2017 In July, Ng competed at the
2017 Asian Junior Championships where he was part of Malaysia's mixed team that won bronze. He then went on to win another bronze medal in the
boys' doubles event with
Chia Wei Jie. He was also one of the players that won a silver at the
2017 World Junior Championships mixed team event in October.
2018 In July, Ng won a second consecutive bronze medal in the mixed team event at the
2018 Asian Junior Championships. He then played the
boys' singles event and crashed out in the quarter-finals. In November, he competed at the
2018 World Junior Championships where he defeated the 13th and 2nd seeds in the third and fourth rounds respectively. However, his run ended in the quarter-finals to the eventual finalist,
Kodai Naraoka.
2019–2020 In September, Ng won his first international title at the
South Australia International after defeating top seed
Lee Hyun-il in the final. In October, he reached the semi-finals of
Indonesia International but lost out to home player
Sony Dwi Kuncoro. Ng was part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the
2020 Asia Team Championships in February 2020.
2021 After more than a year not competing due to pandemic, Ng made a return to international badminton at the
Polish Open in March. He won the men's singles title after defeating
Pablo Abián in the final. He was then selected to represent Malaysia at the
2021 Sudirman Cup and
2020 Thomas Cup. In October, he competed at the
Czech Open and finished as runner-up. In the following week, he entered the final of
Belgian International and emerged as the champion. In November, he won his third title of the year at the
Scottish Open, beating compatriot
Soong Joo Ven in the final.
2022: Commonwealth Games silver In January, Ng competed at the
India Open but lost in the semi-finals to
Lakshya Sen in three games. He was part of Malaysia's men's team that won gold at the
2022 Asia Team Championships in February. He delivered the point that crowned the team as champions when he defeated
Ikhsan Rumbay of Indonesia. In June, Ng was chosen to represent the national team at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, replacing
Lee Zii Jia who opted to skip the games. In August, he made his debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the
mixed team event. In the final, he beat
Srikanth Kidambi to score a crucial point for Malaysia which eventually lead to Malaysia winning gold. He later competed in the
men's singles event as the fifth seed. In the quarter-finals, he created an upset after beating the reigning world champion and top seed
Loh Kean Yew. He then defeated Srikanth Kidambi once again in the semi-finals, securing himself a spot in the final. Ng's fine run was finally stopped in the final after he fell to Lakshya Sen, ending his debut campaign with a silver medal. Later that month, he made his debut at the
2022 World Championships. In November, he reached the semi-finals of
Australian Open but lost out to
Lu Guangzu of China in straight games. 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.
2023: First BWF World Tour final 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 February, he reached the quarter-finals of the
Thailand Masters but lost out to
Ng Ka Long. In March, he competed at the
All England Open. 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. However, he was beaten in the next round by the eventual champion,
Li Shifeng. In the following week, he reached his third quarter-finals of the year at the
Swiss Open but had to retire due to an injury. Ng was part of Malaysian team that won bronze at the
2023 Sudirman Cup in May. Later that month, he competed at the
Thailand Open and defeated the top seed
Chou Tien-chen in the second round. He then lost in the quarter-finals once again to
Lee Cheuk Yiu. In July, he lost in the quarter-finals of the
Korea Open to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew. He was also selected as one of the players to represent Malaysia at the
2022 Asian Games. In August, he reached his sixth quarter-final of the year at the
Australian Open after overcoming 7th seed
Jonatan Christie in the second round. However, he bowed out of the tournament after compatriot Lee Zii Jia prevailed against him in three tight games. 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. In September, he participated in the
China Open. He unexpectedly lost to
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito from Indonesia in the second round. In the following week, he competed at the
Hong Kong Open, where he reached his first semi-final of the year before going down to Jonatan Christie in three games. In October, Ng concluded his debut campaign at the 2022 Asian Games with first round and quarter-final finishes in the
men's team and
men's singles events respectively. He then competed at the
Arctic Open in the following week. He defeated
Kantaphon Wangcharoen, Chou Tien-chen, Lu Guangzu and
Kanta Tsuneyama en route to his first BWF World Tour final. He finally fell to fellow countryman Lee Zii Jia in the final match, finishing as the runner-up.
2024 - 2025: Back injury, surgery, recovery and knee injury 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. In February, he won a silver medal as a part of Malaysia's men's team at the
2024 Asia Team Championships. Ng played one match against
Kan Kah Kit from
Brunei which he won 21–7, 21–11. He then underwent a surgery for the back injury he sustained during the tournament, forcing him to withdraw from several tournaments. In the following months, he withdrew from the
Spain Masters and the
2024 Asian Championships to focus on recovery, ending his hopes for an
Olympic debut. He was also omitted from Malaysia's lineup for the
2024 Thomas Cup. 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. Ng returned to competitive action in April 2025 at the
Badminton Asia Championships and fell 21-9, 21-12 in the first round to Thailand's world champion
Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Subsequently, he competed at the
Taipei Open,
Thailand Masters and
Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, he had to retired from the first round match at the Malaysia Masters due to
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Ng undergone a surgery in
Doha,
Qatar on 7 July and will go through about four weeks of rehabilitation there before returning to Malaysia to continue his recovery. == Achievements ==