Kevin Lee (badminton)

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Kevin Lee
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 26)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [1] [2]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking37 (with Ty Alexander Lindeman, 6 February 2024)
Current ranking37 (with Ty Alexander Lindeman, 6 February 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Kevin Lee (born 10 November 1998) is a Canadian badminton player from Calgary. [2] [3] Playing doubles with Ty Lindeman, he reached a top ranking of 40 and represented Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games, where the team reached the quarterfinals, and at the 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships, where they reached the final. [4]

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Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Yuan
14–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
10–21, 21–16, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Aníbal Marroquín
19–21, 21–17, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 El Salvador International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondřej Král
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Mendrek
21–19, 17–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Davi Silva
21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Peru Challenge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
21–16, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023El Salvador International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Yuan
21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman Flag of the United States.svg Chen Zhi-yi
Flag of the United States.svg Presley Smith
11–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2023 Guatemala International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eliana Zhang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
9–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Kevin Lee". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Calgary badminton star continues his Olympic push at home tournament". LiveWire Calgary. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. "Kevin LEE | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

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