Victor Lai

Victor Lai
Personal information
Country	Canada
Born	(2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 20) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada [1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	73 wins, 46 losses
Highest ranking	34 (16 September 2025)
Current ranking	34 (16 September 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Canada World Championships 2025 Paris Men's singles Pan Am Championships 2025 Lima Men's singles Pan Am Men's Team Championships 2022 Acapulco Men's team 2024 São Paulo Men's team Pan Am Mixed Team Championships 2025 Aguascalientes Mixed team Junior Pan American Games 2025 Asunción Boys' singles 2025 Asunción Mixed doubles Pan Am Junior Championships 2022 Santo Domingo Boys' singles 2022 Santo Domingo Mixed team
BWF profile

Victor Lai (born 19 December 2004) is a Canadian badminton player. At the 2025 BWF World Championships, he became the first ever player from Canada to win a medal, securing a bronze in the men's singles event. ^{[3] [4]}

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Adidas Arena, Paris, France	Shi Yuqi	21–13, 20–22, 16–21	Bronze	[4]

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2025	Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru	Joshua Nguyen	21–9, 21–18	Gold

Junior Pan American Games

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2025	SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay	Deivid Silva	21–6, 23–21	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2025	SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay	Rachel Chan	Davi Silva Juliana Vieira	21–23, 21–14, 19–21	Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico	Joshua Nguyen	13–21, 13–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, ^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ^[6]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Canada Open	Super 300	Kenta Nishimoto	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[7] [8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala International	Kevin Cordón	13–21, 11–21	Runner-up	[9]
2023	Canada International	Brian Yang	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[10]
2024	Canada International	Brian Yang	14–21, 8–21	Runner-up	[11]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala Junior International	Yeison Del Cid	25–23, 21–11	Winner	[12]
2021	Portuguese Junior International	Paul Tournefier	21–13, 21–13	Winner	[13]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala Junior International	Sophia Nong	Antonio Ortiz Ana González	21–18, 21–15	Winner	[12]

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. "YONEX Next Gen Team". Badminton Canada . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
2. "Player: Victor LAI". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
3. Goh, Z. K. (29 August 2025). "BWF World Championships 2025: Loh Kean Yew exits in quarter-finals shock against Victor Lai". Olympics . Retrieved 29 August 2025.
4. Sukumar, Dev (29 August 2025). "Victor Lai Makes History for Canada". Badminton World Federation.
5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. Liew, Vincent (6 July 2025). "Kenta Nishimoto Wins 2025 Canada Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
8. "Canada Open: Milestone Win for Manami Suizu". Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
9. "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan America. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
10. "Champions in Canada – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
11. "Winners in Canada – Pan Am Circuit 2024". Badminton Pan America. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
12. "Guatemala Junior International 2021 – Winners". Badminton Pan America. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
13. "Catlyn Kruus and Ramona Üprus won the tournament in Portugal!". Triiton (in Estonian). 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

External links

• Victor Lai at BWF Badminton.com
• Victor Lai at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com