In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lao was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to badminton, sports & to the multicultural community.
Their first game with Swiss players Silvia Albrecht & Bettina Villars were a success scoring 15–3, 15–6.
Their second round was with Polish players Bożena Bąk & Wioletta Wilk Sosnowska where they won 15–3, 15–12.
Lao and Cator entered the quarterfinals with the world champions Lin Yanfen & Yao Fen where they lost 13–18, 5–15.
Her second round was with Camilla Martin, a player from Denmark who later on received the European Championship three times.