Jennie Gai (born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events.[1] She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics,[2] and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games.[3]
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 25, 2001 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Fremont, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 66 (WS, 24 January 2023) 114 (WD with Breanna Chi, 24 December 2019) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 146 (WS) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships.[4] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano.[5]
In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games. She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalists in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha.[2]
In 2022, she helps the American women's team won the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup.[6]
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles.[3]
Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Beiwen Zhang
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8–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
Vinson Chiu
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 Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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21–17, 17–21, 19–21 | Silver
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Pan Am Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Brittney Tam
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8–21, 21–14, 18–21 |  Bronze
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jamie Hsu
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Michelle Tong Josephine Wu
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17–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Vinson Chiu
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Presley Smith Allison Lee
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Silver
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru | Qingzi Ouyang
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6–21, 9–21 | Silver
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Lauren Lam
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12–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Isabel Zhong
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21–11, 18–21, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Internacional Mexicano |  Tahimara Oropeza
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21–13, 18–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Guatemala International |  Samayara Panwar
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21–6, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Lauren Lam
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9–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Brazil International | Jamie Hsu
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Rachel Honderich Jamie Subandhi
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15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Jamaica International | Breanna Chi
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 Inés Castillo Dánica Nishimura
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21–11, 21–6 | Winner
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| 2019 | Silicon Valley International | Breanna Chi
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Internacional Mexicano | Breanna Chi
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 Jessica Bautista Vanessa Villalobos
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Vinson Chiu
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Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu
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21–13, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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 Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi
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15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Vinson Chiu
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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Joshua Yuan Allison Lee
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21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2023 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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22–20, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2023 | Maldives International | Vinson Chiu
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 Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing
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13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Vinson Chiu
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title) edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Mexican Junior International[note 1] | Fernanda Saponara Rivva
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22–20, 21–6 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Jennie Gai". Badminton World Federation. July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Chan, Elaine (November 15, 2018). "Senior Jennie Gai Wins Team Gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic". The Voice. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "U.S. Wins Four Medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Jennie Gai - Team USA". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
- ^ Ricardo, Lisset Isabel (September 24, 2017). "Plata y bronce para Cuba" (in Spanish). JIT. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). "Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "IV Yonex Mexican International U19 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
External links edit
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