Kevin Li (badminton)

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Kevin Li
李家玮
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 37)
Hong Kong
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
CoachJennifer Lee
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking63 (MD 23 Sep 2015)
73 (XD 21 Apr 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Curitiba Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Guadalajara Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Kevin Li (born 11 July 1986) is a Canadian badminton player from the Lee's badminton club. [1] [2] In 2013, he won the silver medal at the Pan Am Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Nyl Yakura, they were defeated by their compatriots Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng in the finals round. In the team event he won the gold medal. [3] [4]

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Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Liu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng
21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Clube Curitibano,
Curitiba, Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Bruce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grace Gao
7–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver
2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad de Guadalajara,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Bruce Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexander Pang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joycelin Ko
18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Puerto Rico International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francoise Bourret Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Liu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng
9–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2011 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francoise Bourret Flag of Jamaica.svg Gareth Henry
Flag of Jamaica.svg Charles Pyne
21–19, 6–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Mercosul International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Subandhi
11–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Kevin Li". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Kevin Li". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Pam Am Champs – Cuba's 1st to Guerrero; 3 more to Canada". www.cubaheadlines.com. Cuba Headlines. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. "Canada Dominates the Podium at the 2013 Pan American Badminton Championships". www.csiontario.ca. Canadian Sport Institute Ontario. Retrieved 21 February 2018.