Brian Yang (badminton)
Brian Yang (born 25 November 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] He was an integral part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 November 2001 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 31 (22 March 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (26 April 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Yang clinched the men's singles title at the 2019 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion.[2] Brian won his first senior international title at 2017 Suriname International in the men's singles. He represented Canada in 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Brian was named to Canada's 2019 Pan American Games team,[3] ended up winning silver in the men's singles competition.[4] He was crowned as the men's singles champion at the 2021 Pan Am Championships.[5]
In June 2021, Yang was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |  Ygor Coelho |
19–21, 10–21 |  Silver |
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Ho-Shue |
21–13, 18–10 retired |  Gold |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
 Kevin Cordón |
17–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Junior Pan American Games
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia |  Uriel Canjura |
21–8, 21–6 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia |
Rachel Chan |
Uriel Canjura Fátima Centeno |
21–13, 21–14 | Gold |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Jonathan Matias |
21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | Kevin Wang |
21–15, 21–8 | Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Desmond Wang |
 Ricky Liuzhou Cadmus Yeo |
17–21, 21–15, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Jonathan Chien |
Clayton Cayen Ryan Zheng |
21–10, 23–21 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Katie Ho-Shue |
Vinson Chiu Jamie Hsu |
21–14, 21–14 | Gold |
| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Katie Ho-shue |
Fabricio Farias Sâmia Lima |
21–14, 21–11 | Gold |
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Catherine Choi |
Jonathan Chien Crystal Lai |
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Suriname International |  Osleni Guerrero |
12–21, 21–17, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2018 | El Salvador International | Heymard Humblers |
21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Brazil International |  Misha Zilberman |
17–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Peru Future Series | B. R. Sankeerth |
21–12, 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Peru International | Kevin Cordón |
15–21, 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Santo Domingo Open | Kevin Cordón |
21–8, 21–4 | Winner |
| 2019 | Suriname International | Kevin Cordón |
Walkover | Winner |
| 2019 | Turkey Open |  Luís Enrique Peñalver |
19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Peru International | Ygor Coelho |
21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Denmark Masters |  Victor Svendsen |
16–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | El Salvador International | Catherine Choi |
Aníbal Marroquín  Dánica Nishimura |
21–6, 21–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Brian Yang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Brian Yang". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Eight of Canada's best head to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games". Badminton Canada. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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