The Hong Kong Open 2026 will take place from November 17 to 22 at the Kai Tak Arena, marking the tournament’s first time moving away from the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom, according to arrangements announced for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
Local players head the entry lists across several disciplines, with Ng Ka Long, Lee Cheuk Yiu, and Chan Yin Chak all featuring in the draws. Tickets for the six-day tournament went on sale via Cityline and Damai, with single-day admission priced from HK$70 to HK$980 and all-session VIP passes set at HK$5000.
Daily ticket prices vary across the week. Admission starts at HK$70 to HK$210 on November 17, ranges from HK$80 to HK$260 on November 18, and spans morning and evening blocks on November 19 priced between HK$70 and HK$260. Tickets for November 20 cost HK$90 to HK$450, while weekend sessions on November 21 range from HK$150 to HK$610, and finals day on November 22 runs from HK$150 to HK$980.
France’s Christo Popov enters the men’s singles tournament as the top seed. Other seeded players include Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, Denmark’s Anders Antonsen, Canada’s Victor Lai, Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen, Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan, and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew, according to the tournament seedings.
Three local singles players avoided seeded opponents in the opening round. In the lower half, Ng Ka Long meets Singapore’s Jason Teh in the third section, while Lee Cheuk Yiu plays India’s Lakshya Sen in the fourth section.
China’s Wang Zhiyi leads the women’s singles draw as the top seed, followed by compatriot Chen Yufei as the second seed and Han Yue as the eighth seed.
Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon and Supanida Katethong take the third and fifth seedings, while Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki and Nozomi Okuhara are the fourth and seventh seeds respectively, and Indonesia’s Putri Kusuma Wardani is the sixth seed. Lo Sin Yan is the sole direct local entry in the main draw qualifiers.
In women’s doubles, Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam face compatriots Lui Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan in the opening round, guaranteeing one local pair a place in the 16th round alongside four other pairs contesting the qualifiers. In mixed doubles, Chan Yin Chak and Ng Tsz Yau play England’s Callum Hemming and Estelle van Leeuwen.
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