Ng Tze Yong

Ng Tze Yong (Chinese: 黃智勇; pinyin: Huáng Zhìyǒng; born 16 May 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.

[8] In July, Ng competed at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships where he was part of Malaysia's mixed team that won bronze.

[10][11] In July, Ng won a second consecutive bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships.

[16][17] After more than a year not competing due to pandemic, Ng made a return to international badminton at the Polish Open in March.

[23] In November, he won his third title of the year at the Scottish Open, beating compatriot Soong Joo Ven in the final.

[32] In December, he ended the 2022 season with a fifth career title at the Bahrain International, defeating the reigning world junior champion Kuo Kuan-lin in the final.

[33] In January, Ng made his BWF World Tour Super 1000 debut at home event Malaysia Open but lost in the second round to Kodai Naraoka in rubber game.

In the second round, he won against the defending champion and top seed Viktor Axelsen in three games, earning himself the biggest scalp of his career.

[47] A few weeks later, Ng attended his second World Championships, where he was defeated in the second round by the eventual bronze medalist, Anders Antonsen.

He defeated Kantaphon Wangcharoen,[53] Chou Tien-chen,[54] Lu Guangzu[55] and Kanta Tsuneyama[56] en route to his first BWF World Tour final.

[57] At his home event, the Malaysia Open in January, Ng retired in the first round with a score of 8–12 against Koki Watanabe of Japan after hurting his back.

[61] In the following months, he withdrew from the Spain Masters[62] and the 2024 Asian Championships to focus on recovery, ending his hopes for an Olympic debut.

[64][65] On 13 August 2024, national coaching director Rexy Mainaky confirmed the absence of Ng in the remaining tournaments of the season and would only return in January 2025.