National badminton team representing Canada
Canada Association Badminton Canada (BC)Confederation BPA (Pan America)President Anil Kaul Current ranking 11 Highest ranking 11 (4 July 2023) Appearances 14 (first in 1989 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 9 (first in 1970 ) Best result Semi-finals (1970 , 1973 ) Appearances 14 (first in 1960 ) Best result Semi-finals (1975 , 1981 ) Appearances 22 (first in 1977 ) Best result Champions (1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1997 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 , 2019 , 2023 )Appearances 5 (first in 2016 ) Best result Champions (2018 , 2020 , 2022 )Appearances 5 (first in 2016 ) Best result Champions (2018 , 2020 , 2024 )
The Canada national badminton team (French : Équipe nationale de badminton du Canada ) represents Canada in international badminton team competitions.[ 1] Badminton Canada . The team's best result was achieving two semifinal finishes in both Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup .
Canada is one of the most prestigious badminton countries in the Americas , winning almost every mixed team event in the Pan American Badminton Championships and also winning gold in both men and women's teams. Next to the United States , Canada has won 21 gold medals, 22 silvers and 12 bronzes in badminton at the Pan American Games .
The national team has won almost every edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships mixed team events except for one in 2001. The men's team have also became recent champions while the women's team lost to the United States in 2022.
Year
Round
1989
Group stage
13th
1991
Group stage
14th
1993
Group stage
12th
1995
Group stage
12th
1997
Group stage
14th
1999
Group stage
18th
2001
Group stage
16th
2003
Did not enter
2005
2007
Group stage
22nd
2009
Did not enter
2011
Group stage
16th
2013
Group stage
18th
2015
Group stage
19th
2017
Group stage
16th
2019
Group stage
13th
2021
Group stage
13th
2023
Group stage
12th
2025
To be determined
2027
2029
Year
Round
1998
Quarter-finals
Year
Round
1998
Quarter-finals
Year
Round
1978
Runners-up
2nd
1982
Runners-up
2nd
1986
Runners-up
2nd
1990
Runners-up
2nd
1994
Group stage
2002
Group stage
2006
Group stage
2010
Quarter-finals
2014
Quarter-finals
2018
Quarter-finals
2022
Quarter-finals
2026
TBD
Pan American Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
2016
Runners-up
2nd
2018
Champions
1st
2020
Champions
1st
2022
Champions
1st
2024
Champions
1st
2026
To be determined
2028
2030
Year
Round
2016
Runners-up
2nd
2018
Champions
1st
2020
Champions
1st
2022
Runners-up
2nd
2024
Champions
1st
2026
To be determined
2028
2030
Year
Round
1977
Champions
1st
1978
Champions
1st
1979
Champions
1st
1980
Champions
1st
1987
Champions
1st
1989
Champions
1st
1991
Champions
1st
1993
Did not enter
1997
Champions
1st
2001
Runners-up
2nd
2004
Champions
1st
2005
Champions
1st
2007
Champions
1st
2008
Champions
1st
2009
Champions
1st
2010
Champions
1st
2012
Champions
1st
2013
Champions
1st
2014
Champions
1st
2016
Champions
1st
2017
Champions
1st
2019
Champions
1st
2023
Champions
1st
2025
To be determined
2027
2029
FISU World University Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2007
Group stage
2011
Did not enter
2013
Group stage
2015
Group stage
2017
Group stage
2021
Did not enter
2025
TBD
World University Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
2008
Did not enter
2010
2012
Quarter-finals
6th
2014
Group stage
11th
2016
Group stage
10th
2018
Group stage
12th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ]
Year
Round
2000
Group stage
21st
2002
Did not enter
2004
Group stage
18th
2006
Group stage
21st
2007
Did not enter
2008
Group stage
10th
2009
Group stage
18th
2010
Group stage
16th
2011
Group stage
19th
2012
Group stage
21st
2013
Group stage
18th
2014
Group stage
19th
2015
Group stage
13th
2016
Group stage
19th
2017
Group stage
18th
2018
Group stage
17th
2019
Group stage
25th
2022
Group stage
11th
2023
Group stage
17th
2024
To be determined
Commonwealth Youth Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2004
Did not enter
Pan American Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1977
Champions
1st
1978
Champions
1st
1979
Champions
1st
1980
Champions
1st
1981
Runners-up
2nd
1988
Champions
1st
1990
Did not enter
1991
1992
1994
1996
Runners-up
2nd
1998
Champions
1st
2000
Champions
1st
2002
Fourth place
4th
2004
Runners-up
2nd
2006
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Third place
3rd
2008
Quarter-finals
6th
2009
Third place
3rd
2010
Third place
3rd
2011
Champions
1st
2012
Runners-up
2nd
2013
Champions
1st
2014
Did not enter
2015
Third place
3rd
2016
Champions
1st
2017
Runners-up
2nd
2018
Champions
1st
2019
Champions
1st
2021
Did not enter
2022
Runners-up
2nd
2023
Runners-up
2nd
2024
To be determined
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. As of 2 January 2024
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
MS
MD
XD
Brian Yang
(2001-11-25 ) 25 November 2001 (age 22)
26
-
-
Victor Lai
(2004-12-19 ) 19 December 2004 (age 19)
107
-
-
Josh Nguyen
(2005-09-09 ) 9 September 2005 (age 18)
367
-
-
Imran Wadia
(1996-10-24 ) 24 October 1996 (age 27)
175
717
255
Nyl Yakura
(1993-02-14 ) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
-
34
217
Adam Dong
(1994-02-14 ) 14 February 1994 (age 30)
-
34
691
Kevin Lee
(1998-11-10 ) 10 November 1998 (age 25)
-
41
123
Ty Alexander Lindeman
(1997-08-15 ) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
-
41
29
B. R. Sankeerth
(1997-12-22 ) 22 December 1997 (age 26)
156
455
1392
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
(1994-12-28 ) 28 December 1994 (age 29)
-
455
90
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Michelle Li
(1991-11-03 ) 3 November 1991 (age 32)
24
526
-
Wenyu Zhang
(2002-08-29 ) 29 August 2002 (age 22)
46
91
740
Talia Ng
(2001-11-06 ) 6 November 2001 (age 22)
70
91
494
Rachel Chan
(2003-11-15 ) 15 November 2003 (age 20)
65
-
426
Catherine Choi
(2001-05-01 ) 1 May 2001 (age 23)
-
28
426
Josephine Wu
(1995-01-20 ) 20 January 1995 (age 29)
-
28
29
Rachel Honderich
(1996-04-21 ) 21 April 1996 (age 28)
-
232
90
Jacqueline Cheung
(2002-10-18 ) 18 October 2002 (age 21)
-
232
279
Camille Leblanc
(1996-08-16 ) 16 August 1996 (age 28)
-
242
-
Alexandra Mocanu
(1999-12-01 ) 1 December 1999 (age 24)
-
242
361
(2 January 2024)
