Brian Yang (badminton)
Brian Yang (born 25 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] He was an integral part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. He clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[2] Brian won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles. He represented Canada in 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Brian was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[3] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[4]
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| Birth name | Brian Yang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 November 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 60 (14 January 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 61 (25 February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |  |
19–21, 10–21 |  |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | |
21–15, 21–8 |  |
| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | |
21–14, 21–13 | |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
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21–10, 23–21 | |
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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17–21, 21–15, 21–13 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | |
| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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21–14, 21–11 | |
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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21–14, 21–14 | |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Turkey Open |  |
19–21, 19–21 |  |
| 2019 | Suriname International |  |
Walkover |  |
| 2019 | Santo Domingo Open | |
21–8, 21–4 | |
| 2019 | Peru International | |
15–21, 21–13, 21–12 | |
| 2019 | Peru Future Series | |
21–12, 11–21, 19–21 | |
| 2019 | Brazil International |  |
17–21, 20–22 | |
| 2018 | El Salvador International | |
21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | |
| 2017 | Suriname International |  |
12–21, 21–17, 21–14 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | |
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21–6, 21–7 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
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References
- "Players: Brian Yang". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Brian Yang". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Eight of Canada's best head to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games". www.badminton.ca/. Badminton Canada. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
External links
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