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]
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 2001 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 29 (with Josephine Wu, 9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Josephine Wu
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 Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 10–21, 21–17 |  Gold
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Pan Am Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Josephine Wu
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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15–21, 25–27 |  Silver
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Josephine Wu
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Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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17–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Josephine Wu
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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21–14, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Josephine Wu
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Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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18–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Brian Yang
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Jonathan Chien Crystal Lai
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Josephine Wu
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 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci
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8–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Josephine Wu
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam
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21–19, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Polish Open | Josephine Wu
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 Jin Yujia Crystal Wong
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17–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guatemala International | Josephine Wu
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Josephine Wu
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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14–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | Brian Yang
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 Aníbal Marroquín  Dánica Nishimura
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21–6, 21–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF 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