Victor Lai becomes host nation’s hope in Canada Open 2025 final

The Canada Open 2025 tournament enters its final stage at the Markham Pan Am Centre, Ontario — scheduled for today at 22:00 WIB.

Japan dominates with the most representatives in women’s doubles, men’s singles, and women’s singles — while Thailand sends representatives in women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Victor Lai becomes the sole hope for the host nation in the finals — the 20-year-old player stunned second seed Kodai Naraoka from Japan with a score of 21-19, 16-21, 21-17 in a match lasting 98 minutes.

The 2025 Pan Am Championship winner will face another Japanese representative, Kenta Nishimoto — who successfully overcame Kidambi Srikanth from India with a score of 19-21, 21-14, 21-18 in 78 minutes in the other semifinal.