Kevin Lee (badminton)

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Kevin Lee
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 25)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1][2]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking37 (with Ty Alexander Lindeman, 6 February 2024)
Current ranking37 (with Ty Alexander Lindeman, 6 February 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Kevin Lee (born 10 November 1998) is a Canadian badminton player from Calgary.[2][3] Playing doubles with Ty Lindeman, he reached a top ranking of 40 and represented Canada at the 2023 Pan American Games, where the team reached the quarterfinals, and at the 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships, where they reached the final.[4]

Achievements[edit]

Pan Am Championships[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Joshua Yuan
14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Adam Dong
Canada Nyl Yakura
10–21, 21–16, 20–22 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Guatemala International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Guatemala Jonathan Solís
Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín
19–21, 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 El Salvador International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Czech Republic Ondřej Král
Czech Republic Adam Mendrek
21–19, 17–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Guatemala International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Davi Silva
21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Peru Challenge Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Adam Dong
Canada Nyl Yakura
21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 El Salvador International Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman United States Vinson Chiu
United States Joshua Yuan
21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Guatemala International Canada Eliana Zhang Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
Canada Josephine Wu
9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kevin Lee". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "Calgary badminton star continues his Olympic push at home tournament". LiveWire Calgary. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ "Kevin LEE | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

External links[edit]

Kevin Lee at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com