Happy Lo Sin Yan (Chinese: 盧善恩; Jyutping: lou4 sin6 jan1; born Cheng Sin Yan, 25 February 2003) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.[2] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Lo Sin Yan 盧善恩 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Happy Lo Sin Yan |
| Birth name | Cheng Sin Yan 鄭善恩 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Born | 25 February 2003[1] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 41 (3 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | 41 (3 September 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Career
editShe was a member of the Hong Kong team that participated at the 2022 Asian Games, where she lost her opening match to Japanese world number 10 and defending champion, Aya Ohori.[3] In the team event, she lost to Taiwanese player Tai Tzu-ying as part of a 3–0 defeat for Hong Kong.[4]
In December 2023, she defeated top seed Hsu Wen-chi on her way to the final at the 2023 Odisha Masters.[5][6] She competed for Hong Kong that reached the quarter-finals at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Malaysia.[7]
She competed in the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
Achievements
editBWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 |  Nozomi Okuhara
|
7–21, 23–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Swedish Open | Hina Akechi
|
12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2024 | Iran Fajr International |  Tasnim Mir
|
21–14, 21–12 |  Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Lo Sin Yan Happy". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "LO Sin Yan Happy | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Mcnamara, Paul (9 July 2024). "Paris Olympics: badminton star Happy Lo enlists help of sleep doctor ahead of Games debut". scmp.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Lee Zii Jia stunned as South Korea men's team beats Malaysia in Asia badminton". news.cn. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Odisha Masters: Chirag Sen stuns third seed to enter quarters, top seed Wen Chi Hsu ousted". Sportstar. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Odisha Masters 2023 badminton: Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila crowned mixed doubles champions". Olympics.com. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Women's Team Confirm Historic First Medal". Outlook India. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "All The Hong Kong Athletes That Are Competing In The Paris 2024 Olympics". voguehk. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Lo Sin Yan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com