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Ng, Sau Wai
🇭🇰FIDE 1450468· Female· Hong Kong China· Born in 1984
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Sau Wai Ng, a 42-year-old Hong Kong player, is rated 1452. She plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2016–2018) and 50 months (2021–2026). Recent appearances: Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Women Knockout and Samarkand Olympiad Selection 2026 - Women. Her peak of 1486 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024); she also reached Hong Kong #39 in Apr 2022.
Competes for Hong Kong China since Mar 2018.
Current rating
1452
Standard
Rpd1542·Blz1566
All-time high
1486
−34 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#203,328
#203,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
8th Hong Kong 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1452
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1486
at age 40 · −34 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Peak Hong Kong rank: #39
at age 38 · rated 1144
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1144 → returned at 1452
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1486 → 1452
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | QF | 707 | -18.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1752 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Hong Kong China
#212
out of 370 players
Asia-Pacific
#45,428
in continent
World
#203,152
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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