Lo Sin Yan
{{short description|Hong Kong badminton player}}
{{family name hatnote|1=Lo|2=Happy Lo|3=Lo Sin Yan|lang=Hong Kong}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Lo Sin Yan
盧善恩
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| birth_name = Cheng Sin Yan
鄭善恩
| full_name = Happy Lo Sin Yan
| country = Hong Kong
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|25}}{{cite web|url= https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/lo-sin-yan-happy-1925168/|website=Eurosport|accessdate=29 July 2024|title=Lo Sin Yan Happy}}
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| height = 1.68 m
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| handedness = Right
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| event = Women's singles
| career_record =
| highest_ranking = 41
| highest_ranking_date = 3 September 2024
| current_ranking = 41
| current_ranking_date = 3 September 2024
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| bwfbadminton_id = 86261
| bwf_id = 1A5BDC26-60F9-41EC-AE9B-9ACEA5A0FE91
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Happy Lo Sin Yan ({{zh|t=盧善恩|j=lou4 sin6 jan1}}; born Cheng Sin Yan, 25 February 2003) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.{{cite web |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/86261/lo-sin-yan-happy |title=LO Sin Yan Happy {{!}} Profile |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=2024-07-30}} She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Career
She 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3269625/paris-olympics-badminton-star-happy-lo-enlists-help-sleep-doctor-ahead-games-debut|website=scmp.com|accessdate=29 July 2024|title= Paris Olympics: badminton star Happy Lo enlists help of sleep doctor ahead of Games debut|first=Paul|last=Mcnamara|date=9 July 2024}} In the team event, she lost to Taiwanese player Tai Tzu-ying as part of a 3–0 defeat for Hong Kong.{{cite web|url= https://english.news.cn/20230928/d1d2dc9c41674c43889da5796ad78ab5/c.html |title=Lee Zii Jia stunned as South Korea men's team beats Malaysia in Asia badminton|date=29 September 2023|accessdate=29 July 2024|website=news.cn}}
In December 2023, she defeated top seed Hsu Wen-chi on her way to the final at the 2023 Odisha Masters.{{cite web|url= https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/odisha-masters-chirag-sen-enters-quarters-womens-doubles-result-badminton-news-updates/article67639075.ece/|website=Sportstar|accessdate=29 July 2024|title= Odisha Masters: Chirag Sen stuns third seed to enter quarters, top seed Wen Chi Hsu ousted
|date=14 December 2023}}{{cite web|website=Olympics.com|url= https://olympics.com/en/news/odisha-masters-2023-badminton-final-results-india|accessdate=29 July 2024|title= Odisha Masters 2023 badminton: Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila crowned mixed doubles champions|date=17 December 2023}} She competed for Hong Kong that reached the quarter-finals at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Malaysia.{{cite web|url= https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/badminton-asia-team-championships-indian-womens-team-blank-hong-kong-3-0-secure-first-ever-medal|website=Outlook India|accessdate=29 July 2024|title= Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Women's Team Confirm Historic First Medal|date=16 February 2024}}
She competed in the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/art-lifestyle/hong-kong-athletes-paris-2024-olympics/|website=voguehk|accessdate=29 July 2024|title= All The Hong Kong Athletes That Are Competing In The Paris 2024 Olympics|date=26 July 2024}}
Achievements
= BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) =
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Odisha Masters | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Nozomi Okuhara | align="left" | 7–21, 23–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) =
Women's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Swedish Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hina Akechi | align="left" | 12–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | Iran Fajr International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Tasnim Mir | align="left" | 21–14, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
- {{BWF|1A5BDC26-60F9-41EC-AE9B-9ACEA5A0FE91}}
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Category:Hong Kong female badminton players
Category:Olympic badminton players for Hong Kong
Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics