In the 2016 World Cup, the Hong Kong pair lost to Ireland 5–4 in the first round. Lam won the Malaysian Open by beating Mark Jumin in the final and the same opponent defeated him in the semi-finals of the South Asian Qualifier for the 2017 World Championship. Lam claimed a two-year PDC Tour Card for 2017 and 2018 when he beat José Oliveira de Sousa 5–2 in the last round on the second day of Q School and said he would continue to play a mix of events in Asia and Britain. Lam and new teammate Kai Fan Leung were eliminated in the first round of the 2017 World Cup 5–3 by Russia.