Talia Ng (born 6 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[2] She is affiliated with Ontario Badminton Club.[1] She won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships.[3]

Talia Ng
吳熙兒
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking53 (WS, 7 February 2023)
81 (WD with Wenyu Zhang, 27 February 2024)
Current ranking97 (WS, 1 October 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Salvador Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Salvador Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Talia Ng
Traditional Chinese吳熙兒
Simplified Chinese吴熙儿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Xī'ér
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNg4 Hei1 Ji4

Background

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Ng began playing badminton at the age of nine after her father introduced her to the sport. She started as a recreational player and joined her first U10 event at the Granite Club. After finishing second in her debut competition, she grew to enjoy the sport.[1]

Achievements

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Pan American Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Beiwen Zhang 16–21, 8–21   Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Centro Panamericano de Judo,
Salvador, Brazil
  Wendy Zhang 22–20, 21–15   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Centro Panamericano de Judo,
Salvador, Brazil
  Stanley Feng   Kevin Wang
  Wendy Zhang
18–21, 21–11, 19–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International   Katie Ho-Shue 21–14, 21–16   Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Aya Ohori 6–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2022 Uganda International   Mansi Singh 21–10, 21–12   Winner
2023 Norwegian International   Irina Amalie Andersen 21–10, 12–21, 21–17   Winner
2023 Mexican International   Ishika Jaiswal 21–15, 14–21, 21–19   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International   Josephine Wu   Eliana Zhang
  Wendy Zhang
14–21, 21–17, 21–10   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Canadian Junior International   Wendy Zhang 21–16, 21–15   Winner
2019 Lithuanian Junior   Clara Lassaux 21–14, 21–6   Winner

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Canadian Junior International   Catherine Choi   Crystal Lai
  Wendy Zhang
21–19, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Canadian Junior International   Jonathan Chien   Brian Yang
  Catherine Choi
12–21, 21–15, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Participant biography - Talia Ng". Canada Games 2019. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ "Talia Ng | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  3. ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan America. 2021-05-03. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
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