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“YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019” will start tomorrow at the Hong Kong Coliseum. As there were withdrawals, a draw was conducted to decide the reserve players in the qualifying round at the team manager’s meeting in the afternoon today. Hong Kong Badminton Association also hosted a welcome dinner tonight.

The pressure for a young achiever might be more overwhelming than what a player usually faces. Lee Cheuk-yiu, Men’s Single player of Hong Kong, defeated Chinese player Tian Houwei, who ranked World No.7 at the time, three years ago at the Hong Kong Badminton Open at the age of 21. Last year, Lee was a semi-finalist of the Hong Kong Open, his personal best at this home tournament. Acknowledging his life is only about badminton now, Lee, who will compete in the Hong Kong Open for the fifth time, sounds like a veteran: “I hope to take one match at a time and every point counts.”

The 6-day “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500” will commence tomorrow (Nov 12) at the Hong Kong Coliseum. All the players have arrived in Hong Kong to prepare for the fierce battle. Top players who have just completed the China Open in Fuzhou are in their best condition and ready for the competitive matches in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong team is fighting for points towards the Toyko 2020 Olympics on their home turf at the“YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500”. This tournament is also a platform for local young players to train and gain experience. Fans are expecting Men’s Singles player Lee Cheuk Yiu Chang and Men’s Doubles duo Yonny Chung /Tam Chun Hei to advance from the qualifying round and take on the top players in the main draw.

There are many rising stars in the world of badminton. Among them, Anders Antonsen of Denmark and An Se Young of Korea are the best. These two young players have excellent results this year and are the strongest dark horse in the “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500”.

Fans are looking forward to the star stunned line-up of “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500” which is comparable to the World Championships. Among the frequent players, the Chinese ‘Grand slam’ player Lin Dan, Chinese Taipei Ace Chou Tien Chen and Indonesia Asian Games Gold Medalist Jonatan Christie will come back to strive for the title in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is sending their strongest squad to the “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500”. The Mixed Doubles duo Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Yuet are the medal hopes. They will face Lee Jhe Huei/ Hsu Ya Ching in the first round. With the support from local fans, hopefully the two are able to advance to the next round.

Fans are anticipating about the Women’s Doubles events of “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500”, as 2-time World Champion Japanese Wakana Nagahara/Mayu Matsumoto will take on Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand and Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia will face Chang Ye Na/Kim Hye Rin of Korea.

“YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500” is about to begin. In addition to the Men’s Singles, the 3 Doubles events are also competitive and anticipating. The two highlight matches of the Men’s Doubles’ first round are Indonesian duo Kevin Sukamuljo/Marcus Gideon up against Chinese Taipei pair Lu Ching-yao/Yang Po-han and Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen of China face Yuki Kaneko/Takuto Inoue of Japan.