The Hong Kong Open is a Super 500 tournament on the Badminton World Federation’s professional annual circuit of events. It first began in 1982 and was started to be held annually. As of 2024, there have been nine seasons which did not feature the Hong Kong Open in the professional circuit.
The tournament is organized by the Hong Kong Badminton Association, and features the following categories: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Each event is played in the single elimination draw format with the bracket size being 32 players or teams. The top eight players or pairs are seeded.
A match is won by a team or player when they win two sets out of three. To win a set, a side needs to win 21 points with a difference of two points. At a score of 20-20, play continues until one of the players or teams has a clear lead of two points.
The champion player or team in each category gets 9200 points, whereas the runner-ups get 7800 points. A semifinal or a quarterfinal finish earns the player 6420 and 5040 points respectively. As of 2024, the tournament’s total prize pool is of $420,000. The singles champions receive $31,500, whereas the doubles champion team gets $33,800 (later to be split between the pair).
Home nation Hong Kong has produced only three champions as of 2024. China has been the most successful nation, producing 69 champions across all disciplines. Such has been China’s dominance, that the next best nation has produced 32 champions (South Korea).
Lin Dan is the leader of the men’s singles tally, having won five titles at the event. The women’s singles event has seen Tai Tzu-Ying, Xie Xingfang, and Han Aiping lift the title thrice each. Lee Yong-Dae has been the most successful men’s doubles player, having been part of four champion pairs. The women’s doubles category is a four-day tie between Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang, Tian Qing, and Zhao Yunlei who have each won the title thrice. In mixed doubles, the most successful men’s player is Zhang Nan with three titles, whereas the leading women’s player is Zhao Yunlei with four titles.
