Ng Ka Long

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.

Angus Ng Ka-long
伍家朗
Personal information
Birth name伍家朗
CountryHong Kong
Born (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994[1]
Hong Kong[1]
ResidenceHong Kong[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight[1]
Men's singles
Career record267 wins, 162 losses
Highest ranking6 (23 November 2017[1])
Current ranking12 (26 April 2022[1])
BWF profile
Ng Ka Long
Traditional Chinese伍家朗
Simplified Chinese伍家朗

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

Ng 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] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[6] 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
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

  1. "Ng Ka Long Angus Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. Vandervorst, Elm. "Bitburger Open Finals – Ka Long way to go". Badzine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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