Francesca Corbett
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 Corbett at the 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Frankie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Francesca Autumn Corbett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 3, 2005 Foster City, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 171 (WS, 11 October 2022) 34 (WD with Allison Lee, 6 February 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 35 (WD with Allison Lee, 9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesca Autumn Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California.[1]
Career[edit]
Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She won gold medals in girls' singles and doubles events for U11, U15 and U17 categories at the Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.[2] In late 2019, Corbett and her partner Allison Lee won the National Adult Championships women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions.[3] She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the 2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final.[4]
2021[edit]
In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of 2021 Pan Am Championships and finished as runners-up.[5] In the following month, she competed in the National Junior Championships. She won gold in the girls' doubles U19 event with Lee, another gold in the mixed doubles U17 event with Samuel Li, as well as a bronze in the girls' singles U19 event.[6]
In July, Corbett helped team USA to win gold in the mixed team event at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships.[7] She then won gold with Lee in the women's doubles U19 event. She also picked up bronze in the mixed doubles U17 event partnering Li.[8] In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the Guatemala International.[9]
2022[edit]
Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February.[10][11] In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[12] In August, they made their World Championships debut at the 2022 World Championships.
2023[edit]
In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the 2023 Pan Am Championships.[13] They also reached the final of the Mexican International the following week.[14] In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the USA to earn a World Junior Championships medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the 2023 World Junior Championships.[15] They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final.[16][17]
Achievements[edit]
Pan Am Championships[edit]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
 Allison Lee
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 Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai
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12–21, 7–21 |  Silver
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Allison Lee
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Catherine Choi Josephine Wu
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18–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Allison Lee
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Catherine Choi Josephine Wu
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14–21, 18–21 | Silver
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Allison Lee
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–14, 21–15 |  Gold
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World Junior Championships[edit]
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States | Allison Lee
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 Maya Taguchi Aya Tamaki
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21–12, 13–21, 15–21 | Silver
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Pan Am Junior Championships[edit]
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico |
Allison Lee
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Joline Siu Kalea Sheung
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21–12, 21–5 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[edit]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee
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 Ana Pamela González Karolina Orellana
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21–12, 21–4 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Mexican International | Allison Lee
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Sayaka Hobara Yui Suizu
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11–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | El Salvador International | Allison Lee
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Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2024 | Uganda International | Allison Lee
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok Lauren Lam
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21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Francesca CORBETT | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Corbett: A badminton gold standard". smdailyjournal.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Underdog Junior Women's Doubles Pair Crowned National Champions". USA Badminton. June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. teams earn spots on the podium at Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020". teamusa.org. February 17, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan America. May 3, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Junior National Championships - Francesca Corbett". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. WINS GOLD in XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 Team Event". USA Badminton. July 18, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Calem Filipek and Frankie Corbett proving Olympics aren't the only games in town". smdailyjournal.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan America. September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Athletes at the 2022 Pan Am M&F Cup". USA Badminton. February 17, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). "Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "BWF - XXV Pan Am Individual Championships 2022 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Champions of the Pan Am 2023". Badminton Pan America. April 30, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (October 7, 2023). "World Juniors: Corbett/Lee Make History for USA". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Rendon, Cristina (October 11, 2023). "2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Allison Lee & Francesca Corbett: World Junior Medalists". Badminton Pan America. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.