Michelle Li Man Shan

Joyce September 13, 2024 0

Character Introduction

Michelle Li is a Canadian badminton player and the highest-ranked female badminton player in Canadian history. Born in Hong Kong, she immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of six. She now resides in Markham, Ontario, and attends the University of Toronto.

Michelle Li started playing badminton at the age of 11. Her parents recognized her talent and enrolled her in a private badminton club in Toronto, where she received professional training from Hong Kong coach, Jennifer Li. Just one year later, at the age of 13, she won the Ontario provincial badminton championship for her age group, and the following year, she won the national championship in the under-16 category.

In the 2012 London Olympics, Li competed in women’s doubles alongside her teammate Alexandra Bruce. Although they lost all three matches in the group stage and were set to be eliminated, they advanced after Chinese and Korean players were disqualified for match-fixing. Li and Bruce then won their quarterfinal match against Australia’s Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran but lost in both the semifinal and the bronze medal match, finishing in fourth place.

In 2013, she was the runner-up in women’s singles at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold.

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Li lost 1-2 in the women’s singles group stage to P.V. Sindhu, eliminating her from the competition.

On November 3, 2019, Michelle Li won the women’s singles title at the Macau Open, defeating China’s Han Yue 2-0 in the final.

In 2021, after topping her group in the Tokyo Olympics, Li was eliminated in the round of 16 by Nozomi Okuhara.

In August 2022, at the World Badminton Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Li defeated Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon 2-1 (25-23, 16-21, 21-13) in the third round but lost to Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei 0-2 (18-21, 17-21) in the quarterfinals. This marked Li’s first time reaching the quarterfinals of the World Championships, and it was also the first time since 1977 that a Canadian advanced to the quarterfinals in the World Championships.

Equipment Used

VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ；ARCSABER 11 PRO；ASTROX 99；BG-80；AC-102C；ASTROX 88D；AEROBITE；NANOFLARE 700；DUORA 10 YX；SHB65Z3MEX；

Major Achievement

2024 Pan American Badminton Championships: Women’s Singles Runner-up
2024 German Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2023 Pan American Games: Women’s Singles Gold Medalist
2022 Canada Open: Women’s Singles Champion
2022 Commonwealth Games: Women’s Singles Silver Medalist
2022 Pan American Badminton Championships: Women’s Singles Champion
2021 Hylo Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2020 Denmark Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2019 Fuzhou China Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2019 Macau Open: Women’s Singles Champion
2019 Korea Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2019 Chinese Taipei Open: Women’s Singles Runner-up
2019 Pan American Games: Women’s Singles Gold Medalist
2019 Japan Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2019 US Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2018 US Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2018 Macau Open: Women’s Singles Champion
2018 Commonwealth Games: Women’s Singles Fourth Place
2017 Dutch Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Runner-up
2017 US Grand Prix Gold: Women’s Singles Runner-up
2017 Peru International Challenge: Women’s Singles Champion
2016 US Grand Prix Gold: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2016 Canada Open Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Champion
2015 Pan American Games: Women’s Singles Gold Medalist, Women’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
2015 Canada Open: Women’s Singles Champion
2014 Bitburger Open: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2014 Canada Open Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Champion
2014 Commonwealth Games: Women’s Singles Gold Medalist
2014 Peru International: Women’s Singles Runner-up, Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2013 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold: Women’s Singles Runner-up
2013 US International: Women’s Singles Semifinalist, Mixed Doubles Champion
2013 Brazil International: Women’s Singles Champion, Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2013 Canada Open Grand Prix: Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
2013 Maldives International Challenge: Women’s Singles Champion
2013 Peru International: Women’s Singles Semifinalist, Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 Canada Open Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinalist
2012 London Olympics: Women’s Doubles Fourth Place
2012 Tahiti International Challenge: Women’s Singles Champion
2012 Peru International: Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 Finland Open: Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Canada International Challenge: Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Champion
2011 Brazil International: Women’s Singles Champion
2009 US Open Grand Prix: Women’s Singles Semifinalist