Rachel Chan (badminton)

Rachel Chan (born 15 November 2003) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] 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.[2] Rachel won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in women's singles, debuting in her first senior level international tournament[3][4][5]

Rachel Chan
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking56 (7 February 2023)
Current ranking56 (7 February 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Women's singles
Pan Am Female Cup
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

Achievements

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

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

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.
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