Tobias Ng (born 8 October 1985) is a Canadian badminton player. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ng's father is from Hong Kong and his mother from Macau. He started playing badminton at the Kensington Community Centre, when he was about six years old.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event with partner Grace Gao.[2] His younger brother, Derrick Ng, is also an elite level player.[3] Since 2020, Toby coaches advanced to professional level athletes at the Bellevue Badminton Club.
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| Birth name | Tobias Ng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1985 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kim Dong-moon Darryl Yung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 189 (MS 5 September 2013) 48 (MD 8 October 2009) 16 (XD 9 December 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
 Alexandra Bruce
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 Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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9–21, 23–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Grace Gao
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Halim Ho Eva Lee
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21–13, 9–21, 21–17 |  Gold
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Pan Am Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Club de Regatas, Lima, Peru |
William Milroy
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 Rodolfo Ramirez Kevin Cordón
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21–16, 21–9 | Gold
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| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Kyle Holoboff
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Bob Malaythong Howard Bach
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19–21, 10–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Rachel Honderich
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Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam
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21–13, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Alexandra Bruce
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Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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21–16, 19–21, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Alexandra Bruce
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Howard Shu Eva Lee
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21–12, 23–21 | Gold
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
Grace Gao
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Kevin Li Alexandra Bruce
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21–7, 21–9 | Gold
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| 2009 | Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Grace Gao
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Alexander Pang Jocelyn Ko
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21–15, 21–16 | Gold
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| 2008 | Club de Regatas, Lima, Peru |
Valerie Loker
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William Milroy Fiona McKee
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12–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Silver
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Canada Open | Adrian Liu
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 Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy
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8–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Brasil Open | Rachel Honderich
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Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Puerto Rico International | Jon Vandervet
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Sammera Gunatileka Vincent Nguy
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21–16, 21–17 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ Zacharias, Yvonne (7 October 2012). "Tobias Ng Olympic badminton Q&A". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Toby Ng". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "Ng brothers playing for Canada at Sudirman Cup". www.richmond-news.com. The Richmond News Leader. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
External links edit
- Toby Ng at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Toby Ng at BWFbadminton.com
- Toby Ng at Team Canada
- Toby Ng at Olympics.com
- Toby Ng at Olympedia
- Toby Ng at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Toby Ng at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Toby Ng at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Official website
