Nyl Yakura

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Nyl Yakura
Nyl.jpg
Yakura at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Birth nameNyl Kiyoshi Yakura
CountryCanada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking181 (MS 13 December 2012)
29 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue 28 June 2018)
59 (XD with Kristen Tsai 24 September 2019)
Current ranking35 (MD with Adam Dong),
223 (XD with Crystal Lai) (9 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Campinas Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Havana Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Mixed doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Salvador Men's team
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 Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Kingston Boys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Kingston Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Kingston Mixed team
BWF profile

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. [1] [2] He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. [3] [4] Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham. [5] He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage. [6]

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Career

Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [7]

In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team. [8] Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage. [9]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Chew
21–11, 19–21, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Davi Silva
19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Med 2.png Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Li Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Liu
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Derrick Ng
21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phillipe Gaumond
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxime Marin
21–13, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Austin Bauer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–18, 21–6 Med 1.png Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Chew
21–17, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero
Flag of Cuba.svg Leodannis Martínez
21–11, 20–22, 21–10 Med 1.png Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Chew
Walkover Med 2.png Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Montoya
21–17, 19–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–10, 16–21, 22–20 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of the United States.svg Chen Zhi-yi
Flag of the United States.svg Presley Smith
14–21, 11–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittney Tam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Osborne
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
21–17, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittney Tam Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
13–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
14–21, 24–26 Med 2.png Silver
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaqueline Lima
22–24, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Crystal Lai Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josephine Wu
14–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Med 1.png Gold

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Henry Wiebe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Neil Tai-Pow
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Wilkinson
21–8, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2011National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Clinton Wong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Lau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Wilkinson
16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrianna Giuffre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Diamond
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Surabhi Kadam
19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2011National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrianna Giuffre Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Wilkinson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jody Chan
21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg B. R. Sankeerth Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg
8–21, 21–18, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg Lino Muñoz
18–21, 21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Brazil International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona
Flag of India.svg Saurabh Sharma
21–7 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Xin-yuan
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Yu-chieh
21–23, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Internacional Mexicano Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Caponio
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti
21–10, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Sydney International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Fang-chih
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Fang-jen
12–21, 21–16, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Ho-Shue
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
15–21, 21–18, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Peru Challenge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Lee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ty Alexander Lindeman
16–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Dong Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Lai
21–13, 17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Susannah Leydon-Davis
21–11, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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