Raymond Tam (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian badminton player and is currently top of the Badminton Australia men's doubles rankings. Tam was born in Hong Kong, and immigrated to Australia with his father when he was 3 years old.[1] He competed for Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2] Tam was educated at Newington College (1995–2004) and lives in Sydney.[3] He was the champion at the Oceania Badminton Championships in 2012 in the mixed doubles event, and in 2014 in the men's doubles event.[4][5]
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1986 Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 44 (MD 16 October 2014) 71 (XD 20 February 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editOceania Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
 Lukas Defolky
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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10–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
Lukas Defolky
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Simon Leung Mitchell Wheller
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12–21, 6–21 | Bronze
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Glenn Warfe
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Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe
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21–11, 21–13 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Jessica Lim
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Simon Leung Gronya Somerville
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12–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Gronya Somerville
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 Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis
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19–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Eugenia Tanaka
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Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo
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21–17, 21–19 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Maribyrnong International | Glenn Warfe
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 Jagdish Singh Roni Tan Wee Long
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14–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2013 | Victorian International | Glenn Warfe
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Robin Middleton Ross Smith
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19–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Auckland International | Glenn Warfe
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Robin Middleton Ross Smith
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16–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Counties Manukau International | Wesley Caulkett
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Daniel Shirley  Andrew Smith
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12–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Fiji International | Wesley Caulkett
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Michael Fariman Pit Seng Low
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21–8, 21–13 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Auckland International | Gronya Somerville
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Ross Smith Renuga Veeran
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16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "澳华裔羽毛球选手将出战美加 争伦敦奥运参赛资格" (in Chinese). China News Service. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Badminton pair face big second round". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Old Boys Headed for Commonwealth Games". Newington College. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Three Titles for Aussies at Oceania Champs". Badminton Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "2014 Oceania Championships: Australia Clinch Robson Shield". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
External links
edit- Raymond Tam at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Raymond Tam at BWFBadminton.com
- Raymond Tam at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Raymond Tam at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Raymond Tam at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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