Catherine Choi

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Catherine Choi
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22)
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 ranking29 (with Josephine Wu, 6 June 2023)
Current ranking31 (with Josephine Wu, 24 October 2023)
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
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]

Contents

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

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, 2 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

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

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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.