| Catherine Choi 蔡卓如 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Markham, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54.5 kg (120 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Efendi Wijaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 29 (with Josephine Wu, 9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player. She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events. Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Championships and 2023 Pan American Games.
Achievements
Pan American Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Josephine Wu
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 Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 10–21, 21–17 |  Gold
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Pan Am Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Josephine Wu
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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15–21, 25–27 |  Silver
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Josephine Wu
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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17–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Josephine Wu
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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21–14, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Josephine Wu
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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18–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Brian Yang
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Jonathan Chien Crystal Lai
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Josephine Wu
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 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci
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8–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Josephine Wu
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam
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21–19, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Polish Open | Josephine Wu
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 Jin Yujia Crystal Wong
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17–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guatemala International | Josephine Wu
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Josephine Wu
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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14–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Canadian International | Jacqueline Cheung
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 Lin Wan-ching Liu Chiao-yun
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18–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | Brian Yang
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 Aníbal Marroquín  Dánica Nishimura
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21–6, 21–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Talia Ng
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Crystal Lai Wendy Zhang
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21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Brian Yang
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Jonathan Chien Talia Ng
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21–12, 15–21, 21–10 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Participant biography: Catherine Choi". Canada Games 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "Players: Catherine Choi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
External links
- Catherine Choi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Catherine Choi at BWFBadminton.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario
- Canadian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Sportswomen from Ontario