Hong Kong’s Ho eyes Ocean Park visit, but first she must beat close friend Ibrahim
Tomato Ho has been drawn against No 13 seed Sana Ibrahim in the first round of the Hong Kong Squash Open
After Ocean Park provided Tomato Ho Tze-lok with some of her favourite childhood memories, she has targeted another landmark visit to the theme park during the 2025 Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open.
From the quarter-finals onwards, this year’s tournament will be contested in a glass court located at the attraction’s entry plaza.
To stand any chance of playing at the venue where she used to savour “seeing the pandas, because they’re so cute, and riding on the cable car”, Ho must overcome one of her best friends, the Egyptian No 13 seed Sana Ibrahim, in round one.
She would then meet either Satomi Watanabe, the No 6 seed, or 19th seed Marina Stefanoni, for a place in the last eight.
“It really surprised me that they would build a squash court at Ocean Park, it would mean so much to me to play there,” No 25 seed Ho said. “But I have to cause two upsets to reach that stage, so I’ll take it step by step.”
Ho has shared rooms with Ibrahim at overseas tournaments, and the pair are regular dinner partners, but they have never clashed on court.