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| Born | (1994-06-24)24 June 1994 (age 31)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Wong Choong Hann[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 338 wins, 223 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (11 November 2017[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 28 (3 February 2026[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍家朗 | ||||||||||||
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Angus Ng Ka Long (born 24 June 1994) is a Hong Kongbadminton player. He has a career-high ranking of 6th in the men's singles discipline. He won the2016 Hong Kong Super Series, the2020 Thailand Masters and the2023 German Open.
Ng trained at theHong Kong Sports Institute. He credits his father as the main influence on his career.[1] His grandmother from his mother's side isChinese-Indonesian.[3]
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At the2010 BWF World Junior Championships,Guadalajara, he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles category. He won gold in the men's doubles in2012 in Chiba Prefecture. He won bronze in the2012 Asian Junior Championships in men's doubles.
In 2013, Ng participated in the2013 BWF World Championships inGuangzhou, China, was the runner-up at theVietnam International Challenge in men's singles, and competed in the2013 East Asian Games inTianjin for Hong Kong, winning a silver medal in the men's team and bronze in the men's doubles.
In 2014, Ng won theChina International Challenge,Osaka International Challenge andIrish Open. He was the runner-up at theCanadian Grand Prix and theSwiss International tournaments.
In 2015, Ng won the men's singles title at theAustrian Open. He later won his first Grand Prix title at theBitburger Open.[4] He also came second at the Canadian Grand Prix and reached the semifinals at theHong Kong Super Series, having beaten top 10 players likeLin Dan andChou Tien Chen before losing to the legendaryLee Chong Wei.
In 2016, Ng made history by becoming the first home player to win the men's singles title at theHong Kong Open, beating India'sSameer Verma in the final. He also competed at the2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
After a damp 2022, Ng found his form in 2023 by reaching the final of theThailand Masters and winning theGerman Open. At the2023 Badminton Asia Championships, he defeated the defending championLee Zii Jia in straight games in the first round, which was his second consecutive victory over the formerAll 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-muTsai Chia-hsin | 11–21, 19–21 |  Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | Lee Chun Hei |  Nelson Heg Wei KeatTeo Ee Yi | 21–17, 15–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Lee Chun Hei |  Takuto InoueYuki Kaneko | 21–16, 21–17 |  Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Lee Chun Hei |  Arya Maulana AldiartamaEdi 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 theBadminton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries 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, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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 |
