Brian Yang (badminton)
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| Birth name | Brian Yang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 60 (14 January 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 61 (25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Yang (born 25 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] He was an integral part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. He clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[2] Brian won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles. He represented Canada in 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Brian was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[3] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[4]
Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |  Ygor Coelho
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19–21, 10–21 |  Silver
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Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | Kevin Wang
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21–15, 21–8 |  Gold
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Jonathan Matias
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21–14, 21–13 | Gold
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Jonathan Chien
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 Clayton Cayen Ryan Zheng
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21–10, 23–21 | Gold
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Desmond Wang
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Ricky Liuzhou Cadmus Yeo
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17–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Catherine Choi
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Jonathan Chien Crystal Lai
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Katie Ho-shue
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Fabricio Farias Samia Lima
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21–14, 21–11 | Gold
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Katie Ho-shue
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Vinson Chiu Jamie Hsu
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21–14, 21–14 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Turkey Open |  Luís Enrique Peñalver
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19–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Suriname International |  Kevin Cordón
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Walkover |  Winner
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| 2019 | Santo Domingo Open | Kevin Cordón
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21–8, 21–4 | Winner
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| 2019 | Peru International | Kevin Cordón
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15–21, 21–13, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Peru Future Series | B. R. Sankeerth
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21–12, 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Brazil International |  Misha Zilberman
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17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | Heymard Humblers
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21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2017 | Suriname International |  Osleni Guerrero
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12–21, 21–17, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | Catherine Choi
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Aníbal Marroquín  Dánica Nishimura
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21–6, 21–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Brian Yang". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Brian Yang". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Eight of Canada's best head to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games". www.badminton.ca/. Badminton Canada. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brian Yang.
- Brian Yang at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Canadian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
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