Angus Ng Ka Long 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Hong Kong [1] | 24 June 1994 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hong Kong [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Wong Choong Hann [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 364 wins, 246 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 6 (11 November 2017 [1] ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 19 (19 November 2024 [1] ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||
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Angus Ng Ka Long (born 24 June 1994) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He has a career-high ranking of 6th in the men's singles discipline. He won the 2016 Hong Kong Super Series,the 2020 Thailand Masters and the 2023 German Open.
Ng trained at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. He credits his father as the main influence on his career. [1] His grandmother from his mother's side is Chinese-Indonesian. [3]
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At the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships, Guadalajara, he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles category. He won gold in the men's doubles in 2012 in Chiba Prefecture. He won bronze in the 2012 Asian Junior Championships in 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 team and bronze in the men's doubles.
In 2014, Ng won the China International Challenge, Osaka International Challenge and Irish Open. He was the runner-up at the Canadian Grand Prix and the Swiss International tournaments.
In 2015, Ng won the men's singles title at the Austrian Open. He later won his first Grand Prix title at the Bitburger Open. [4] 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 the legendary Lee Chong Wei.
In 2016, Ng made history by becoming the first home player to win the men's singles title at the Hong Kong Open, beating India's Sameer Verma in the final. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [5]
After a damp 2022, Ng found his form in 2023 by reaching the final of the Thailand Masters and winning the German Open. At the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships, he defeated the defending champion Lee Zii Jia in straight games in the first round, which was his second consecutive victory over the former All England champion. [6] [7]
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 |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | Lee Chun Hei | Nelson Heg Wei Keat Teo Ee Yi | 21–17, 15–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Lee Chun Hei | Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko | 21–16, 21–17 | Gold |
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 |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. [9]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Chou Tien-chen | 19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Jonatan Christie | 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Chou Tien-chen | 14–21, 21–11, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Kenta Nishimoto | 16–21, 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | Viktor Axelsen | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo | 20–22, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | Lin Chun-yi | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Li Shifeng | 20–22, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
2024 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Lee Zii Jia | 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2024 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Jason Teh | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [10] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. [11] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
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 |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men’s singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Canada Open | Lee Hyun-il | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Canada Open | Lee Chong Wei | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Bitburger Open | Wong Wing Ki | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
2017 | Malaysia Masters | Lee Hyun-il | 14–21, 21–15, 10–9 retired | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Vietnam International | Chan Kwong Beng | 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2014 | China International | Wei Nan | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
2014 | Osaka International | Riichi Takeshita | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
2014 | Swiss International | Jonatan Christie | 11–9, 11–9, 6–11, 9–11, 10–11 | Runner-up |
2014 | Irish Open | Wang Tzu-wei | 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Austrian International | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin | 14–21, 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
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