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 32)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's & mixed 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 ranking69 (MD with Jonathan Lai, 20 May 2025)
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).svg2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Campinas Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 CampinasMixed 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).svg2017 HavanaMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Guatemala CityMixed 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).svg2019 AguascalientesMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 San SalvadorMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lima Men's 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
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Aguascalientes 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).svg2010 Santo DomingoBoys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Santo DomingoBoys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Santo DomingoMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 KingstonBoys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 KingstonMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 KingstonMixed 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
2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Lai Flag of the United States.svg Chen Zhi-yi
Flag of the United States.svg Presley Smith		10–21, 23–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

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 (5 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
2024 Hungarian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Lai Flag of England.svg Oliver Butler
Flag of England.svg Samuel Jones 		9–21, 21–11, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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

References

  1. ↑ "Nyl Yakura biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nyl Yakura". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Fenton, Caela (25 October 2023). "Day 5 at Santiago 2023: Mac Neil makes history, badminton gold rush". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pickering's Nyl Yakura follows mother's advice in pursuit of Olympics". Durham Region News. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Road to the Olympics: Badminton champ Nyl Yakura wins second consecutive Pan Am gold". Nikkei Voice | The Japanese Canadian National Newspaper. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Yakura Nyl". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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