Hong Kong Open: Local Stars Bask in Home Love
The Hong Kong Open is back after four years and so is Lee Cheuk Yiu’s zest to shine on home soil.
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Lee, the only defending champion at this edition, opened his campaign on Wednesday with a solid performance, seeing off Weng Hong Yang 21-13 21-15 in 38 minutes.
“I felt so excited (to step out), it's been four years,” said the world No.17. “I became champion at the last edition, so now I have many fans. This is my home, that's why I feel so good (playing here).”
At the last pre-COVID edition in 2019, promoted from the qualifiers, the Hong Kong China shuttler stunned Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 16-21 21-10 22-20 in the final to bag his solitary HSBC BWF World Tour crown.