Hong Kong, China’s para table tennis team were on Monday guaranteed at least seven medals at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya, with seven players advancing to the semi-finals of their respective events. With no third-place play-off in the individual table tennis events, all seven are guaranteed at least a bronze medal. In the women’s singles Class 11 event, Wong Ting-ting edged past Natsuki Wada of hosts Japan in a nail-biting five-game quarter-final. Pushed to a decider at two-all, neither player managed to build more than a two-point cushion in the final game until Wong clinched the last two points to take it 12-10 and secure victory. Lam Yan-yu also guaranteed herself a spot on the podium after defeating Gloria Wong from Malaysia 3-1 in the women’s singles class 10 quarter-finals. Chiu Kan-shan and Wong Yue-ching won all of their group matches in the women’s singles Class 7, skipping the quarter-finals to head straight into the semi-finals. Pang Wing-ka, meanwhile, finished second in her group in her women’s singles Class 6 event to clinch her semi-final ticket. On the men’s side, Wong Chi-yin and Wong Hon-lam advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s singles Class 9 after defeating their respective opponents from Indonesia and Kazakhstan. All seven players are set to compete in their respective semi-finals on Tuesday. Edited by Edmond Fong

Wheelchair fencer Alison Yu has won Hong Kong, China's first medal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya. She claimed a bronze medal after losing her semi-final bout on Monday against China’s Zou Xufeng in the women’s foil individual Category A. The event did not feature a third-place play-off. Yu, 42, started strongly and held a slight early edge, but Zou soon fought back to take an 8-5 lead after the first period. While Yu managed to narrow the deficit to two points later, Zou pulled away in the closing stage to seal a 15-9 victory. The SAR veteran is making her fifth Asian Para Games appearance, having won 15 medals across previous Games, including five golds. Her teammate Lam Ka-man, meanwhile, fell 15-3 to China’s Chen Yuandong in the quarter-finals. The pair are set to return to action in the women’s foil team event on Tuesday. Edited by Edmond Fong