Hong Kit Wong has been the name to know all week at the Hong Kong Open. On Friday his sister made sure Hong Kong has two reasons to watch the semifinals.
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NICOLA SCHOEMANFriday's results
Top Men's Singles seed Hong Kit Wong (HKG) reached the semifinals, but the day's biggest result belonged to Hong Yi Wong (HKG), who beat Malaysia Open silver medalist Nicola Schoeman (AUS) 11-9, 7-11, 11-4 to set up a semifinal against Yu-Chieh Hsieh (TPE). In the other half, Malaysia Open champion Yufei Long (CHN) beat Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) 11-7, 11-8 for her sixth straight win on the tour.
Mixed Doubles produced the biggest upsets. Top seeds Lucas Pascoe and Nicola Schoeman (AUS) lost in straight games to Robert Stirling (AUS) and Aiko Yoshitomi (JPN), 11-8, 11-7. Armaan Bhatia (IND) and Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) then knocked out second seeds Joseph Wild (AUS) and Wei 5-11, 12-10, 12-10.
Jimmy Liong (MAS) had his best day on the tour so far. He beat Aryaan Bhatia (IND) 11-13, 11-7, 11-2 in the Men's Singles round of 16, then pushed Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) to 11-6, 11-9 in the quarterfinal. He and Sophia Tran (VIE) then took Connie Lee (KOR) and Giang Trinh (VIE) to three games in the Mixed Doubles quarterfinal, losing 14-12, 10-12, 11-5.
Event | Round | Winner | Defeated | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hien Truong (VIE) | Ryan Lam (HKG) | 11-2, 11-4 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) | Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 11-6, 11-9 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Eunggwon Kim (KOR) | 11-0, 11-2 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Giang Trinh (VIE) | Nasa Hatakeyama (JPN) | 4-11, 11-0, 11-9 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) | 11-7, 11-8 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Roos van Reek (NED) | Albie Huang (TPE) | 11-6, 11-9 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Yu-Chieh Hsieh (TPE) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | 3-11, 11-3, 11-4 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hong Yi Wong (HKG) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) | 11-9, 7-11, 11-4 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Aiko Yoshitomi (JPN) / Robert Stirling (AUS) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 11-8, 11-7 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) / Eunggwon Kim (KOR) | Naimi Mehta (IND) / George Wall (AUS) | 11-7, 9-11, 12-10 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Connie Lee (KOR) / Giang Trinh (VIE) | Sophia Tran (VIE) / Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 14-12, 10-12, 11-5 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Armaan Bhatia (IND) | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) / Joseph Wild (AUS) | 5-11, 12-10, 12-10 |
What it means
Hong Kit Wong is the only non-Vietnamese player left in Men's Singles. Malaysia Open champion Giang Trinh is still chasing back-to-back titles, while qualifiers Ly and Hien Truong (VIE) have taken the long road to the last four.
Hong Yi Wong keeps the home hopes alive against Hsieh, who won two Women's Singles medals on PPA Tour Australia in 2024 and is still waiting for a first PPA singles gold. Long faces Roos van Reek (NED), who beat her 11-4, 11-4 at June's Gold Coast Slam and won her first singles gold at May's Perth Open.
Top Men's Doubles seeds George Wall and Joseph Wild (AUS), both out of Mixed Doubles early, start their own run on Saturday morning.
Saturday order of play
The morning session runs the round of 16 and quarterfinals in Men's and Women's Doubles. The afternoon produces the tournament's first finalists in the Mixed Doubles and Singles semifinals.
Event | Round | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) vs Hien Truong (VIE) |
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Giang Trinh (VIE) vs Hoang Nam Ly (VIE) |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Yufei Long (CHN) vs Roos van Reek (NED) |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Yu-Chieh Hsieh (TPE) vs Hong Yi Wong (HKG) |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Yufei Long (CHN) / Eunggwon Kim (KOR) vs Aiko Yoshitomi (JPN) / Robert Stirling (AUS) |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Armaan Bhatia (IND) vs Connie Lee (KOR) / Giang Trinh (VIE) |
Next on the tour
Sunday's finals close Hong Kong before the tour heads to the Sansan Fukuoka Open, August 26 to 31. Schedules are on events.thepicklebase.com.