Jeff Tho
{{Short description|Australian badminton player (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Jeff Tho
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| birth_name = Jeffrey Tho
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|4|14}}
| birth_place = Ipoh, Malaysia
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| height = 1.74 m
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| country = Australia
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| event = Men's
| highest_ranking = 161 (MS) 15 Jul 2010
362 (MD) 15 Jul 2010
836 (XD) 13 Sep 2012
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{{MedalSport | Badminton }}
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{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Ballarat|Men's singles}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Nouméa|Men's singles}}
| bwfbadminton_id = 52666
| bwf_id = CB6A5A57-C337-42B7-9935-A319984070B2
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Jeffrey Tho (born 14 April 1988) is an Australian male badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Jeff Tho |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/52666/jeff-tho |website=bwfbadminton.com|publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=11 February 2017}} He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2010: Badminton results |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9077871.stm |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=Jeff Tho Biography |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/badminton/1030099/jeff_tho.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212092105/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/badminton/1030099/jeff_tho.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=12 February 2017 |website=results.glasgow2014.com|publisher=Glasgow 2014|accessdate=11 February 2017}} In 2014, he won the gold medal at the Oceania Championships in the men's singles event, he also won bronze in 2008.{{cite news|title=2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/2014/02/17/2014-oceania-championships-tho-kessler-win-singles-titles/ |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
Personal life
Prior to beginning his badminton career, Tho worked as a dentist in Ballarat, Victoria.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2451301/ballarat-dentist-jeffrey-tho-fights-tooth-and-nail-in-glasgow/ |title=Ballarat dentist Jeffrey Tho fights tooth and nail in Glasgow |work=The Courier |date=29 July 2014 |access-date=18 March 2021 |author=Henderson, Fiona |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304195053/http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2451301/ballarat-dentist-jeffrey-tho-fights-tooth-and-nail-in-glasgow/ |archive-date=4 March 2017 |url-status=live}}
Achievements
=Oceania Championships=
Men's Singles
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!|Year !|Venue !|Opponent !|Score !|Result |
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|align="center"|2014 |align="left"|Ken Kay Badminton Hall, |align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ashwant Gobinathan |align="center"|21-13, 21-15 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|Gold Gold |
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|align="center"|2008 |align="left"|Nouméa, New Caledonia |align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} John Moody |align="center"|15-21, 8-21 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|Bronze Bronze |
=BWF International Challenge/Series=
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Fiji International | align="left"| {{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Saman | align="left" | 19–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Nouméa International | align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joel Findlay | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Chau | align="left" | 21–17, 7–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} 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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External links
- {{BWF|CB6A5A57-C337-42B7-9935-A319984070B2}}
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Category:Australian male badminton players
Category:Badminton players from Ipoh
Category:Australian people of Chinese descent
Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Commonwealth Games badminton players for Australia
Category:Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games