Brian Yang (badminton)
Brian Yang (born 25 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] He was an integral part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 25 November 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 193 wins, 89 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 21 (27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 27 (29 August 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career

In 2016, he won three gold medals at the U–19 Pan Am Junior Championships, winning the boys' doubles, mixed doubles, and team events.[2][3]
Yang won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles.[4] In July, he won the boys' singles and mixed doubles titles at the Pan Am Junior Championships, while the Canada team captured the silver medal.[5][6]
Yang represented Canada in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Thomas Cup. At the El Salvador International, he won two titles in the men's singles and mixed doubles.[7]
Yang clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[8] He competed at the Sudirman Cup. Yang was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[9] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[10] He was crowned as the men's singles champion at the 2021 Pan Am Championships.[11] He also won the gold medals in the boys' singles, doubles and mixed team at the Pan Am Junior Championships.[12]
In June 2021, Yang was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] He also competed at the first edition of the Junior Pan Am Games, clinching the gold medals in the boys' singles and mixed doubles.[14]
In 2022, he won a silver medal at the Pan Am Championships, losing to Kevin Cordón in the final.[15]
Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() |
19–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
[10] |
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
21–13, 18–10 retired | ![]() |
[11] |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() |
17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
[15] |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
21–10, 21–5 | ![]() |
Junior Pan American Games
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia | ![]() |
21–8, 21–6 | ![]() |
[14] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia |
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21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
[14] |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | ![]() |
21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
[5] |
2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | ![]() |
21–15, 21–8 | ![]() |
[16] |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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17–21, 21–15, 21–13 | ![]() |
[2] |
2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
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21–10, 23–21 | ![]() |
[17] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
[2] |
2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
[5] |
2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
[18] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Suriname International | ![]() |
12–21, 21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Brazil International | ![]() |
17–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
21–12, 11–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru International | ![]() |
15–21, 21–13, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
21–8, 21–4 | ![]() |
2019 | Suriname International | ![]() |
Walkover | ![]() |
2019 | Turkey Open | ![]() |
19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Peru International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Denmark Masters | ![]() |
16–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | Canadian International | ![]() |
11–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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21–6, 21–7 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Brian Yang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- Hearn, Don (24 July 2016). "Pan Am Juniors – Ouyang defends as Canada takes 4". Badzine. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Canadian juniors dominate the podium at Pan Am Junior Individual Championships!". Badminton Canada. 1 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "XI Suriname International 2017". Badminton Pan America. 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Brasil volta a conquistar pódios no maior torneio júnior de badminton da América" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Badminton. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "2017 Junior Pan American Championship Team". Badminton Canada. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Champions at El Salvador International 2018". Badminton Pan America. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "Brian Yang". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Eight of Canada's best head to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games". Badminton Canada. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan America. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- "Pan Am Junior Players Shined in Canada – Pan Am Junior 2019". Badminton Pan America. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Canada Sweeps the Podium at the 2021 Pan American Junior Games". Badminton Canada. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Berkeley, Geoff (29 April 2022). "Li saves match points to claim Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships title". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "XXVIII Pan Am Junior Championships U11/U19 BS U19". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "XXVIII Pan Am Junior Championships U11/U19 BD U19". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "XXVIII Pan Am Junior Championships U11/U19 XD U19". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links

- Brian Yang at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com