Rachel Chan (badminton)

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Rachel Chan
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 21)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence Markham, Ontario, Canada
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking55 (28 February 2023)
Current ranking75 (8 April 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lima Women's singles
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cali–Valle Girls' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Cali–ValleMixed doubles
BWF profile

Rachel Chan (born 15 November 2003) is a Canadian badminton player. [1] She won the women's singles title at the 2020 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion. She has represented Canada in the Pan Am Junior Championships multiple times between 2016 until 2019, and the 2019 World Junior Championship making it to round of 32. [2] Rachel won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in women's singles, debuting in her first senior level international tournament, [3] [4] [5] and later cliched the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games. [6]

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Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 16–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang 14–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang19–21, 22–20, 6–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of the United States.svg Beiwen Zhang15–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wen Yu Zhang 11–21, 21–18, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Flag of the United States.svg Jolie Wang21–14, 17–21, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeslyn Chow Flag of the United States.svg Bhaavya S Manikonda
Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Ye		21–16, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ivan Li Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Low
Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Kuang		21–23, 21–15, 22–24 Med 3.png Bronze
2019CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ivan Li Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victor Lai
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jessica Cheng		21–18, 19–21, 21–23 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2023 Canadian International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wenyu Zhang 24–22, 17–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Portugal International Flag of India.svg Devika Sihag 16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Irish Open Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Masuki 24–26, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2025Portugal International Flag of Estonia.svg Kristin Kuuba 22–20, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Chan | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Russia Bound for the 2019 World Junior Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Team Canada Competes at the XXIV Pan American Individual Championships 2021". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Pan Am Championships: Rachel Chan Stuns Iris Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Promising Talent Rachel Chan Brightens Canada's Horizons". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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