Tiffany Celine Ho (born 6 January 1998) is an Australian badminton player.[3] She won the women's doubles title at the Oceania Championships in 2016 partnered with Jennifer Tam,[4] and then crowned as the women's singles champion in 2024.[5] She claimed her first international title at the Waikato International tournament in the women's doubles event.[6] Ho was part of Australia team that won the Oceania Women's Team Championships in 2020 and 2024,[7] and also the Oceania Mixed Team Championships in 2023.[8]
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| Birth name | Tiffany Celine Ho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1998 Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 80 (WS, 2 July 2024) 131 (WD with Gronya Somerville, 23 July 2024) 108 (XD, 7 September 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 81 (WS) 131 (WD with Gronya Somerville) (23 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editHo parents were born in Hong Kong. She graduated as a registered nurse, and works at the Concord Hospital.[9]
Achievements
editOceania Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |  Joy Lai
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22–20, 14–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Chen Hsuan-yu
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18–21, 11–21 |  Silver
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | Louisa Ma
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17–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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| 2022 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Louisa Ma
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21–14, 19–21, 11–21 | Bronze
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| 2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |  Shaunna Li
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22–24, 21–18, 12–21 | Silver
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| 2024 | Leisuretime Sports Precinct, Geelong, Australia | Zhang Yuelin
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22–20, 21–12 |  Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
Jennifer Tam
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Gronya Somerville Melinda Sun
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21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | Gold
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| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Joy Lai
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Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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21–16, 18–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Jodee Vega
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Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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10–21, 13–21 | Bronze
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| 2023 | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand |
Khoo Lee Yen
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Sylvina Kurniawan Setyana Mapasa
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7–21, 9–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
Simon Leung
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Anthony Joe Joy Lai
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11–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Waikato International | Jennifer Tam
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Vicki Copeland Anona Pak
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21–19, 18–21, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Nouméa International | Joy Lai
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Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville
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11–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Australian Olympic Team Paris 2024: Tiffany Ho". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b "HO Tiffany". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Players: Tiffany Ho". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Gobinathan, Chen Finish on Top - Finals: 2016 Oceania Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Oceania Championships: Edward Lau prevents Australian sweep". Badminton World Federation. 15 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Overseas players show their class at Waikato International badminton event". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "Australia women's team defend title to defeat New Zealand. New Caledonia claim bronze – VICTOR Oceania Women's Team Championships 2020". Badminton Oceania. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (19 February 2023). "Australia win sixth straight mixed team title at Oceania Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Dragon, Natalie (23 July 2024). "NSW nurse makes badminton debut at Paris Olympics". ANMJ. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
External links
edit- Tiffany Ho at BWFBadminton.com
- Tiffany Ho at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Tiffany Ho at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Tiffany Ho at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Tiffany Ho at Olympics.com
- Tiffany Ho at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games