Eva Lee

Eva Lee (Chinese: 李意恒, born August 7, 1986) is a Chinese American badminton player.[1][2]

Eva Lee at the U.S. Open International Badminton tournament in 2009 with her partner Howard Bach.
Eva Lee
Personal information
Birth nameEva Lee 李意恒
Country United States
Born (1986-08-07) August 7, 1986
British Hong Kong
ResidenceDiamond Bar, California, U.S.
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachJohanna Lee
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking61 (WS 22 October 2008)
17 (WD 2 April 2015)
21 (XD 12 March 2008)
BWF profile

Career

1997

She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).

1998

She took her first three crown titles in US Junior National Championships.

1999

She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open (under 17 Singles).

2005 World Championships

She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and lost in the first round.

2006 Intercollegiate Championships

She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.

2006 Canadian International

In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the Canadian Open.[3]

2006 Boston Badminton Open

At the Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with Mesinee Mangkalakiri.

2007 Pan American Games

Lee also competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with Mesinee Mangkalakiri, and another in mixed doubles with Howard Bach.[4]

2008 Beijing Olympics

Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Charmaine Reid 21–14, 21–18 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada
Paula Lynn Obanana Lohaynny Vicente
Luana Vicente
21–14, 21–6 Gold
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Paula Lynn Obanana Alex Bruce
Michelle Li
21–12, 16–21, 19–21 Bronze
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mesinee Mangkalakiri Charmaine Reid
Fiona McKee
21–14, 21–15 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Halim Haryanto Toby Ng
Grace Gao
13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver
2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Howard Bach Mike Beres
Val Loker
21–19, 21–16 Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Paula Lynn Obanana Lohaynny Vicente
Luana Vicente
23–21, 21–14 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Paula Lynn Obanana Alex Bruce
Phyllis Chan
21–15, 21–13 Gold
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada
Mesinee Mangkalakiri Fiona McKee
Charmaine Reid
20–22, 21–17, 18–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Howard Shu Toby Ng
Alex Bruce
12–21, 21–23 Silver
2007 Calgary Winter Club,
Calgary, Canada
Howard Bach Mike Beres
Valerie Loker
21–18, 21–17 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Grand Prix Paula Lynn Obanana Hsieh Pei-chen
Wu Ti-jung
16–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Grand Prix Howard Shu Peter Kaesbauer
Isabel Herttrich
12–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 U.S. Open Howard Bach Alvin Lau
Jiang Xuelian
21–13, 21–12 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Canadian International Julien Denyse 21–12, 21–12 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Paula Lynn Obanana Jing Yu Hong
Beiwen Zhang
17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2016 Tahiti International Paula Lynn Obanana Akane Araki
Ayaka Kawasaki
13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2016 Austrian Open Paula Lynn Obanana Ekaterina Bolotova
Evgeniya Kosetskaya
11–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2015 Chile International Challenge Paula Lynn Obanana Lohaynny Vicente
Luana Vicente
21–17, 21–16 Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Paula Lynn Obanana Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obanana Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte
18–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2014 USA International Paula Lynn Obanana Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao
10–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2014 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obanana Paula B Pereira
Fabiana Silva
11–3, 11–3, 11–10 Winner
2014 Peru International Paula Lynn Obanana Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid
21–14, 21–15 Winner
2013 Bulgarian International Paula Lynn Obanana Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
15–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2013 Canadian International Paula Lynn Obanana Alex Bruce
Phyllis Chan
15–21, 14–21 Winner
2012 Tahiti International Paula Lynn Obanana Alex Bruce
Michelle Li
21–13, 21–12 Winner
2012 Polish Open Paula Lynn Obanana Mariana Agathangelou
Heather Olver
12–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2012 Austrian International Paula Lynn Obanana Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin
16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2012 Swedish Masters Paula Lynn Obanana Mariana Agathangelou
Heather Olver
15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2011 Norwegian International Paula Lynn Obanana Lotte Jonathans
Paulien Van Dooremalen
17–21, 21–6, 21–13 Winner
2011 Brazil International Paula Lynn Obanana Alex Bruce
Michelle Li
21–14, 21–17 Winner
2011 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obanana Grace Gao
Joycelyn Ko
19–21, 21–18, 21–13 Winner
2010 Brazil International Paula Lynn Obanana Iris Wang
Rena Wang
14–21, 21–11, 21–12 Winner
2008 Banuinvest International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Olga Golovanova
Anastasia Prokopenko
18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007 Irish International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Huang Bing
Chloe Magee
15–21, 21–9, 11–21 Runner-up
2006 Canadian International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Caren Hueckstaedt
Razi Huwaina
21–13, 21–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Guatemala International Howard Shu Phillip Chew
Jamie Subandhi
10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 Winner
2014 Peru International Christian Yahya Christianto Derrick Ng
Michelle Li
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2013 Italian International Zvonimir Durkinjak Jacco Arends
Selena Piek
23–21, 21–18 Winner
2011 Brazil International Halim Haryanto Glenn Warfe
Leanne Choo
21–11, 21–15 Winner
2011 Peru International Halim Haryanto Toby Ng
Grace Gao
11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2010 Brazil International Halim Haryanto Hock Lai Lee
Priscilla Lun
21–11, 22–20 Winner
2007 Irish International Howard Bach Wouter Claes
Nathalie Descamps
21–10, 21–13 Winner
2007 Miami Pan Am International Howard Bach Mike Beres
Valerie Loker
21–17, 23–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2006 Canadian International Howard Bach William Milroy
Tammy Sun
21–19, 21–15 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Athletes: Eva Lee Badminton". www.teamusa.org. Badminton USA. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Lee Eva". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Canadian International 2006". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. Eva Lee Wins Two More Gold Archived 2008-01-07 at Archive.today
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