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Nickname(s) | Frankie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Francesca Autumn Corbett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Foster City, California, United States | June 3, 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 26 (WD with Allison Lee) (January 28, 2025) 72 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (September 3, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 26 (WD with Allison Lee) 104 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (January 28, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Francesca Autumn Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California. [1]
Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She won gold medals in girls' singles and doubles events for U11, U15 and U17 categories at the Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively. [2] In late 2019, Corbett and her partner Allison Lee won the National Adult Championships women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions. [3] She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the 2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final. [4]
In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of 2021 Pan Am Championships and finished as runners-up. [5] In the following month, she competed in the National Junior Championships. She won gold in the girls' doubles U19 event with Lee, another gold in the mixed doubles U17 event with Samuel Li, as well as a bronze in the girls' singles U19 event. [6]
In July, Corbett helped team USA to win gold in the mixed team event at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships. [7] She then won gold with Lee in the women's doubles U19 event. She also picked up bronze in the mixed doubles U17 event partnering Li. [8] In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the Guatemala International. [9]
Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February. [10] [11] In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan Am Championships. [12] In August, they made their World Championships debut at the 2022 World Championships.
In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the 2023 Pan Am Championships. [13] They also reached the final of the Mexican International the following week. [14] In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the USA to earn a World Junior Championships medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the 2023 World Junior Championships. [15] They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final. [16] [17]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Allison Lee | Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai | 12–21, 7–21 | Silver |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Allison Lee | Catherine Choi Josephine Wu | 18–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | Allison Lee | Catherine Choi Josephine Wu | 14–21, 18–21 | Silver |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Allison Lee | Annie Xu Kerry Xu | 21–14, 21–15 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States | Allison Lee | Maya Taguchi Aya Tamaki | 21–12, 13–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico | Allison Lee | Joline Siu Kalea Sheung | 21–12, 21–5 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee | Ana Pamela González Karolina Orellana | 21–12, 21–4 | Winner |
2023 | Mexican International | Allison Lee | Sayaka Hobara Yui Suizu | 11–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
2023 | El Salvador International | Allison Lee | Annie Xu Kerry Xu | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
2024 | Uganda International | Allison Lee | Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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