Angus Ng
| Angus Ng Ka Long 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | 伍家朗 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 24, 1994[1] Hong Kong[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hong Kong[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 9 (2 December, 2016[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 10 (30 March, 2017[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||
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Angus Ng Ka Long (born June 24, 1994) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He has a career-high ranking of 9 in Men's Singles, and has beaten other top 10 players like Lin Dan, Chen Long, Chou Tien Chen, Jan O Jorgensen, and Son Wan Ho.
Early life and education
Ng trained at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. According to him, his father is the main influence to his career.[1]
Career
At the 2010 World Junior Badminton Championships, Guadalajara he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles. He won gold in the men's doubles in 2012 in Chiba Prefecture. He won bronze in the 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships men's doubles.
In 2013, Ng participated in the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou, China, was the runner up at the Vietnam International Challenge in men's singles, and competed in the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin for Hong Kong, winning a silver medal in the men's singles and bronze in the men's doubles.
In 2014, Ng won the men's singles at the China International Challenge badminton men's singles, Osaka International Challenge and Irish Open. He was the runner up at the Canadian Grand Prix and the Swiss international tournament.
In 2015, Ng won the men's singles at the Austria Open. He later won his first Grand Prix title at the Bitburger Open.[2] He also came second at the Canadian Grand Prix and reached the semifinals at the Hong Kong Super Series, having beaten top 10 players like Lin Dan and Chou Tien Chen before losing to Lee Chong Wei.
In 2016, Ng made history by becoming the first Hong Konger to win the men's singles title at home at the Hong Kong Superseries.
Achievements
East Asian Games
Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |
Lee Chun Hei |
 Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin |
11–21, 19–21 |  Bronze |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |
Lee Chun Hei |
 Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko |
21-16, 21-17 |  Gold |
| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Lee Chun Hei |
 Nelson Heg Wei Keat Teo Ee Yi |
21-17, 15-21, 11-21 | Bronze |
Asia Junior Championships
Boys' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |
Lee Chun Hei |
 Arya Maulana Aldiartama Edi Subaktiar |
21–15, 24–26, 15–21 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Hong Kong Open |  Sameer Verma |
21-14, 10-21, 21-11 |  Winner |
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- Superseries Premier Tournament
- Superseries Tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men’s Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Malaysia Masters |  Lee Hyun-il |
14-21, 21-15, 10-9 Retired | Winner |
| 2015 | Bitburger Open | Wong Wing Ki |
21-12, 21-13 | Winner |
| 2015 | Canada Open | Lee Chong Wei |
17-21, 13-21 |  Runner-up |
| 2014 | Canada Open | Lee Hyun-il |
16-21, 14-21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Austrian International | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin |
14-21, 21-18, 21-19 | Winner |
| 2014 | Irish Open | Wang Tzu-wei |
21-18, 21-13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Swiss International | Jonatan Christie |
11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 10-11 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Osaka International | Riichi Takeshita |
21-13, 21-12 | Winner |
| 2014 | China International | Wei Nan |
21-16, 21-15 | Winner |
| 2013 | Hanoi International | Chan Kwong Beng |
11-21, 20-22 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "NG Ka Long Angus Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Vandervorst, Elm. "BITBURGER OPEN Finals – Ka Long way to go". badzine.net. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- NG Ka Long Angus at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of August 10, 2017 | |
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