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The XVIII 2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between October 24 and October 27, 2013. [1] [2] [3]
This event was part of the 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Osleni Guerrero |  Sattawat Pongnairat | Howard Shu |
 Daniel Paiola | |||
| Women's singles |  Michelle Li | Jamie Subandhi |  Solangel Guzman |
| Fabiana Silva | |||
| Men's doubles | Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng | Kevin Li and Nyl Yakura |  Nelson Javier and Alberto Raposo |
 Solis Jonathan and Rudolfo Ramirez | |||
| Women's doubles | Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obanana | Alexandra Bruce and Phyllis Chan | Grace Gao and Michelle Li |
 Daniela Macias and Danica Nishimura | |||
| Mixed doubles | Toby Ng and Alexandra Bruce | Howard Shu and Eva Lee | Hugo Arthuso and Fabiana Silva |
| Daniel Paiola and Paula B Pereira | |||
| Teams | Canada | USA | Brazil |
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