Nyl Yakura
Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] He won a gold and a silver at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games in the men's and mixed doubles events respectively.[4]
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| Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 181 (MS 13 December 2012) 29 (MD 28 June 2018) 59 (XD 24 September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 35 (MD), 86 (XD) (25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
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21–11, 19–21, 21–18 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
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21–18, 12–21, 15–21 |  |
Pan Am Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
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21–11, 20–22, 21–10 | |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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21–17, 21–17 | |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
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21–18, 21–6 | |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
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21–13, 21–13 | |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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21–17, 6–21, 16–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
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22–24, 19–21 |  |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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14–21, 24–26 | |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
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13–21, 14–21 | |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
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21–17, 21–17 | |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
18–21, 21–18, 21–11 | |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
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16–21, 21–17, 21–8 | |
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
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21–8, 21–18 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
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21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | |
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
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19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | |
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21–23, 20–22 |  |
| 2018 | Brazil International | |
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21–7, Retired |  |
| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | |
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18–21, 21–11, 21–17 | |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | |
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8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | |
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21–11, 21–8 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Nyl Yakura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "Nyl Yakura". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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