Hong Kong Open: ‘M’ Mark pickleball tournament kicks off at Kai Tak

The Pickleball Hong Kong Open began on Thursday with the action taking place at Kai Tak Arena.

There were two all-Hong Kong women’s quarter-final clashes in the qualifiers, with Venise Chan 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.

Venise Chan beat Man Kwan-wun 11-5, 11-5 in a qualifier on Thursday. Photo: Dickson Lee

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.

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Hong Kong Open: ‘M’ Mark pickleball tournament kicks off at Kai Tak

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