Jennie Gai

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Jennie Gai
2018-10-12 Badminton Mixed International Team Final match 8 at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank-017.jpg
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 (age 23)
Lowell, Massachusetts,
United States
Residence Fremont, California,
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking66 (WS, 24 January 2023)
114 (WD with Breanna Chi, 24 December 2019)
29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, 18 July 2023)
Current ranking146 (WS)
29 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Aguascalientes Women's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Markham Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Lima Girls' singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Markham Girls' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Lima Mixed team
Representing Olympic flag.svg Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Jennie Gai (born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events. [1] She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, [2] and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games. [3]

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Career

In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships. [4] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano. [5]

In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games. She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalists in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha. [2]

In 2022, she helps the American women's team won the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup. [6]

In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles. [3]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 8–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
21–17, 17–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittney Tam 8–21, 21–14, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hsu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Tong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
17–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of the United States.svg Presley Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee
21–15, 15–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Qingzi Ouyang 6–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Lam 12–21, 21–19, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Internacional Mexicano Flag of the United States.svg Isabel Zhong 21–11, 18–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Internacional Mexicano Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza 21–13, 18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021 Guatemala International Flag of India.svg Samayara Panwar 21–6, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Internacional Mexicano Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Lam 9–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Brazil International Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hsu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Subandhi
15–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Jamaica International Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi Flag of Peru.svg Inés Castillo
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
21–11, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Silicon Valley International Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi Flag of the United States.svg Annie Xu
Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Xu
14–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Internacional Mexicano Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi Flag of Mexico.svg Jessica Bautista
Flag of Mexico.svg Vanessa Villalobos
21–10, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
Flag of Mexico.svg Vanessa Villalobos
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 Internacional Mexicano Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicolas Nguyen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Mocanu
21–13, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg Moe Ikeuchi
15–21, 21–18, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
22–20, 13–21, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Yuan
Flag of the United States.svg Allison Lee
21–14, 22–24, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Mexican International Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
22–20, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Maldives International Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Malaysia.svg Hoo Pang Ron
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teoh Mei Xing
13–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Peru Challenge Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2018Mexican Junior International [note 1] Flag of Peru.svg Fernanda Saponara Rivva 22–20, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. This tournament points equivalent to Continental Junior Championships. [7]

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