Hong Kong's junior girls' tennis team joined the 15 best in the world by winning the World Junior Tennis Asian Qualifying tournament in Thailand.

The team of Lin Wing-ka, Wong Hoi-ki and Wong Hong-yi beat the top three seeds - Australia, South Korea and Japan - on their way to one of the best results in Hong Kong junior tennis history.

The 14-year-olds will take on the world's top teams at the finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic in August. It was the first time a Hong Kong girls' team ever qualified for the finals.

“The most tiring match was in the semi-final against South Korea. I was off-form and dropped my first set. After that my coach helped adjust my mindset and then I played better,” said Hong-yi.

“The most memorable match was the quarter-final against Australia. If we lost, we would miss the World Final. The Australian pair was strong but Jenny and I showed good teamwork and played well to eventually win.”

Some of the sport's biggest names have starred at the World Finals, with Hong Kong hoping to reach at least the quarters.

“Our team target is to reach the quarter-final, but we will have to take one match at a time,” said Hoi-ki. “I hope we can be pressure-free and learn from every opponent.

“I think we may have some overseas clay competitions to familiarise ourselves with the surface. The footwork will be the most important part – we need to know how to glide in order to play.”

There was also an excellent result for Hong-yi's older brother Wong Hong-kit, as he won the boys' singles at the Junior 6 event in Chengdu. Jackie Anthony Tang reached the third place in the tournament, and the pair teamed up in the doubles to win a bronze medal.

Meanwhile, the women's senior team were in Fed Cup action and finished third at the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II tournament.

Rising Hong Kong badminton player Ng Ka-long had a fine display at the OUE Singapore Open held on 12 - 17 April, reaching the semi-finals.

Ng stunned world No.1 Chen Long in the quarters, but South Korean Son Wan-ho prevented him from reaching the final.

Chen was Ng’s second major scalp this season after Ng beat two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan at the Hong Kong Open.

“The victory over a top player such as Chen, coupled with his win over Lin Dan, will give a young player like him a lot of confidence for the Olympic Games and beyond,” said HKSI’s Head Badminton Coach He Yiming.

At 11, Ng is HK’s highest-ranked player in the world heading into the Olympics in Rio.

“He still needs to overcome inconsistency but this is a common problem among young players,” added He.

“But young players also have an advantage in that they fear nobody and always attack with great speed regardless of who their opponents are. This is probably how Ng has beaten both Lin Dan and Chen Long.”

Hong Kong snooker star Fu Ka-chun had his best result for 10 years at the Betfred World Snooker Championships held on 16 April - 2 May in Sheffield, England, agonisingly missing out on a place in the final.

Fu failed to capitalise on some early struggles from semi-final opponent Mark Selby, who went on to win the tournament after beating Fu 17-15.

The Hong Kong karatedo team won a gold medal at the WKF Karate1 Premier League - Salzburg held on 16 - 17 April in Salzburg, Austria.

The Hong Kong rowing team won a bronze medal at the FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta held on 22 - 25 April in Chung-ju, Korea.

Squash athlete Chu Man-yee won a silver medal in the Women’s Singles event at the Malaysian Squash Tour III held on 19 - 22 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Table tennis athlete Ho Kwan-kit won a bronze medal in the Men’s Singles (U21) event at the ITTF World Tour Polish Open, Major Series held on 20 - 24 April in Warsaw, Poland.

Table tennis athlete Wong Chun-ting won a bronze medal in the Men’s Singles event at the ITTF Nakheel Asian Cup held on 28 - 30 April in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Wheelchair fencing athlete Chan Yui-chong (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won a bronze medal in the Women's Epee Individual (Cat. B) event at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Canada held on 28 April - 1 May in Laval, Canada.