Singapore national team legendary goalkeeper Hassan Sunny has recently become popular in China due to his performance in a World Cup qualifier. Unexpectedly, Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON and member of the global advisory committee of Huobi HTX, quickly joined the Sunny craze. He first announced a brand strategic cooperation with Sunny, and then transformed into a food blogger yesterday, personally filming a promotional video for Sunny’s snack shop in Singapore.
Singapore’s 40-year-old national team legendary goalkeeper Hassan Sunny is hailed as one of Singapore’s greatest football players. In the final round of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers Group C, Singapore played against Thailand. Hassan made 11 saves, 2 clearances, 1 high ball control, and 3 crucial clearances in that match.
Sunny’s strong defense allowed Thailand to only defeat Singapore 3-1, as Thailand failed to take away 3 or more goal advantage. This indirectly led to China’s lucky advancement to the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers round of 18 due to a better head-to-head record against Thailand (China won one and drew one against Thailand).
Many Chinese fans attributed China’s thrilling advancement to Sunny’s brilliant saves, even praising him as a “hero” who saved Chinese football. A large number of Chinese people flew to Singapore to visit Sunny and his family’s coconut rice shop, where they took photos and made purchases. Sunny’s restaurant’s payment code was even posted online, allowing many Chinese fans to transfer money directly to show their gratitude.
Sun Yuchen cooperated with Sunny and filmed a promotional video for the coconut rice shop. Sun Yuchen, founder of TRON and member of the global advisory committee of Huobi HTX, also joined the Sunny craze recently. On the 14th, he announced that Sunny will collaborate with TRON and Huobi HTX for a brand strategic cooperation and has been invited to serve as the Chief Security Officer and brand spokesperson for TRON and Huobi HTX. He also practiced football skills with Sunny.
Then, on the 15th, Sun Yuchen transformed into a food blogger and filmed a video promoting Sunny’s coconut rice shop. In the video, he tasted the coconut rice and praised the shop for its affordable prices, mentioning the long queues due to Sunny’s wife personally cooking the food, making it very popular. Despite being the main sponsor, he could not cut in line.