo-sheung said she had finally mastered how to perform at her level amid all the accolades, and her status as a world-leading athlete was no longer putting her under pressure during competition. Speaking on Monday ahead of the second World Games of her career next month, the world No 1 karateka also said the multi-sport event was a competition she cared about. “I was learning how to deal with my No 1 title last year as I truly felt the pressure,” she said. “I am all good this year, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3319046/karateka-grace-lau-cool-about-carrying-hong-kongs-gold-medal-hopes-world-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3319046/karateka-grace-lau-cool-about-carrying-hong-kongs-gold-medal-hopes-world-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:26:06 +0000