Catherine Choi

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Catherine Choi
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight54.5 kg (120 lb)[2]
HandednessRight
CoachEfendi Wijaya[2]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023)
Current ranking29 (with Josephine Wu, 9 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salvador Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Moncton Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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]

Achievements[edit]

Pan American Games[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Canada Josephine Wu United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu 		21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Josephine Wu Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		15–21, 25–27 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		Canada Josephine Wu Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		17–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica 		Canada Josephine Wu United States Francesca Corbett
United States Allison Lee 		21–14, 21–18 Gold Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Josephine Wu United States Francesca Corbett
United States Allison Lee 		18–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships[edit]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud,
Moncton, Canada 		Canada Brian Yang Canada Jonathan Chien
Canada Crystal Lai 		21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Josephine Wu Turkey Bengisu Erçetin
Turkey Nazlıcan İnci 		8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Canada Josephine Wu United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok
United States Lauren Lam 		21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Canada Josephine Wu Singapore Jin Yujia
Singapore Crystal Wong 		17–21, 21–17, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Guatemala International Canada Josephine Wu United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Azerbaijan International Canada Josephine Wu Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 		14–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 El Salvador International Canada Brian Yang Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		21–6, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Participant biography: Catherine Choi". Canada Games 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Players: Catherine Choi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

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