Catherine Choi
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Canadian badminton player
Badminton player
| Catherine Choi 蔡卓如 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001年05月01日) 1 May 2001 (age 23) Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Markham, Ontario, Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54.5 kg (120 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Efendi Wijaya[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 29 (with Josephine Wu, 9 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[3] She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events.[2] Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Championships and 2023 Pan American Games.[4] [5]
Achievements
[edit ]Pan American Games
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | Canada Josephine Wu | United States Annie Xu United States Kerry Xu |
21–18, 10–21, 21–17 | Gold Gold |
Pan Am Championships
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Canada Josephine Wu | Canada Rachel Honderich Canada Kristen Tsai |
15–21, 25–27 | Silver Silver |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Canada Josephine Wu | Canada Rachel Honderich Canada Kristen Tsai |
17–21, 18–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Canada Josephine Wu | United States Francesca Corbett United States Allison Lee |
21–14, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Canada Josephine Wu | United States Francesca Corbett United States Allison Lee |
18–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit ]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Canada Brian Yang | Canada Jonathan Chien Canada Crystal Lai |
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Canada Josephine Wu | Turkey Bengisu Erçetin Turkey Nazlıcan İnci |
8–21, 8–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Canada Josephine Wu | United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok United States Lauren Lam |
21–19, 21–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2023 | Polish Open | Canada Josephine Wu | Singapore Jin Yujia Singapore Crystal Wong |
17–21, 21–17, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | Guatemala International | Canada Josephine Wu | United States Annie Xu United States Kerry Xu |
21–18, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Canada Josephine Wu | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva |
14–21, 7–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2024 | Canadian International | Canada Jacqueline Cheung | Chinese Taipei Lin Wan-ching Chinese Taipei Liu Chiao-yun |
18–21, 8–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El Salvador International | Canada Brian Yang | Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Peru Dánica Nishimura |
21–6, 21–7 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
[edit ]Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Canada Talia Ng | Canada Crystal Lai Canada Wendy Zhang |
21–19, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Canada Brian Yang | Canada Jonathan Chien Canada Talia Ng |
21–12, 15–21, 21–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Participant biography: Catherine Choi". Canada Games 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Players: Catherine Choi". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Catherine Choi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Catherine Choi at BWFBadminton.com
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Toronto
- Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario
- Canadian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Sportswomen from Ontario