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Sanctioned by Badminton World Federation and hosted by Hong Kong Badminton Association, the 6-day “Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2019 - Part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500” will be held during 12-17 November at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The event this year is the 15th consecutive year sponsored by Yonex-Sunrise with total grand prize money of US$400,000 and one of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500. “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2019 - Part of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500” is proud of being an “M” Mark event that helps enhance the image of Hong Kong as Asia’s sports event capital. The “M” Mark awarded by the Major Sports Events Committee, symbolising intense, spectacular and signature event in the territory sports calendar.

World Ranking No. 1, 2019 World Champion, 2018 HK Open 2^nd runner-up

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Will Lin Dan meet again this year with Kento Momota ?

World Ranking No. 1, 2018 HK Open 2^nd runner-up

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World Ranking No. 4, 2019 World Championships 1^st runner-up, 2018 HK Open Champion

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Hong Kong's annual badminton event, “YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2018” was successfully completed on 18th November. The 6-day event attracted more than 30,000 spectators. More than 250 athletes from 18 countries and regions included gold medalists of 2016 Olympic Games, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 World Championships and the top ten players in the world have staged exciting competitions for Hong Kong fans. The final event day tickets were sold out on the first day of sale (October 16th). Hong Kong Badminton Association (HKBA) sincerely thanks all sponsors, subvention bodies and support from members of the public.

South Korean Son Wan Ho picked up where he left off yesterday to defeat his second Japanese opponent in a row at the YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships 2018. The World No.6 came back from behind for the second straight match to defeat Kenta Nishimoto 2:1 in the Men’s Singles final. The victory ended Son’s two-year wait for a title, and he lifted the trophy in Hong Kong for the first time since 2014, making him the first Korean player to triumph twice in Hong Kong.