Jeff Tho
Australian badminton player (born 1988)
Badminton player
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Birth name | Jeffrey Tho | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 36) Ipoh, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 161 (MS) 15 Jul 2010 362 (MD) 15 Jul 2010 836 (XD) 13 Sep 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Jeffrey Tho (born 14 April 1988) is an Australian male badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's singles event, he also won bronze in 2008.[4]
Personal life
Prior to beginning his badminton career, Tho worked as a dentist in Ballarat, Victoria.[5]
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | ![]() | 21-13, 21-15 | ![]() |
2008 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | ![]() | 15-21, 8-21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Fiji International | ![]() | 19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Nouméa International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 7–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Victoria Achievements
- Awarded the 2003 Victorian School Blue Award for Badminton
- Runner-up in the U19 Men's Doubles event at the 2005 U19 Australasian Badminton Championships
- Runner-up in the U19 Men's Singles event at the 2005 U19 Australasian Badminton Championships
- Selected into the U17 Victorian Badminton team (2000–2004)
- Selected into the Under 19 Victorian Badminton team from 2002 to 2006
- Winner of the U19 Mixed Doubles title at the 2005 U19 Australasian Badminton Championships
References
- ^ "Players: Jeff Tho". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Badminton results". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Jeff Tho Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Henderson, Fiona (29 July 2014). "Ballarat dentist Jeffrey Tho fights tooth and nail in Glasgow". The Courier. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links
- Jeff Tho at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com