The scoring cycle of the badminton event at the Paris Olympics ended on the 28th of this month, and the World Badminton Federation updated the relevant Olympic rankings on the 30th, and the Hong Kong, China team won a total of 4 Olympic tickets by virtue of the rankings. Qualification for the badminton competition in Paris is determined by the Olympic rankings, which run from 1 May last year to 28 April this year, with the final Olympic rankings updated on the 30th.
Lee Cheuk Yiu will compete in his Olympic debut
There is a maximum of 38 quotas for each of the men's and women's singles in badminton at the Paris Olympics, and if there is more than one athlete from each country or region in the top 16, two players can be sent to the tournament, otherwise only one person can be selected. In the doubles event, there are 16 seats each, and if each country or region has more than one pair in the top 8, two pairs can be sent to play, otherwise only one pair can be selected.
Hong Kong's qualification in the men's singles with Lee Cheuk-yiu, ranked 15th in the Olympic rankings, will also be the 27-year-old's first Olympic appearance. Ng Ka-long, the representative of the Hong Kong, China team at the Tokyo Olympics, was only ranked 27th due to the lack of enough points, and he had already confirmed that he would not participate in this Olympic Games, and posted a long post on social media to thank the fans and "haters".
The 21-year-old will compete in the women's singles event
In the Women's Singles, Loh was ranked 46th in the Olympic rankings, and after deducting the countries or regions that had repeatedly qualified, the 21-year-old qualified for the 24th place and will also make her first appearance on the Olympic stage.
In the doubles event, the women's doubles pair of Yang Peilin/Yang Yating ranked 20th in the Olympic rankings, but after deducting the countries or regions that have repeatedly qualified, they are ranked 12th, both of whom are making their Olympic debuts.
Yang Yating/Yang Peilin reached the quarterfinals of the women's doubles at the Hangzhou Asian Games
Finally, in the mixed doubles, Deng Junwen/Xie Yingxue are ranked 8th in the Olympic rankings, and since China has already made the first two finalists, after deducting Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin, who are also from China, "Deng Xie Pei" will qualify for 7th place.
This is the second time that Deng Junwen has participated in the Olympics, and "Deng Xie Pei" co-reached the semi-finals of mixed doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but in the end he missed a medal. Xie Yingxue has already competed in the women's doubles with her partner Poon Lok Yan at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, and this is her fourth Olympic participation, becoming a "veteran of the four dynasties".
Tang Chun-man and Tse Yingxue reached the semi-finals of mixed doubles at the Tokyo Olympics
A member of the badminton team of Hong Kong, China, which qualified for the Paris Olympics
Men's Singles: Lee Cheuk Yiu
Women's Singles: Lu Shanen
Women's Doubles: Yang Peilin/Yang Yating
Mixed Doubles: Tang Chun Man/Xie Ying Suet