Nyl Yakura

Nyl Yakura
Personal information
Birth name Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura
Country  Canada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Residence Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Handedness Right
Coach Kevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 181 (MS 13 December 2012)
41 (MD 26 April 2018)
74 (XD 18 June 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
2017 Havana Men's doubles
2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
2016 Campinas Men's doubles
2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
2016 Campinas Mixed team
2014 Markham Mixed team
2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
2017 Havana Mixed doubles
2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2011 Kingston Boys' doubles
2011 Kingston Mixed doubles
2011 Kingston Mixed team
2010 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
2010 Santo Domingo Boys' doubles
2010 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Jason Ho-shue United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew		 21–17, 21–17 Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Canada Jason Ho-shue Canada Austin James Bauer
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman		 21–18, 21–6 Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Canada Jason Ho-Shue Canada Phillipe Gaumond
Canada Maxime Marin		 21–13, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Canada Kevin Li Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng		 21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Kristen Tsai Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
Canada Josephine Wu		 14–21, 24–26 Silver
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Canada Brittney Tam Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich		 13–21, 14–21 Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Canada Brittney Tam Canada Nathan Osborne
Canada Josephine Wu		 21–17, 21–17 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brazil Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Canada Clinton Wong Canada Andrew Lau
Canada Andrew Wilkinson		 16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Henry Wiebe Canada Neil Tai-Pow
Canada Andrew Wilkinson		 21–8, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Andrew Wilkinson
Canada Jody Chan		 21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Michael Diamond
Canada Surabhi Kadam		 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil International Canada Jason Ho-shue India Tarun Kona
India Saurabh Sharma		 21–7, Retired 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano Canada Jason Ho-shue Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Munoz		 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada B. R. Sankeerth Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg		 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Kristen Tsai New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis		 21–11, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Nyl Yakura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nyl Yakura". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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