Eva Lee (badminton)

Eva Lee
Personal information
Country	United States
Born	(1986-08-07) August 7, 1986
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles
Medal record Women's Badminton Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro 2007 Singles Rio de Janeiro 2007 Doubles Rio de Janeiro 2007 Mixed Doubles
BWF profile

Eva Lee (Chinese: 李意恒, born August 7, 1986) is a Chinese American badminton player.

Eva Lee at the U.S. Open International Badminton tournament in 2009 with her partner Howard Bach.

Career

1997

She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).

1998

She took her first three crown titles in US Junior National Championships.

1999

She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open(under 17 Singles).

2005 World Championships

She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and lost in the first round.

2006 Intercollegiate Championships

She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.

2006 Canadian International

In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the Canadian Open.

2006 Boston Badminton Open

At the Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with Mesinee Mangkalakiri.

2007 Pan American Games

Lee also competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with Mesinee Mangkalakiri, and another in mixed doubles with Howard Bach.

2008 Beijing Olympics

Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.

External links

• BWF Profile