Ng Ka Long

Angus Ng Ka-long 伍家朗
Personal information
Birth name	伍家朗
Country	Hong Kong
Born	(1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 27)[1] Hong Kong[1]
Residence	Hong Kong[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right[1]
Men's singles
Career record	259 wins, 152 losses
Highest ranking	6 (23 November 2017[1])
Current ranking	9 (26 October 2021[1])
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Hong Kong Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Men's team 2013 Tianjin Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2012 Chiba Boys' doubles 2010 Guadaljara Boys' doubles Asian Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2012 Gimcheon Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Angus Ng Ka-long (born 24 June 1994) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He has a career-high ranking of 6 in men's singles, and has beaten other top 10 players such as Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Chen Long, Chou Tien-chen, Jan Ø. Jørgensen and Son Wan-ho.

Early life and education[]

Ng trained at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. He credits his father as the main influence on his career.^[1]

Career[]

At the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships, Guadalajara he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles. He won gold in the men's doubles in 2012 in Chiba Prefecture. He won bronze in the 2012 Asian Junior Championships 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 singles 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 at the Austrian Open. He later won his first Grand Prix title at the Bitburger Open. ^[2] 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.

Skills[]

Angus Ng Ka-long is right-handed. His playstyle is movement pressure, playing rhythm with good control of the shuttlecock. Because his playstyle is similar to the Hong Kong female singles star "Black Girl" Ye Siyan, he was dubbed the title of "Male Black Girl" by the media in his early years.

He believes that he is not a power player, and his badminton aptitude is only mid-to-high. He must rely on acquired hard work and brainwork to win by running continuously on the court. Since he was born with weak legs and slow movement, he could not cope with overhead or net shots when he was a child. So since he was 13 years old, he has practiced four or five sets of exercises by himself after daily practice. With both legs, the problem of moving speed has been overcome by now. After the men’s singles star Lin Dan lost to Ng Ka Long at the Hong Kong Open, he also praised him for playing very well and quickly, which prevented him from exerting a lot of strength. He also pointed out that he is very outstanding among the young men’s singles players in Hong Kong. , Very good, and a native of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong team coach Liu Zhiheng believes that Angus Ng Ka-long's playstyle is similar to that of the famous Chinese player Yang Yang, but he also has his own style of play, but he is not yet mature enough for the time being. However, he believes that Angus Ng Ka-long reads well and learns quickly. He has a clear idea of how to play against his opponents, and he is very resolute in executing the coach's tactical requirements[8]. Former Hong Kong team head coach Chen Zhicai also pointed out that after Ka-long improved his skills in the front court, his shots were more threatening and his performance in front of the net was sharp.

Achievements[]

East Asian Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China	Lee Chun Hei	Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin	11–21, 19–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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

Asian Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Lee Chun Hei	Arya Maulana Aldiartama Edi Subaktiar	21–15, 24–26, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[4]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
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

BWF Superseries (1 title)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[6] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Hong Kong Open	Sameer Verma	21–14, 10–21, 21–11	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

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
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

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
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

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

External links[]

• Ng Ka Long at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Ng Ka Long at BWFbadminton.com
• Ng Ka Long at Olympics.com
• Ng Ka Long at Olympedia
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ng Ka Long". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.