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Rachel Chan (badminton)

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Canadian badminton player Badminton player
Rachel Chan
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 21)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking55 (28 February 2023)
Current ranking63 (9 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Guatemala City Women's singles
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali–Valle Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali–Valle Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Rachel Chan (born 15 November 2003) is a Canadian badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the 2020 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion. She has represented Canada in the Pan Am Junior Championships multiple times between 2016 until 2019, and the 2019 World Junior Championship making it to round of 32. Rachel won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in women's singles, debuting in her first senior level international tournament, and later cliched the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile United States Beiwen Zhang 16–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala United States Beiwen Zhang 14–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador United States Beiwen Zhang 19–21, 22–20, 6–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala United States Beiwen Zhang 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada United States Jolie Wang 21–14, 17–21, 21–12 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Canada Jeslyn Chow United States Bhaavya S Manikonda
United States Rachel Ye 		21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Canada Ivan Li United States Aaron Low
United States Tiffany Kuang 		21–23, 21–15, 22–24 Bronze Bronze
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Canada Ivan Li Canada Victor Lai
Canada Jessica Cheng 		21–18, 19–21, 21–23 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2023 Canadian International Canada Wenyu Zhang 24–22, 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Portugal International India Devika Sihag 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Irish Open Japan Sakura Masuki 24–26, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Rachel Chan | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. "Russia Bound for the 2019 World Junior Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. "Team Canada Competes at the XXIV Pan American Individual Championships 2021". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. "Pan Am Championships: Rachel Chan Stuns Iris Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. "Promising Talent Rachel Chan Brightens Canada's Horizons". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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