Kristen Tsai

Kristen Tsai (born 11 July 1995) is a Taiwanese born-Canadian badminton player.[1] She became the first Canadian ever to make in to the quarterfinals at the World Junior Championships.[2] Lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, she trained at the ClearOne badminton club, and educated criminology at the Simon Fraser University.[1][3] She won her first Pan Am Championships title in 2012 in the women's singles event, and after that Tsai spent a full 4 years – between the 2013 and 2017 Canada Opens – away from international competition.[4] In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] She won gold medal at the Pan American Games in the women's doubles partnered with Rachel Honderich, and a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Nyl Yakura in 2019 Lima.[5]

Kristen Tsai
Personal information
Birth nameTsai Wan-ting
Country Canada
Born (1995-07-11) 11 July 1995
Taiwan
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking22 (WD 17 December 2019)
59 (XD 24 September 2019)
Current ranking24 (WD), 86 (XD) (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Women's doubles
2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2012 Lima Women's singles
2012 Lima Mixed team
2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
2012 Lima Women's doubles
2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
2020 Salvador Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2009 Guaynabo Girls' doubles
2009 Guaynabo Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Rachel Honderich Keui-Ya Chen
Jamie Hsu		 21–10, 21–9 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Nyl Yakura Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Josephine Wu		 21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru Jamie Subandhi 21–16, 21–19 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Rachel Honderich Catherine Choi
Josephine Wu		 21–15, 27–25 Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Rachel Honderich Michelle Tong
Josephine Wu		 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Gold
2012 Coliseo Manuel Bonilla,
Lima, Peru		 Jocelyn Ko Alexandra Bruce
Phyllis Chan		 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Nyl Yakura Fabricio Farias
Jaqueline Lima		 22–24, 19–21 Bronze
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Nyl Yakura Ty Alexander Lindeman
Josephine Wu		 14–21, 24–26 Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Sarah Kong Lorena Duany
Katherine Winder		 18–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Canadian International Michelle Li 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Peru International Nicole Grether 21–11, 21–12 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Rachel Honderich Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Hungarian International Rachel Honderich Emma Karlsson
Johanna Magnusson		 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2019 Belgian International Rachel Honderich Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Kharkiv International Rachel Honderich Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith		 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Brazil International Rachel Honderich Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–18, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Rachel Honderich Hung Shih-han
Yu Chien-hui		 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Rachel Honderich Leanne Choo
Renuga Veeran		 21–12, 21–15 Winner
2013 Peru International Joycelin Ko Grace Gao
Michelle Li		 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Nyl Yakura Oliver Leydon-Davis
Susannah Leydon-Davis		 21–11, 21–8 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Kristen Tsai Yonex". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Hello My Name is Christin Tsai". The Shuttler Magazine - Volume 2 Issue 3. 19 December 2011. p. 16-17. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Participants: Kristen Tsai". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Hearn, Don (30 April 2018). "2 repeat champions on each of 3 continents!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.


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