Ng Ka Long

Career

At the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships, Guadalajara, he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles category. He won gold in the men's doubles in 2012 in Chiba Prefecture. He won bronze in the 2012 Asian Junior Championships in 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 team 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 title at the Austrian Open. He later won his first Grand Prix title at the Bitburger Open. 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. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

After a damp 2022, Ng found his form in 2023 by reaching the final of the Thailand Masters and winning the German Open. At the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships, he defeated the defending champion Lee Zii Jia in straight games in the first round, which was his second consecutive victory over the former All England champion.

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 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 Bronze 2012 Chiba Port Arena,Chiba, Japan Lee Chun Hei Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko 21–16, 21–17 Gold 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 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 7 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

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

BWF Superseries (1 title) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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