Jeff Tho

Australian badminton player (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

BornJeffrey Tho
(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 37)
Ipoh, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
CountryAustralia
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Jeff Tho
Personal information
BornJeffrey Tho
(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 37)
Ipoh, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportBadminton
Men's
Highest ranking161 (MS) 15 Jul 2010
362 (MD) 15 Jul 2010
836 (XD) 13 Sep 2012
BWF profile
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BallaratMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2008 NouméaMen's singles
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Personal life

Prior to beginning his badminton career, Tho worked as a dentist in Ballarat, Victoria.[5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's Singles

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Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Ken Kay Badminton Hall,
Ballarat, Australia
Australia Ashwant Gobinathan 21-13, 21-15 Gold Gold
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia New Zealand John Moody 15-21, 8-21 Bronze Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

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Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Fiji International Malaysia Ismail Saman 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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Men's doubles

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Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Nouméa International Australia Joel Findlay Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe
21–17, 7–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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  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

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