Ho Tze-Lok of Hong Kong broke into the world's top 25 for the first time early in 2023 after joining the professional tour in 2015. Following the retirement of former top 10 player Annie Au Wing-chi and Joey Chan Ho-ling after the 2018 Asian Games, Ho is working hard on her way to become the leading player of the Hong Kong team. Her effort was once interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic when the city shut down on a number of occasions under strict social distancing measures. But the player was not discouraged. Following the return of the tour in early 2021, she made the final of the Chairman Cup, along with a semi-final appearance at the Hong Kong Football Club PSA. Ho started 2022 by making the final of the Women’s Boston Open, before reaching the semi-finals of the E.M. Noll Classic. She then claimed another tour title, beating compatriot Chan Sin-yuk in the final of the Calgary Women’s Week. Last 16 appearances also came at the Manchester Open and the New Zealand Open over the rest of the year, while she was also a fixture of the Hong Kong team that won the Asian Championship in November. The Hongkonger started 2023 strongly, reaching the third round of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, before making the semis of the Cleveland Classic. Those results pushed her into the world’s top 25 in March. She also made the semis of the Calgary Women’s Week, before another major third round appearance, coming at the British Open.