{{short description|Hong Kong badminton player}} {{family name hatnote|1=[[Lu (surname 盧)|Lo]]|2=Happy Lo|3=Lo Sin Yan|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Lo Sin Yan<br />盧善恩 | image = | caption = | birth_name = Cheng Sin Yan<br />鄭善恩 | full_name = Happy Lo Sin Yan | country = Hong Kong | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|25}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/lo-sin-yan-happy-1925168/ |website=Eurosport |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=Lo Sin Yan Happy}}</ref> | birth_place = | residence = | height = 1.68 m | weight = | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Women's singles | career_record = | highest_ranking = 41 | highest_ranking_date = 3 September 2024 | current_ranking = 64 | current_ranking_date = 31 March 2026 | medal_templates = | medals = | bwfbadminton_id = 86261 | bwf_id = 1A5BDC26-60F9-41EC-AE9B-9ACEA5A0FE91 }}

'''Happy Lo Sin Yan''' ({{zh|t=盧善恩|j=lou4 sin6 jan1}}; born '''Cheng Sin Yan''', 25 February 2003) is a [[badminton]] player from [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/86261/lo-sin-yan-happy |title=LO Sin Yan Happy |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref> She competed at the [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref name="Paris 2024">{{cite web |title=LO Sin Yan Happy |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sin-yan-happy-lo_1925168 |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007072856/https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sin-yan-happy-lo_1925168 |archive-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

== Career == She was a member of the Hong Kong team that participated at the [[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's team|2022 Asian Games]], where she lost her opening match to Japanese world number 10 and defending champion, [[Aya Ohori]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3269625/paris-olympics-badminton-star-happy-lo-enlists-help-sleep-doctor-ahead-games-debut |website=scmp.com |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=Paris Olympics: badminton star Happy Lo enlists help of sleep doctor ahead of Games debut |first=Paul |last=Mcnamara |date=9 July 2024}}</ref> In the team event, she lost to Taiwanese player [[Tai Tzu-ying]] as part of a 3–0 defeat for Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://english.news.cn/20230928/d1d2dc9c41674c43889da5796ad78ab5/c.html |title=Lee Zii Jia stunned as South Korea men's team beats Malaysia in Asia badminton |date=29 September 2023 |accessdate=29 July 2024 |website=news.cn}}</ref>

In December 2023, she defeated top seed [[Hsu Wen-chi]] on her way to the final at the [[2023 Odisha Masters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/odisha-masters-chirag-sen-enters-quarters-womens-doubles-result-badminton-news-updates/article67639075.ece/ |website=Sportstar |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=Odisha Masters: Chirag Sen stuns third seed to enter quarters, top seed Wen Chi Hsu ousted |date=14 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Olympics.com |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/odisha-masters-2023-badminton-final-results-india |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=Odisha Masters 2023 badminton: Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila crowned mixed doubles champions |date=17 December 2023}}</ref> She competed for Hong Kong that reached the quarter-finals at the [[2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships]] in [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/badminton-asia-team-championships-indian-womens-team-blank-hong-kong-3-0-secure-first-ever-medal |website=Outlook India |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian Women's Team Confirm Historic First Medal |date=16 February 2024}}</ref>

She competed in the [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|women's singles]] at the [[2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.voguehk.com/en/article/art-lifestyle/hong-kong-athletes-paris-2024-olympics/ |website=voguehk |accessdate=29 July 2024 |title=All The Hong Kong Athletes That Are Competing In The Paris 2024 Olympics |date=26 July 2024}}</ref>

== Achievements == === BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>

''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2023 Odisha Masters#Finals 2|2023]] | align="left" | [[Odisha Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nozomi Okuhara]] | align="left" | 7–21, 23–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Swedish Open (badminton)|Swedish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hina Akechi]] | align="left" | 12–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Iran Fajr International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tasnim Mir]] | align="left" | 21–14, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2026 | align="left" | [[Vietnam International Challenge|Vietnam International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rakshitha Ramraj]] | align="left" | 21–16, 15–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

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== External links == * {{BWFB|86261|Lo Sin Yan Happy}} * {{BWFT|1A5BDC26-60F9-41EC-AE9B-9ACEA5A0FE91|Lo Sin Yan Happy}} * {{Olympics.com|name=Sin Yan Happy Lo}} * {{Olympedia|name=Happy Lo}} * {{Instagram|name=盧善恩 (Lo Sin Yan)}}

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