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]
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Tho | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1988 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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Personal life
editPrior to beginning his badminton career, Tho worked as a dentist in Ballarat, Victoria.[5]
Achievements
editOceania Championships
editMen's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
 Ashwant Gobinathan
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21-13, 21-15 |  Gold
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| 2008 | Nouméa, New Caledonia |  John Moody
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15-21, 8-21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Fiji International |  Ismail Saman
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19–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Nouméa International | Joel Findlay
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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21–17, 7–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Victoria Achievements
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.