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 |
10–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
12–21, 6–21 | |||
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
21–11, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
12–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
19–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2012 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
21–17, 21–19 |
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 | 14–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2013 | Victorian International | 19–21, 21–19, 17–21 | |||
| 2013 | Auckland International | 16–21, 8–21 | |||
| 2011 | Counties Manukau International | 12–21, 10–21 | |||
| 2011 | Fiji International | 21–8, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Auckland International | 16–21, 12–21 |
- 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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