Rachel Honderich

Rachel Honderich
Personal information
Country  Canada
Born (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Years active 2013
Handedness Right
Coach Jennifer Lee
Mike Butler
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 44 (WS 19 April 2018)
52 (WD 8 December 2016)
41 (XD 29 June 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Women's singles
2015 Toronto Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
2017 Havana Women's singles
2017 Havana Mixed doubles
2014 Markham Mixed team
2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
2014 Markham Women's singles
BWF profile

Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vice-national champion in women's singles and has won several international titles since 2010.[1] She won her first senior international title at the 2014 Czech International tournament in the women's doubles partnered with Michelle Li.[2] Honderich clinched the silver and bronze medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles respectively.[3] At the 2017 Pan American Championships, she crowned double titles, won the women's singles and mixed doubles event.[4][5] She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6][7]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Canada Michelle Li 15–21, 9–21 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada		 Canada Michelle Li United States Eva Lee
United States Paula Lynn Obanana		 11–21, 8–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Canada Michelle Li 15–21, 16–21 Silver
2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Canada Brittney Tam 21–8, 12–21, 21–7 Gold
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Canada Michelle Li 13–21, 16–21 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Canada Kristen Tsai Canada Michelle Tong
Canada Josephine Wu		 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Canada Toby Ng Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Brittney Tam		 21–13, 21–14 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Grand Prix United States Zhang Beiwen 11–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open Canada Toby Ng India Pranaav Jerry Chopra
India N. Sikki Reddy		 15–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil International Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet 21–15, 15–21, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Jamaica International Slovakia Martina Repiska 15–21, 21–19, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Beiwen Zhang 13–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil International United States Jamie Subandhi United States Jennie Gai
United States Jamie Hsu		 21–15, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Kristen Tsai Australia Leanne Choo
Australia Renuga Veeran		 21–12, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Jamaica International Australia Leanne Choo Jamaica Mikaylia Haldane
Jamaica Katherine Wynter		 21–2, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Czech International Canada Michelle Li Russia Irina Khlebko
Russia Elena Komendrovskaja		 21–12, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jamaica International Canada Toby Ng Jamaica Dennis Coke
Jamaica Katherine Wynter		 21–9, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Mercosul International Canada Kevin Li United States Phillip Chew
United States Jamie Subandhi		 11–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Honderich". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zwiebler ends title drought with Czech victory". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Michelle Li defeats fellow Canadian Rachel Honderich in Pan Am badminton final". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Honderich Rachel". Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pan Am Champs – 1st for Ygor, 2 for Honderich, 4 for Canada". Badzine.net. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rachel Honderich Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Participants: Rachel Honderich". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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