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Nyl Yakura
Personal information
Birth nameNyl Kiyoshi Yakura
Country Canada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's
Highest ranking181 (MS) 13 Dec 2012
63 (MD) 23 Sep 2016
74 (XD) 18 Jun 2015
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Havana Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian male badminton player.[1][2]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Canada Jason Ho-shue Canada Austin James Bauer
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–18, 21-6 Gold Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Canada Jason Ho-Shue Canada Phillipe Gaumond
Canada Maxime Marin
21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Canada Kevin Li Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
21-17, 6-21, 16-21 Silver Silver

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Canada Brittney Tam Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich
13-21, 14-21 Silver Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Canada Brittney Tam Canada Nathan Osborne
Canada Josephine Wu
21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brazil Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18-21, 21-18, 21-11 Gold Gold

Boys' Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Canada Clinton Wong Canada Andrew Lau
Canada Andrew Wilkinson
16-21, 21-17, 21-8 Gold Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Henry Wiebe Canada Neil Tai-Pow
Canada Andrew Wilkinson
21-8, 21-18 Gold Gold

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Andrew Wilkinson
Canada Jody Chan
21-18, 17-21, 21-16 Gold Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Michael Diamond
Canada Surabhi Kadam
19-21, 21-16, 21-16 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada B. R. Sankeerth Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg
8-21, 21-18, 6-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Nyl Yakura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Nyl Yakura". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2016.