Nyl Yakura
Yakura at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Birth nameNyl Kiyoshi Yakura
CountryCanada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking181 (MS 13 December 2012)
29 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue 28 June 2018)
59 (XD with Kristen Tsai 24 September 2019)
Current ranking34 (MD with Adam Dong),
217 (XD with Crystal Lai) (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Havana Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Mixed doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kingston Mixed team
BWF profile

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019.[3][4] Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham.[5] He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage. [6]

Career

Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]

In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team.[8] Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage.[9]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew 		21–11, 19–21, 21–18 Gold Gold
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile 		Canada Adam Dong Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Davi Silva 		19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru 		Canada Kristen Tsai Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Canada Josephine Wu 		21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 		Canada Kevin Li Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng 		21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue Canada Phillipe Gaumond
Canada Maxime Marin 		21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue Canada Austin Bauer
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman 		21–18, 21–6 Gold Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew 		21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Leodannis Martínez 		21–11, 20–22, 21–10 Gold Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Jason Ho-Shue United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew 		Walkover Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		Canada Adam Dong Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Luis Montoya 		21–17, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica 		Canada Adam Dong Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman 		21–10, 16–21, 22–20 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil 		Canada Brittney Tam Canada Nathan Osborne
Canada Josephine Wu 		21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba 		Canada Brittney Tam Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich 		13–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Kristen Tsai Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
Canada Josephine Wu 		14–21, 24–26 Silver Silver
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Kristen Tsai Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Jaqueline Lima 		22–24, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		Canada Crystal Lai Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
Canada Josephine Wu 		14–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Brazil Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Henry Wiebe Canada Neil Tai-Pow
Canada Andrew Wilkinson 		21–8, 21–18 Gold Gold
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica 		Canada Clinton Wong Canada Andrew Lau
Canada Andrew Wilkinson 		16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Michael Diamond
Canada Surabhi Kadam 		19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold Gold
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica 		Canada Adrianna Giuffre Canada Andrew Wilkinson
Canada Jody Chan 		21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada B. R. Sankeerth Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg 		8–21, 21–18, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Internacional Mexicano Canada Jason Ho-Shue Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Lino Muñoz 		18–21, 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil International Canada Jason Ho-Shue India Tarun Kona
India Saurabh Sharma 		21–7 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Jason Ho-Shue Chinese Taipei Chen Xin-yuan
Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-chieh 		21–23, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Internacional Mexicano Canada Adam Dong Italy Fabio Caponio
Italy Giovanni Toti 		21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Sydney International Canada Adam Dong Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih
Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen 		12–21, 21–16, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Canada Adam Dong Canada Jason Ho-Shue
Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 		15–21, 21–18, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru Challenge Canada Adam Dong Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman 		16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canadian International Canada Adam Dong Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Canada Jonathan Lai 		21–13, 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Kristen Tsai New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis
New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis 		21–11, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Nyl Yakura biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Nyl Yakura". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ^ Fenton, Caela (25 October 2023). "Day 5 at Santiago 2023: Mac Neil makes history, badminton gold rush". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Pickering's Nyl Yakura follows mother's advice in pursuit of Olympics". Durham Region News. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Road to the Olympics: Badminton champ Nyl Yakura wins second consecutive Pan Am gold". Nikkei Voice | The Japanese Canadian National Newspaper. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Yakura Nyl". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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