Kerry Xu
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| Born | October 22, 1999 San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 27 (with Annie Xu) (August 13, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 27 (with Annie Xu) (September 3, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kerry Xu (born October 22, 1999) is an American badminton player who competes in international elite events.[1] She is a double Pan Am Junior champion; Pan American Games silver medalist;[2] and also Summer Universiade and Pan Am Championships bronze medalists alongside her identical twin sister Annie Xu.[3]
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 |
 Annie Xu |
 Catherine Choi Josephine Wu |
18–21, 21–10, 17–21 |  Silver |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Annie Xu |
Catherine Choi Josephine Wu |
19–21, 8–21 |  Bronze |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Annie Xu |
Francesca Corbett Allison Lee |
14–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Summer Universiade
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |
Annie Xu |
 Hsu Ya-ching Wu Ti-jung |
17–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Annie Xu |
Victoria Chen Crystal Pan |
22–20, 21–14 |  Gold |
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
Annie Xu |
Joanna Liu Crystal Pan |
21–12, 21–17 | Gold |
BWF International (4 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Annie Xu |
 Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura |
21–11, 21–12 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Annie Xu |
 Akane Araki Riko Imai |
15–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley International | Annie Xu |
Breanna Chi Jennie Gai |
21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Annie Xu |
Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam |
19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | El Salvador International | Annie Xu |
Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Canadian International | Annie Xu |
 Clara Azurmendi Beatriz Corrales |
15–21, 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | Guatemala International | Annie Xu |
Catherine Choi Josephine Wu |
18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Annie Xu |
 Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima |
21–11, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2023 | El Salvador International | Annie Xu |
Francesca Corbett Allison Lee |
18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ↑ "Annie Xu – BWF Badminton". BWF Badminton. February 6, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016.
- ↑ "U.S. wins four medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Hosts Mexico and United States earn Pan American Team Badminton Championships crowns". insidethegames. February 26, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Kerry Xu at BWFBadminton.com
- Kerry Xu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kerry Xu at Team USA
- Kerry Xu at Olympics.com
- Kerry Xu at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Kerry Xu on Instagram
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for the United States
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- American identical twins
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- Sportspeople from San Jose, California
- 21st-century American sportswomen