Leo Au

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Leo Au
MH
Full nameAu Chun Ming
CountryFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Born (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990 (age 34)
Residence Hong Kong
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Turned pro2010
Retired2020
Coached byAbdul Faheem Khan
Racquet used Prince
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 20 (July 2018)
Title(s)11
Tour final(s)20
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
World Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Marseille Team
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Singles
East Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Hong Kong Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Tianjin Singles
Asian Individual Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Kuwait City Singles

Leo Au MH (born Au Chun Ming; February 1, 1990 in Hong Kong) is a retired professional squash player who represented Hong Kong. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in July 2018. [1] [2]

Leo Au was coached by Abdul Faheem Khan. [3]

On 5 May 2015, fourth seed Leo Au stunned the home crowd by outplaying Incheon Asian Games gold medallist Abdullah Al-Muzayen in three games (11-7, 11-9, 13-11) to win the 2015 Men's Asian Individual Squash Championships at Kuwait City. [4] Leo Au retired from professional squash in June 2020.

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References

  1. PSA Player Profile
  2. SquashInfo Player Profile
  3. "Leo Au". www.squashinfo.com.
  4. Kevin Kung (6 May 2015). "It's a family affair as Hong Kong brother and sister Leo and Annie Au win gold and silver at Asian Squash Championships". South China Morning Post .