Nyl Yakura

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] He won a gold and a silver at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games in the men's and mixed doubles events respectively.[4]

Nyl Yakura
Personal information
Birth nameNyl Kiyoshi Yakura
Country Canada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking181 (MS 13 December 2012)
29 (MD 28 June 2018)
59 (XD 24 September 2019)
Current ranking35 (MD), 86 (XD) (25 February 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima Men's doubles
2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
2014 Markham Mixed team
2016 Campinas Men's doubles
2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
2016 Campinas Mixed team
2017 Havana Men's doubles
2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
2019 Lima Mixed team
2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
2017 Havana Mixed doubles
2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
2018 Tacarigua Men's team
2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2010 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
2010 Santo Domingo Boys' doubles
2010 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
2011 Kingston Boys' doubles
2011 Kingston Mixed doubles
2011 Kingston Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Jason Ho-shue Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew		 21–11, 19–21, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Kristen Tsai Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Josephine Wu		 21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Jason Ho-shue Osleni Guerrero
Leodannis Martínez		 21–11, 20–22, 21–10 Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Jason Ho-shue Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew		 21–17, 21–17 Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Jason Ho-shue Austin James Bauer
Ty Alexander Lindeman		 21–18, 21–6 Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Jason Ho-Shue Phillipe Gaumond
Maxime Marin		 21–13, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Kevin Li Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng		 21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Kristen Tsai Fabricio Farias
Jaqueline Lima		 22–24, 19–21 Bronze
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Kristen Tsai Ty Alexander Lindeman
Josephine Wu		 14–21, 24–26 Silver
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba		 Brittney Tam Toby Ng
Rachel Honderich		 13–21, 14–21 Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil		 Brittney Tam Nathan Osborne
Josephine Wu		 21–17, 21–17 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Clinton Wong Andrew Lau
Andrew Wilkinson		 16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Henry Wiebe Neil Tai-Pow
Andrew Wilkinson		 21–8, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Adrianna Giuffre Andrew Wilkinson
Jody Chan		 21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Adrianna Giuffre Michael Diamond
Surabhi Kadam		 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jason Ho-shue Chen Xin-yuan
Lin Yu-chieh		 21–23, 20–22 Runner-up
2018 Brazil International Jason Ho-shue Tarun Kona
Saurabh Sharma		 21–7, Retired Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano Jason Ho-shue Job Castillo
Lino Munoz		 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International B. R. Sankeerth Frederik Colberg
Rasmus Fladberg		 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Oliver Leydon-Davis
Susannah Leydon-Davis		 21–11, 21–8 Winner
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References
  1. "Players: Nyl Yakura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. "Nyl Yakura". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.


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