Ng Tsz Yau
| Ng Tsz Yau 吳芷柔 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1998 Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (WD with Yuen Sin Ying 6 December 2018) 21 (XD with Lee Chun Hei 24 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 24 (XD with Lee Chun Hei 2 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoyo Ng Tsz Yau (Chinese: 吳芷柔; born 24 April 1998) is a Hong Kong badminton player.[1] She started playing badminton at aged 5, and in 2013, she competed in the women's doubles event with Yeung Nga Ting.[2] In 2017, she reached the mixed doubles semi final round at the Malaysia Masters,[3] and in November 2017, she and Yeung won the senior tournament at the Tata Open India International tournament.[4]
Career
[edit]Ng competes in both women's and mixed doubles and has won tournaments with several different partners. In 2014, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[5] She won the mixed doubles gold medal together with partner Cheam June Wei.[6]
She won the 2018 Hyderabad Open title with Yuen Sin Ying after beating Vivian Hoo and Yap Cheng Wen of Malaysia. She also partnered with Tang Chun Man for a brief period and won the 2019 Lingshui China Masters.
In 2022, she participated in the Taipei Open and reached the finals in both women's and mixed doubles. She won both finals, being partnered with Lee Chun Hei in mixed doubles and Tsang Hiu Yan in women's doubles.[7][8][9]
Achievements
[edit]Youth Olympic Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
 Cheam June Wei
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 Kanta Tsuneyama Lee Chia-hsin
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21–14, 23–21 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (4 titles)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 |  Yuen Sin Ying
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Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen
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21–18, 16–21, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Tsang Hiu Yan
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
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21–15, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Lingshui China Masters | Super 100 | Tang Chun Man
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 Guo Xinwa Liu Xuanxuan
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16–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Lee Chun Hei
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 Ruttanapak Oupthong Chasinee Korepap
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21–8, 21–9 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Tata Open India International | Yeung Nga Ting
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Ng Wing Yung Yuen Sin Ying
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23–25, 21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2018 | Singapore International | Yuen Sin Ying
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Ng Wing Yung Yeung Nga Ting
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2021 | Bahrain International Series | Tsang Hiu Yan
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Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam
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13–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Bahrain International Challenge | Tsang Hiu Yan
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Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam
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12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Dutch International | Tsang Hiu Yan
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Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam
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22–20, 14–21, 23–21 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Singapore International | Yeung Ming Nok
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 Adnan Maulana Masita Mahmudin
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19–21, 21–7, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2021 | Bahrain International Series | Lee Chun Hei
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Law Cheuk Him Yeung Nga Ting
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23–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dutch International | Lee Chun Hei
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 Jesper Toft Clara Graversen
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21–9, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2022 | Denmark Masters | Lee Chun Hei
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Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Ng Tsz Yau". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "體壇新星(下)：球場密友" (in Chinese). Government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Good day for Malaysia in Victor Far East Malaysia Masters in Sibu". Badminton Asia. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Sitthikom Thammasin and Gadde Ruthvika Shivani win the Men's and Women's Singles title at the 10th edition of Tata Open India International Challenge 2017". Tata. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "运动员: 吳芷柔". Nanjing 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Badminton star Ng Tsz-yau went from playing on weekends to playing at Youth Olympics". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Taipei Open: Ng Tsz Yau in Sight of Double". Badminton World Federation. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Chui, Shirley (2022-07-24). "Doubles delight for Yoyo Ng at Taipei Open, as Hong Kong badminton player takes mixed and women's titles". SCMP. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Taipei Open: Malaysian Duo stun Olympic champions". BWF. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ng Tsz Yau at BWFBadminton.com
- Ng Tsz Yau at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Ng Tsz Yau at Olympedia
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