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.

Toby Ng
吴骏义
Personal information
Birth nameTobias Ng
CountryCanada
Born (1985-10-08) 8 October 1985 (age 39)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachKim Dong-moon
Darryl Yung
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking189 (MS 5 September 2013)
48 (MD 8 October 2009)
16 (XD 9 December 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Curitiba Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Guadalajara Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lima Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Calgary Men's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Alexandra Bruce   Phillip Chew
  Jamie Subandhi
9–21, 23–21, 12–21   Silver
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
  Grace Gao   Halim Ho
  Eva Lee
21–13, 9–21, 21–17   Gold

Pan Am Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru
  William Milroy   Rodolfo Ramirez
  Kevin Cordón
21–16, 21–9   Gold
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Kyle Holoboff   Bob Malaythong
  Howard Bach
19–21, 10–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
  Rachel Honderich   Nyl Yakura
  Brittney Tam
21–13, 21–14   Gold
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
  Alexandra Bruce   Phillip Chew
  Jamie Subandhi
21–16, 19–21, 21–18   Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Alexandra Bruce   Howard Shu
  Eva Lee
21–12, 23–21   Gold
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
  Grace Gao   Kevin Li
  Alexandra Bruce
21–7, 21–9   Gold
2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico
  Grace Gao   Alexander Pang
  Jocelyn Ko
21–15, 21–16   Gold
2008 Club de Regatas,
Lima, Peru
  Valerie Loker   William Milroy
  Fiona McKee
12–21, 21–16, 18–21   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2016 Canada Open   Adrian Liu   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
8–21, 14–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open   Rachel Honderich   Pranaav Jerry Chopra
  N. Sikki Reddy
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Puerto Rico International   Jon Vandervet   Sammera Gunatileka
  Vincent Nguy
21–16, 21–17   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Josephine Wu   Sattawat Pongnairat
  Kuei-Ya Chen
21–19, 21–15   Winner
2017 Jamaica International   Rachel Honderich   Dennis Coke
  Katherine Wynter
21–9, 21–8   Winner
2016 Brazil International   Alex Bruce   David Obernosterer
  Elisabeth Baldauf
21–12, 21–15   Winner
2013 USA International   Michelle Li   Halim Haryanto Ho
  Jing Yu Hong
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2013 Canadian International   Alex Bruce   Nathan Robertson
  Jenny Wallwork
9–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 Peru International   Grace Gao   Phillip Chew
  Jamie Subandhi
21–12, 23–25, 21–17   Winner
2012 Peru International   Grace Gao   Derrick Ng
  Alex Bruce
21–10, 21–15   Winner
2011 Canadian International   Grace Gao   Derrick Ng
  Alex Bruce
21–15, 21–19   Winner
2011 Puerto Rico International   Grace Gao   Adrian Liu
  Joycelin Ko
21–15, 24–22   Winner
2011 Guatemala International   Grace Gao   Derrick Ng
  Alex Bruce
22–20, 21–14   Winner
2011 Maldives International   Grace Gao   Arun Vishnu
  Aparna Balan
10–21, 21–12, 21–9   Winner
2011 Morocco International   Grace Gao   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 Peru International   Grace Gao   Halim Ho
  Eva Lee
21–11, 14–21, 21–15   Winner
2010 Santo Domingo Open   Grace Gao   Adrian Liu
  Joycelin Ko
20–22, 21–14, 21–10   Winner
2010 Guatemala International   Grace Gao   Phillip Chew
  Cee Nantana Ketpura
21–11, 21–12   Winner
2010 Canadian International   Grace Gao   Derrick Ng
  Jiang Xuelian
21–23, 21–18, 26–24   Winner
2010 Peru International   Grace Gao   Derrick Ng
  Phyllis Chan
11–21, 21–19, 22–20   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ Zacharias, Yvonne (7 October 2012). "Tobias Ng Olympic badminton Q&A". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Toby Ng". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Ng brothers playing for Canada at Sudirman Cup". www.richmond-news.com. The Richmond News Leader. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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