Catherine Choi

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Catherine Choi
蔡卓如
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1]
Residence Markham, Ontario, Canada [1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight54.5 kg (120 lb) [2]
HandednessRight
CoachEfendi Wijaya [2]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023)
Current ranking29 (with Josephine Wu, 9 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Aguascalientes Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Salvador Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Moncton Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player. [3] She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events. [2] Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Championships and 2023 Pan American Games. [4] [5]

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Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of the United States.svg Annie Xu
Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Xu
21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
15–21, 25–27 Med 2.png Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
17–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Corbett
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee
21–14, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of the United States.svg Francesca Corbett
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee
18–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud,
Moncton, Canada
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Chien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Crystal Lai
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Bulgarian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of Turkey.svg Bengisu Erçetin
Flag of Turkey.svg Nazlıcan İnci
8–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Mexican International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Cao Hok
Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Lam
21–19, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Polish Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of Singapore.svg Jin Yujia
Flag of Singapore.svg Crystal Wong
17–21, 21–17, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of the United States.svg Annie Xu
Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Xu
21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Azerbaijan International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu Flag of Bulgaria.svg Gabriela Stoeva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva
14–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacqueline Cheung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Wan-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liu Chiao-yun
18–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 El Salvador International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
21–6, 21–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles)

Girls' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Canadian Junior International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Talia Ng Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Crystal Lai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Zhang
21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Canadian Junior International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Chien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Talia Ng
21–12, 15–21, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Participant biography: Catherine Choi". Canada Games 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. "Players: Catherine Choi". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.