The 2025 Hong Kong Open Racketlon is now over. Joyce Chan has successfully defended her Women’s Singles title and we have a new winner in the Men’s Singles, with Léon Mamié becoming the first Swiss player to win an elite World Tour title in Asia.
Joyce Chan goes back to back
In a four-player box, both Joyce Chan and American Stephanie Chung won their Saturday matches against locals Wan Yin Lui and Crystal Ho Suet Ying, setting up a rematch of the 2024 final.
Joyce had the momentum against the World Number 9 from the start, with a narrow win in the table tennis. Chan never looked back, winning the badminton 21-5 and squash 21-14 to win the title without needing tennis.
“I feel elated and proud to have defended the title, and I had a great time playing with all the ladies,” said the World Number 11. “I felt quite anxious before the match as I have much less time to train in the recent few months, while I know everyone was improving so quick.”
Crystal Ho Suet Ying won the bronze medal playoff against Wan Yin Lui.
Stephane’s path to the final
In the top half of the Men’s Singles draw, fourth seed Stephane Quiquempois faced some tough Hong Kong players right from the start. In round 1, the Frenchman defeated Chung Him Samuel Li by 2 points. Then Steven Cheng by 4 points in the quarter final, before beating Bryan Leung by 8 points in the semi final.
Léon’s path to the final
In the bottom half, Léon Mamié’s victories appeared to be more comfortable. He defeated Bridge Yan Kiu Lam by 14 points in Round 1, American Andrew Leung by 11 in the quarter final and Tze Ho Ho (Hugo) by 6 points in the semi final.
But sometimes the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
“I really have chance, tennis was leading 16-5 and lost 7 in a row,” Hugo explained. “Next time maybe.”
The final
Then it was time for the last match of the tournament, the Men’s Singles final. Léon gave an extensive summary following the match:
“It was really tough, because Stéphane and I were both really tired after the hard matches before. Even though I think we played a very good table tennis and badminton game, where I got a small lead. The squash was then a bit pre-deciding because I could keep the lead by 3 points before tennis. It was technically not the best match to be honest, but we gave everything, which resulted in playing long and intense rallies. In tennis I then made a few mistakes in the beginning, which gave him the chance to come back. But I managed to level the score and take a small lead at the change of ends, which was I think the key moment of the match. In the second half of tennis I made fewer mistakes and could get the win (at my 5th match point I think).”
Léon Mamié defeated Stephane Quiquempois 19-21 21-12 17-21 19-16 (+6).
Tze Ho Ho defeated Bryan Leung for the bronze medal.
Asked what the title meant to him, Léon responded:
“I played my first Racketlon tournament back in 2016 and I have been enjoying it ever since. However, besides becoming 1. in the Swiss Open in 2021 in U21 and 3. in the Men’s B World Champs in 2022 I have never ended up on a podium on the international stage in singles. So I kept on working on my technique in my weaker sports and my mental strength especially. Therefore, winning my first IWT Men’s A title in my first ever final feels absolutely unbelievable. Also the support I got from the Racketlon community throughout the tournament was amazing.”
“Especially, since I was on a exchange in Japan for the past semester, I haven’t played any tournament for more than 6 months. Thus, I didn’t have too many expectations before the tournament, which makes the win even more special.”
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