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. He clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[2] Brian won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles. He represented Canada in 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Brian was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[3] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[4]

Brian Yang
Personal information
Birth nameBrian Yang
Country Canada
Born (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceRichmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking60 (14 January 2020)
Current ranking61 (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
2019 Lima Mixed team
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
2018 Tacarigua Men's team
2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2016 Lima Boys' doubles
2016 Lima Mixed doubles
2016 Lima Mixed team
2017 Markham Boys' singles
2017 Markham Mixed doubles
2018 Salvador Mixed team
2019 Moncton Boys' singles
2019 Moncton Boys' doubles
2017 Markham Mixed team
2019 Moncton Mixed doubles
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Ygor Coelho 19–21, 10–21 Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Kevin Wang 21–15, 21–8 Gold
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Jonathan Matias 21–14, 21–13 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud,
Moncton, Canada		 Jonathan Chien Clayton Cayen
Ryan Zheng		 21–10, 23–21 Gold
2016 CAR la Videna,
Lima, Peru		 Desmond Wang Ricky Liuzhou
Cadmus Yeo		 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud,
Moncton, Canada		 Catherine Choi Jonathan Chien
Crystal Lai		 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Silver
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada		 Katie Ho-shue Fabricio Farias
Samia Lima		 21–14, 21–11 Gold
2016 CAR la Videna,
Lima, Peru		 Katie Ho-shue Vinson Chiu
Jamie Hsu		 21–14, 21–14 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Turkey Open Luís Enrique Peñalver 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Suriname International Kevin Cordón Walkover Winner
2019 Santo Domingo Open Kevin Cordón 21–8, 21–4 Winner
2019 Peru International Kevin Cordón 15–21, 21–13, 21–12 Winner
2019 Peru Future Series B. R. Sankeerth 21–12, 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Brazil International Misha Zilberman 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2018 El Salvador International Heymard Humblers 21–11, 18–21, 21–16 Winner
2017 Suriname International Osleni Guerrero 12–21, 21–17, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 El Salvador International Catherine Choi Aníbal Marroquín
Dánica Nishimura		 21–6, 21–7 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Brian Yang". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Brian Yang". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. "Eight of Canada's best head to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games". www.badminton.ca/. Badminton Canada. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.


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