Rachel Honderich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 21 April 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jennifer Lee Mike Butler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 36 (WS 22 November 2018) 18 (WD with Kristen Tsai 18 November 2022) 41 (XD with Toby Ng 29 June 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 24 (WD with Kristen Tsai 21 February 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vice-national champion in women's singles and has won several international titles since 2010. [1]
Honderich won her first senior international title at the 2014 Czech International tournament in the women's doubles partnered with Michelle Li. [2] Honderich clinched the silver and bronze medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles respectively. [3] At the 2017 Pan American Championships, she crowned double titles, won the women's singles and mixed doubles event. [4] [5] She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [6] [7] Honderich won her first gold medal at the Pan American Games in the women's doubles partnered with Kristen Tsai in 2019 Lima. [8]
In June 2021, Honderich was named to Canada's Olympic team. [9]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | ![]() | 15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() | 11–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–9 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | ![]() | 13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | ![]() | 21–8, 12–21, 21–7 | ![]() |
2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 27–25 | ![]() |
2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–7 | ![]() |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 18–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | ![]() | 11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Brasil Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | 13–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Jamaica International | ![]() | 15–21, 21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | Brazil International | ![]() | 21–15, 15–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Czech International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Jamaica International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–2, 21–8 | ![]() |
2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | Brazil International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Brazil International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 17–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Kharkiv International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Belgian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Canadian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Mercosul International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Jamaica International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–9, 21–8 | ![]() |
2023 | Portugal International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
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