Rachel Chan (born 15 November 2003) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2020 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion. She has represented Canada in the Pan Am Junior Championships multiple times between 2016 until 2019, and the 2019 World Junior Championship making it to round of 32.[2] Rachel won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in women's singles, debuting in her first senior level international tournament,[3][4][5] and later cliched the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 2003 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Markham, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 55 (28 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 63 (9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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16–21, 11–21 |  Bronze
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Pan Am Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Beiwen Zhang
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14–21, 18–21 |  Silver
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Beiwen Zhang
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19–21, 22–20, 6–21 | Bronze
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Beiwen Zhang
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15–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Jolie Wang
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21–14, 17–21, 21–12 |  Gold
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |  Jeslyn Chow
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Bhaavya S Manikonda Rachel Ye
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21–16, 21–19 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Ivan Li
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Aaron Low Tiffany Kuang
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21–23, 21–15, 22–24 | Bronze
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | Ivan Li
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Victor Lai Jessica Cheng
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21–18, 19–21, 21–23 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Canadian International | Wenyu Zhang
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24–22, 17–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2024 | Portugal International |  Devika Sihag
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Rachel Chan | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Russia Bound for the 2019 World Junior Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Team Canada Competes at the XXIV Pan American Individual Championships 2021". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Pan Am Championships: Rachel Chan Stuns Iris Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Promising Talent Rachel Chan Brightens Canada's Horizons". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
