Author: Joyce

  • Ondřej KRáL

    Ondřej KRáL

    Character Introduction

    Ondřej Král (born April 15, 1999) is a Czech male badminton player.

    In April 2018, Ondřej Král competed in the Greek International Badminton Tournament, where he finished as the runner-up in the men’s singles event.

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 88S;ASTROX 88S PRO;SHB65Z3;SHBELSXEX;

    Major Achievement

    • 2022 Mexico International Badminton Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion

  • Jason Anthony HO-SHUE

    Jason Anthony HO-SHUE

    Character Introduction

    Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (born August 29, 1998) is a Canadian badminton player who graduated from St. Augustine Catholic High School. He is the youngest men’s singles champion in the history of the Canadian National Badminton Championships.

    In February 2017, Jason Anthony Ho-Shue competed in both men’s singles and men’s doubles at the Pan Am Team Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he won both of his matches, helping Canada defeat Brazil 3-0 and secure the team title. In April, he participated in the Pan Am Individual Championships in Havana, Cuba, where he reached the quarterfinals in men’s singles and won the men’s doubles title with Nyl Yakura, defeating their teammates in the final.

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 100ZZ;ASTROX 88S;

    Major Achievement

    • 2022 Peru International: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 2022 Peru International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 U.S. Open: Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2018 Brazil International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Jamaica International: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 Mexico International: Mixed Doubles Champion
  • Ty Alexander LINDEMAN

    Ty Alexander LINDEMAN

    Character Introduction

    Ty Alexander Lindeman (born August 15, 1997) is a Canadian badminton player from St. Albert, Alberta.

    Ty Lindeman started his badminton training at the Royal Glenora Club and later worked as a coach at B-Active Badminton Club. He represented Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

    In 2022, he helped Canada win the Pan Am Team Championships in the men’s team event and also partnered with Talia Ng to claim the mixed doubles title at the Pan Am Championships.

    Equipment Used

    ARCSABER 11 PRO;

    Major Achievement

    • 2023 Mexico International: Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 El Salvador International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 25th Pan Am Badminton Championships: Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2022 25th Pan Am Team Championships: Men’s Team Champion
    • 2021 Guatemala International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Guatemala International: Mixed Doubles Champion
  • Catherine CHOI

    Catherine CHOI

    Character Introduction

    Catherine Choi (born May 1, 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.

    In April 2019, Catherine Choi represented Canada at the Pan Am Badminton Championships held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, where she finished as the runner-up in the women’s doubles event with partner Talia Ng.

    Equipment Used

    VOLTRIC Z-FORCE;

    Major Achievement

    • 2022 Mexico International: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 25th Pan Am Badminton Championships: Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 El Salvador International: Mixed Doubles Champion

  • Nyl YAKURA

    Nyl YAKURA

    Character Introduction

    Nyl Yakura (born February 14, 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.

    In December 2011, Nyl Yakura competed at the Canada International Challenge, reaching the men’s doubles semifinals with partner Andika Yong.

    In August 2015, Yakura participated in the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, competing in the mixed doubles event with Phyllis Chan. They were defeated in the first round by Singapore’s Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo with a score of 0-2 (12-21, 9-21).

    Equipment Used

    ARCSABER 11 PRO;NANOFLARE 1000Z;ASTROX 88S PRO;SHB65Z3;

    Major Achievement

    • 2024 Pan American Badminton Championships: Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Canada Open: Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2021 Mexico International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Mexico International: Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2018 U.S. Open: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Brazil International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 U.S. International Challenge: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 U.S. Grand Prix: Men’s Doubles Champion
  • Talia NG

    Talia NG

    Character Introduction

    Talia Ng (born November 6, 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.

    In September 2018, Talia Ng competed at the Guatemala International Series, where she won the women’s singles title and, alongside partner Catherine Choi, claimed the women’s doubles title.

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 88D PRO;BG-80;

    Major Achievement

    • 2022 Uganda International: Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Guatemala International: Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Guatemala International: Women’s Doubles Champion
  • DONG Adam (Xingyu)

    DONG Adam (Xingyu)

    Character Introduction

    Adam Dong (born February 14, 1994), formerly a member of the Nanjing Badminton Team in China, became a Canadian badminton player after switching nationality to Canada in 2016.

    Adam Dong participated in the 2011 National City Games of China, helping the Nanjing team win the gold medal in the men’s team event.

    In April 2022, Adam Dong, partnering with Nyl Yakura, won the bronze medal at the 2022 Pan American Badminton Championships, losing in the semifinals to the Mexican pair Job Castillo and Luis Armando Montoya Navarro by 1-3 (21-17, 19-21, 13-21). Adam Dong was also a member of the Canadian team that competed in the 2022 Thomas Cup.

    Equipment Used

    ARCSABER 11 PRO;

    Major Achievement

    • 2024 Pan American Badminton Championships: Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Pan American Games: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Mexico International: Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Canada Grand Prix: Men’s Doubles Semifinalist
  • Ardy Bernardus Wiranata

    Ardy Bernardus Wiranata

    Character Introduction

    Ardy Bernardus Wiranata (Indonesian: Ardy Bernardus Wiranata, born February 10, 1970) is a retired Indonesian badminton player, widely regarded as one of Indonesia’s top players, following in the footsteps of previous greats such as Liem Swie King and Icuk Sugiarto.

    Ardy was born into a badminton family in Jakarta, Indonesia. His father was the vice president of the Indonesian Badminton Association. As a child, Ardy developed an interest in badminton despite his small stature, and he began his training at a local badminton club at the age of 9. At 14, he won the Indonesian National Junior Singles Championship, and by 17, he represented Indonesia at the World Junior Badminton Championships, where he claimed the singles title.

    Under the guidance of China’s coach Tong Sin Fu, Ardy’s skills improved rapidly. In 1989, he won the China Open by defeating Chinese badminton legend Xiong Guobao. Later that year, he finished as the runner-up in the men’s singles at the World Badminton Championships, losing to Yang Yang from China.

    In 1992, Ardy achieved his career-high moment at the Barcelona Olympics, where he won a silver medal in men’s singles, losing to Indonesia’s legendary Alan Budikusuma in the final. He also won the All England title in 1991 and many other prestigious tournaments throughout the 1990s, including several Indonesian Open, Japan Open, and Southeast Asian Games titles.

    In 1998, during the All England Open, Ardy moved to the United States, where he transitioned to a coaching career. He has since helped bring former Indonesian stars like Halim Haryanto and Tony Gunawan to coach in the U.S.

    Equipment Used

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    Major Achievement

    • 2000 U.S. Open: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1999 Peru International Invitational: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1999 Mexico International Invitational: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1998 Mexico International Invitational: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1998 Thomas Cup: Men’s Team Champion
    • 1997 Indonesian Open: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1997 Swedish Open: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1996 Atlanta Olympics: 4th place, Men’s Singles
    • 1994 World Grand Prix Finals: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Silver Medal, Men’s Singles
    • 1991 All England Open: Men’s Singles Champion
    • 1989 World Badminton Championships: Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • Rachel HONDERICH

    Rachel HONDERICH

    Character Introduction

    Rachel Honderich (born April 21, 1996) is a Canadian badminton player.

    In September 2014, Rachel Honderich partnered with Michelle Li to compete in the Czech International and won the women’s doubles title.

    In August 2017, Honderich participated in the World Badminton Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, competing in both women’s singles and mixed doubles events. In the women’s singles, she advanced to the second round after defeating USA’s Beiwen Zhang 2-0 in the first round but was eliminated by Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, the 7th seed, with a score of 1-2 (10-21, 21-17, 7-21). In mixed doubles, she partnered with Toby Ng, but they were knocked out in the first round, losing to Indonesia’s Lukhi Apri Nugroho and Ririn Amelia 1-2 (14-21, 25-23, 18-21), finishing in the top 48.

    Equipment Used

    BG-80;ASTROX 77;

    Major Achievement

    • 2023 Portugal International: Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Canada Open: Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2022 25th Pan American Badminton Championships: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Scottish Open: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Hungarian International: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Brazil International: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 US International Challenge: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Dutch Open: Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Brazil International: Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Brazil International: Women’s Doubles Champion

  • Michelle Li Man Shan

    Michelle Li Man Shan

    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
  • Rachel CHAN

    Rachel CHAN

    Character Introduction

    Rachel Chan (born November 15, 2003) is a Canadian female badminton player.

    In 2020, Rachel Chan won the women’s singles title at the Canadian National Championships, becoming the youngest national champion in Canada.

    In 2021, Rachel Chan represented Canada at the Pan American Badminton Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where she finished as the runner-up in the women’s singles event.

    Equipment Used

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    Major Achievement

    • 2021 Pan American Badminton Championships: Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2020 Canadian National Badminton Championships: Women’s Singles Champion
  • Debora JILLE

    Debora JILLE

    Character Introduction

    Debora Jille (born September 11, 1999) is a Dutch female badminton player.

    In April 2017, Debora Jille competed in the Dutch International, where she partnered with Imke van der Aar to finish as runners-up in the women’s doubles.

    Equipment Used

    A900F;

    Major Achievement

    • 2024 European Badminton Championships: Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2023 Guwahati Badminton Masters: Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2023 European Games: Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Dutch Open: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Irish Open: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2020 Hellas Open: Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2019 Lithuanian International: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Lithuanian International: Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Croatian International: Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 European Badminton Championships: Mixed Team Bronze Medalist