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Mike Chan

Hong Kong celebrated double success at the Asian Individual Squash Championships in Malaysia on Saturday with triumphs for Tomato Ho Tze-lok and Alex Lau Tsz-kwan.
Ho beat home favourite Rachel Arnold 3-1 to secure a first Asian title, while Lau beat top seed Abdulla Al-Tamimi of Qatar in straight games at the Sarawak Squash Centre in Kuching to claim his maiden crown.
It marked the first time two Hongkongers won the men’s and women’s titles in the same year.
“I might look calm on the court but I was quite emotional and still didn’t believe I’d won it,” Ho said. “My opponent might feel more pressure due to her higher ranking and made more mistakes of her own.”
It was a game apiece before Ho took full control with a run so dominant, she even claimed a bagel to cap it off. She won 11-4, 10-12, 11-4, 11-0 in 35 minutes.

“I was playing my own game and listening to my coach’s instructions,” the 29-year-old said. “So even when I kept scoring in the final game, I wasn’t thinking about [the score] much.
“I just wanted to keep winning points until I won the match.”
Ho’s victory was the third straight win by a Hongkonger at the Asian Championships after Tong Tsz-wing and Chan Sin-yuk won it in 2021 and 2023.
“I didn’t play too well in the 2024-25 season and it was reflected in my rankings,” she said. “There were quite a few matches that I believed I was capable of winning, but I didn’t do well under the added pressure.
“So being able to win the Asian Championships after a not-so-good season, I hope this gold medal is going to give me some extra confidence.”
It was a much closer contest in the men’s final as world No 41 Lau edged past Al-Tamimi – ranked 18 places higher – 14-12, 13-11, 11-9 in 46 minutes.
Lau became only the third Hongkonger, after Leo Au in 2015 and Max Lee two years later, to win the Asian crown.
Ho will next compete at the Asian Doubles Championships, which are being held in Sarawak from next Monday to Thursday.
Hong Kong won five medals in Johor last year, with Ho and her women’s doubles partner Heylie Fung Ching-hei claiming one of the four bronzes. Tong and Tang Ming-him earned the city’s best result with a silver in the mixed doubles.


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Alex Lau (left) and Tomato Ho are all smiles after triumphing in the men’s and women’s sections. Photo: Squash Association of Hong Kong, China

The Hong Kong team pose with their silverware. Photo: Squash Association of Hong Kong, China

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Duo win men’s and women’s titles at Asian Individual Squash Championships in Malaysia


Duo win men’s and women’s titles at Asian Individual Squash Championships in Malaysia.


Tomato Ho, Alex Lau seal historic squash double for Hong Kong

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Duo win men’s and women’s titles at Asian Individual Squash Championships in Malaysia