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]

Jeff Tho
Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Tho
CountryAustralia
Born (1988-04-14) 14 April 1988 (age 36)
Ipoh, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Men's
Highest ranking161 (MS) 15 Jul 2010
362 (MD) 15 Jul 2010
836 (XD) 13 Sep 2012
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ballarat Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Nouméa Men's singles
BWF profile

Personal life

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

Achievements

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Oceania Championships

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Men's Singles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Fiji International   Ismail Saman 19–21, 12–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Nouméa International   Joel Findlay   Matthew Chau
  Sawan Serasinghe
21–17, 7–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Victoria Achievements

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Players: Jeff Tho". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Badminton results". BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeff Tho Biography". results.glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 Oceania Championships: Tho, Kessler Win Singles Titles". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ Henderson, Fiona (29 July 2014). "Ballarat dentist Jeffrey Tho fights tooth and nail in Glasgow". The Courier. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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