The Hong Kong Open pickleball tournament began on Thursday at Kai Tak Arena.
There were two all-Hong Kong women’s quarter-final clashes in the qualifiers, with Venise Chan Wing-yau overcoming Man Kwan-wun before Lam Ying-suet beat Magdaleine Wong Yuet – both victories coming in straight sets.
Chan will now face Tang Nok-yiu, ranked No 4 for the tournament, in their round-of-16 match in the pro women’s singles category on Friday.
Lam will face Australia’s Nicola Schoeman, who is the No 2 seed.
Later in the day, the home crowd will hope to cheer Hong Kong men’s No 1 Jack Wong Hong-kit to victory in his round-of-16 clash against No 16-ranked Li Zefeng, from mainland China, set for 9am.
Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis.
The tournament runs until Sunday with a total prize money of US$50,000 on offer for professional players. This year’s tournament also sees 12 rising stars from the UPA Asia Trailblazers programme competing alongside their professional contemporaries, with US$9,000 set to be shared out between amateur players.
The Hong Kong Open is one of four PPA Tour Asia stops on the calendar this year, with the conclusion in Kuala Lumpur in October.
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