[5] In July, he won the boys' singles and mixed doubles titles at the Pan Am Junior Championships, while the Canada team captured the silver medal.

Yang was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[10] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.

[12] He also won the gold medals in the boys' singles, doubles and mixed team at the Pan Am Junior Championships.

[14] He also competed at the first edition of the Junior Pan Am Games, clinching the gold medals in the boys' singles and mixed doubles.

[16] In his second appearance at the Pan American Games, Yang captured the gold medal in the men's singles after beating the defending champion Kevin Cordón in the final.