Rachel Honderich

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] Honderich won her first gold medal at the Pan American Games in the women's doubles partnered with Kristen Tsai in 2019 Lima.[8]

Rachel Honderich
Personal information
Country Canada
Born (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Years active2013
HandednessRight
CoachJennifer Lee
Mike Butler
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking36 (WS 22 November 2018)
22 (WD 17 December 2018)
41 (XD 29 June 2017)
Current ranking220 (WS), 24 (WD), 140 (XD) (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Women's doubles
2015 Toronto Women's singles
2019 Lima Women's singles
2015 Toronto Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
2014 Markham Mixed team
2017 Havana Women's singles
2017 Havana Mixed doubles
2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
2014 Markham Women's singles
2018 Guatemala City Women's singles
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
2020 SalvadorWomen's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Michelle Li 15–21, 9–21 Silver
2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Michelle Li 11–21, 19–21 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada		 Michelle Li Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		 11–21, 8–21 Bronze
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Kristen Tsai Keui-Ya Chen
Jamie Hsu		 21–10, 21–9 Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Kristen Tsai Michelle Tong
Josephine Wu		 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Gold
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Kristen Tsai Catherine Choi
Josephine Wu		 21–15, 27–25 Gold

Mixed doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

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 Beiwen Zhang 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open Toby Ng Pranaav Jerry Chopra
N. Sikki Reddy		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil International Sabrina Jaquet 21–15, 15–21, 21–14 Winner
2017 Jamaica International Martina Repiská 15–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Beiwen Zhang 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Hungarian International Kristen Tsai Emma Karlsson
Johanna Magnusson		 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2019 Belgian International Kristen Tsai Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Kharkiv International Kristen Tsai Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith		 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019 Brazil International Kristen Tsai Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–18, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Hung Shih-han
Yu Chien-hui		 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2018 Brazil International Jamie Subandhi Jennie Gai
Jamie Hsu		 21–15, 21–10 Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Leanne Choo
Renuga Veeran		 21–12, 21–15 Winner
2017 Jamaica International Leanne Choo Mikaylia Haldane
Katherine Wynter		 21–2, 21–8 Winner
2014 Czech International Michelle Li Irina Khlebko
Elena Komendrovskaja		 21–12, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Jamaica International Toby Ng Dennis Coke
Katherine Wynter		 21–9, 21–8 Winner
2015 Mercosul International Kevin Li Phillip Chew
Jamie Subandhi		 11–21, 17–21 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.
  8. "Honderich and Tsai Won the Crown – Pan Am Games". Badminton Pan America. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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