In just under three weeks athletes from 16 different Pan American countries will arrive to compete in the annual Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships. The first matches for the Team Competition will begin on July 21st at the Markham Pan Am Centre, while the Individual Competition will begin on July 24th.
ONTARIO ATHLETES MAKE UP A LARGE PART OF TEAM CANADA FOR THE 2017 PAN AM JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MARKHAM
MEDIA RELEASE JULY 6, 2017
In just under three weeks athletes from 16 different Pan American countries will arrive to compete in the annual Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships. The first matches for the Team Competition will begin on July 21st at the Markham Pan Am Centre, while the Individual Competition will begin on July 24th.
Yesterday, Badminton Canada announced an 87 member Canadian team for these Championships, of which 44 athletes are from Ontario. As well, Ontario will contribute four coaches to the team Canada is the defending champions in the Team Competition, and have two returning Champions from last year’s Pan Am Junior Championships in Peru
Under 11
Oliver Chen – KC Badminton Club/Toronto
Katie Lau – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Emma Meng – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre/Thornhill
Lyric Su – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Jessica Wang – KC Badminton Club/Richmond Hill
Matthew Yu – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Liam Zhang – KC Badminton Club/Richmond Hill
Under 13
Jackie Dent – KC Badminton Club/Waterloo
Chloe Hoang – E Badminton Training Centre/Markham
Daniel Li – KC Badminton Club/Richmond Hill
Jeffrey Liu – Mandarin Badminton/Richmond Hill
Timothy Lock – RW Badminton Club/Markham
Joshua Nguyen – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Maggie Su – Su Badminton Club/Mississauga
Alex Xu – KC Badminton Club/Toronto
Katy Wong – Su Badminton Club/Markham
Under 15
Rachel Chan – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre/Markham
Jessica Cheng – Mandarin Badminton/North York
Minh Cheng – E Badminton Training Centre/Toronto
Jeslyn Chow – KC Badminton Club/North York
Victor Lai – Mandarin Badminton/Scarborough
Ivan Li – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Win Liao – Mandarin Badminton/Richmond Hill
Sophia Nong – Mandarin Badminton/Thornhill
Braydon Wang – E Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill
Dylan Wang – E Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill
Under 17
Clarence Chau – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Jacqueline Cheung – Mandarin Badminton/Richmond Hill
Catherine Choi – E Badminton Training Centre/Markham
Stanley Feng – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill
Colin Jia – E Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill
Crystal Lai – KC Badminton Club/Mississauga
Talia Ng – E Badminton Training Centre/Thornhill
Kyle To – KC Badminton Club/Richmond Hill
Tiffany Too – KC Badminton Club/Markham
Kevin Wang – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre/Mississauga
Anthony Tso – KC Badminton Club/Unionville
Darren Choi – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill
Under 19
Mark Dasios – Mandarin Badminton/Markham
Cara De Belle – Granite Club/Toronto
Sarah Gale – Granite Club/Toronto
Katie Ho-Shue – E Badminton Training Centre/Markham – Defending U19 GD/XD & U17 BS Champion
Jailyn Joensen – KC Badminton Club/Pickering
Natalie Lam – Mandarin Badminton/Richmond Hill
Victor Lu – KC Badminton Club/Toronto
Brian Yang – E Badminton Training Centre/Richmond Hill – Defending U19 GD/XD & U17 BS Champion
Coaches
Kevin Cao – KC Badminton Club
Stephane Cadeux – The Boulevard Club
Jennifer Lee – Lee’s Badminton Training Centre
Efendi Wijaya – E Badminton Training Centre
Canada as the host country are favorites to earn gold medals in many different age categories and disciplines. Badminton Ontario’s director of high performance gave her thoughts on the Ontario athletes who were chosen for the team.
“We are proud of Ontario’s important role in the make-up of this Canadian team – these athletes are the future Olympic and World Championship stars for Canada and it is very pleasing to see so many athletes from Ontario leading the way for Canada. As well, it is important to note the role of Ontario in hosting these Championships and other international competitions in the near future – these initiatives are so valuable for the profile of the sport and for the development of a strong volunteer and management infrastructure for our sport”
This tournament is a large stepping stone for some of these Ontario athletes, as a few of them will make up part of the Canadian team that will compete at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Markham.
The fun all starts on July 21st, tickets are now available for purchase online. In addition, children under ten are granted free admission (with proof of age) with a ticketed parent or guardian. So, come down and cheer on Team Canada as they work hard to earn Pan Am glory. Please visit the link below for more information on ticketing.
http://www.jrpanamchampionships2017.ca/index.php/tickets/
Badminton Ontario (BON) is a not for profit amateur sport organization responsible for badminton within the province of Ontario. Badminton Ontario’s vision is to connect with all athletes participating in badminton in Ontario, inspire athletes to cherish badminton and establish it as their sport for life.
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For more information, please contact: Luis Paredes, Badminton Ontario, at membership@badmintonontario.ca
