Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026: Yufei Long Sweeps Into Three Semis as Upsets Shake Tourney
Yufei Long is having the kind of tournament that makes the rest of the draw very nervous.
The Women’s Singles top seed came through Day 2 of the Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026 with a clean sweep across all three of her events, advancing to the semifinals in Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles without dropping a game. Three events entered. Three semifinal spots secured. Not a single game conceded.
The Women’s Singles run was the most one-sided. Long dismissed Yingyi Yang 11-3, 11-2 in the round of 16, then ended Nok Yiu Tang’s tournament with an equally emphatic 11-7, 11-2 quarterfinal performance. Across two matches, she has faced just 22 points. The top seed is playing like a top seed.
The seeds below her were less fortunate. Both the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds exited in the round of 16. Aiko Yoshitomi fell to Indian qualifier Agnimitra Bhattacharya 8-11, 9-11 in a genuine upset. Ho Tam won the opening game against Kaitlynn Hart before the Australian turned it around completely, winning 2-11, 11-5, 11-2 to advance.
The Biggest Upset of the Day
Mixed Doubles produced the most significant result of the tournament so far.
Nok Yiu Tang and Eunggwon Kim arrived in Singapore as the top seeds and the most established Mixed Doubles partnership on the tour—the one constant in a discipline otherwise crowded with brand-new combinations. That consistency did not protect them on Friday. Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall and Robert Stirling ended their run in the quarterfinals, winning 11-7 in the first game before grinding out a 15-13 second to close it in straight games. Stirling knows this discipline—he won Mixed Doubles gold at the Hong Kong Open 2025 and clearly carries that experience into every match.
They were not the only seeds to fall. No. 4 seeds Lingwei Kong and Adam Harvey, another first-time Asia partnership, were beaten 11-7, 11-9 by Jaeda Minniefield and Luc Pham. Kara Wheatley and Hong Kit Wong also delivered on the quarterfinal threat they had been carrying all week, coming from a game down to upset No. 3 seeds Yoshitomi and Len Yang 7-11, 11-8, 11-9.
Men’s Doubles Goes to Script
After the chaos in Mixed Doubles, Men’s Doubles was refreshingly orderly. Every projected semifinal landed exactly where the bracket suggested it would.
Eunggwon Kim and Jack Wong Hong-kit reached the last four with an 11-9, 11-4 win over Prycen Haas and Luc Pham. The No. 1 seeds are still chasing their first gold together after accumulating one silver and four bronzes on the tour. Waiting for them are Hien Truong and Kenta Miyoshi, who recovered from dropping the opener to Jace Morris and Caden Nemoff to advance 9-11, 11-0, 11-7. Wong and Truong’s rivalry in singles now spills into doubles—exactly as the bracket always suggested it would.
On the other side, Len Yang and Collin Johns eased past Hoang Nam Ly and Nathan Khamphilath 11-2, 12-10, staying on course for a third consecutive final together after gold at the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open and silver in Tokyo. Robert Stirling and Lucas Pascoe stand between them and another final appearance, having come through 11-5, 11-6 against Josh Barber and Colin Wong.
What’s Next
Semifinal action begins Saturday, 25 July at 9 a.m. (GMT+8). Championship Court tickets have sold out, but entry to all other courts—including Pickletown—remains free.
Long is the name to watch. But in a draw that has already produced its share of surprises, Saturday promises more.
