Kristen Tsai 蔡宛廷 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Tsai Wan-ting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (age 29) Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 18 (WD withRachel Honderich 15 November 2022) 59 (XD 24 September 2019 withNyl Yakura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 24 (WD with Rachel Honderich 3 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kristen Tsai (born 11 July 1995) is a Taiwanese born Canadianbadminton player.[1] She is the women's doubles champion at the2019 Pan American Games, fifth timePan Am Champion winning the women's singles title in 2012, and then the women's doubles title in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Tsai became the first Canadian ever to make in to the quarterfinals at theWorld Junior Championships.[2] Lived inVancouver, British Columbia, she trained at the ClearOne badminton club, and majored in criminology at theSimon Fraser University.[1][3] She won her firstPan Am Championships title in 2012 in the women's singles event, and after that Tsai spent a full 4 years – between the 2013 and 2017 Canada Opens – away from international competition.[4] In 2018, she competed at theCommonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] She won gold medal at thePan American Games in the women's doubles partnered withRachel Honderich, and a silver medal in the mixed doubles withNyl Yakura in2019 Lima.[5]
In 2021, she captured her fourth Pan Am Championships title by winning the women's doubles event partnered with Rachel Honderich.[6]
In June 2021, Tsai was named toCanada's Olympic team.[7]
In December 2022, Tsai suffered an ACL and MCL rupture while competing in the S/J league in Japan.[8] She had ACL reconstruction surgery in March 2023.[9]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–9 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3,Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium,Lima, Peru | ![]() | 21–16, 21–19 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium,Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico,Aguascalientes, Mexico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 27–25 | ![]() |
2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–7 | ![]() |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico,Aguascalientes, Mexico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–24, 19–21 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Peru International | ![]() | 21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2013 | Canadian International | ![]() | 14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Peru International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Brazil International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 17–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Kharkiv International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Belgian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Scottish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21-12 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
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