Catherine Choi
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| Born | 1 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54.5 kg (120 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Efendi Wijaya[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 48 (with Jacqueline Cheung, 15 April 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 |  Josephine Wu |
 Annie Xu Kerry Xu |
21–18, 10–21, 21–17 |  Gold |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Josephine Wu |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
15–21, 25–27 |  Silver |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Josephine Wu |
Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai |
17–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Josephine Wu |
Francesca Corbett Allison Lee |
21–14, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Josephine Wu |
Francesca Corbett Allison Lee |
18–21, 15–21 |  Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
Brian Yang |
Jonathan Chien Crystal Lai |
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Josephine Wu |
 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci |
8–21, 8–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Josephine Wu |
Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam |
21–19, 21–10 |  Winner |
| 2023 | Polish Open | Josephine Wu |
 Jin Yujia Crystal Wong |
17–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Guatemala International | Josephine Wu |
Annie Xu Kerry Xu |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Josephine Wu |
 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
14–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Canadian International | Jacqueline Cheung |
 Lin Wan-ching Liu Chiao-yun |
18–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | El Salvador International | Brian Yang |
 Aníbal Marroquín  Dánica Nishimura |
21–6, 21–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles)
[edit]Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Talia Ng |
Crystal Lai Wendy Zhang |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Canadian Junior International | Brian Yang |
Jonathan Chien Talia Ng |
21–12, 15–21, 21–10 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ↑ "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "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 (archived, alternate link)
- Catherine Choi at BWFBadminton.com
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Toronto
- Sportspeople from Markham, Ontario
- Canadian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in badminton
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- Medallists at the 2019 Canada Winter Games