Canada national badminton team

National badminton team representing Canada

Canada

Association| Badminton Canada (BC)
Confederation| BPA (Pan America)
President| Anil Kaul
BWF ranking
Current ranking| 11  (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking| 11 (4 July 2023)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances| 14 (first in 1989)
Best result| Group stage
Thomas Cup
Appearances| 9 (first in 1970)
Best result| Semi-finals (1970, 1973)
Uber Cup
Appearances| 14 (first in 1960)
Best result| Semi-finals (1975, 1981)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances| 23 (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, 2025)
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Appearances| 5 (first in 2016)
Best result| Champions (2018, 2020, 2022)
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
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] It is controlled by the nation's governing body of badminton, 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.

## Competitive record

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### Thomas Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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1949 | Did not qualify
1952
1955
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970 | Second round inter-zone | 4th
1973 | Second round inter-zone | 4th
1976 | First round inter-zone  | 6th
1979 | First round inter-zone  | 5th
1982 | Did not qualify
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008 | Round of 16  | 9th
2010 | Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016
2018 | Group stage  | 14th
2020 | Group stage  | 12th
2022 | Group stage  | 14th
2024 | Group stage  | 12th
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

### Uber Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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|

1957 | Did not qualify
1960 | First round inter-zone | 4th
1963 | First round inter-zone  | 5th
1966 | First round inter-zone  | 5th
1969 | Did not qualify
1972 | First round inter-zone  | 5th
1975 | Second round inter-zone | 4th
1978 | Did not qualify
1981 | Second round inter-zone | 4th
1984 | Group stage  | 6th
1986 | Group stage  | 8th
1988 | Did not qualify
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004 | Round of 16  | 12th
2006 | Did not qualify
2008
2010
2012
2014 | Group stage  | 14th
2016 | Did not qualify
2018 | Quarter-finals  | 8th
2020 | Group stage  | 11th
2022 | Group stage  | 10th
2024 | Group stage  | 9th
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

### Sudirman Cup

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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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 | Qualified
2027 | To be determined
2029

### Commonwealth Games

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See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games

#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1998 | Quarter-finals  |

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

1998 | Quarter-finals  |

#### Mixed team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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

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#### Men's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2016 | Runners-up | 2nd
2018 | Champions | 1st
2020 | Champions | 1st
2022 | Champions | 1st
2024 | Champions | 1st
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

#### Women's team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

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|

2016 | Runners-up | 2nd
2018 | Champions | 1st
2020 | Champions | 1st
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd
2024 | Champions | 1st
2026 | To be determined
2028
2030

#### Mixed team

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| Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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 | Champions | 1st
2027 | To be determined
2029

### FISU World University Games

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See also: Badminton at the FISU World University Games

#### Mixed team

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Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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

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#### Mixed team

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Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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

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### Suhandinata Cup

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See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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

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#### Mixed team

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Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

2004 | Did not enter

### Pan American Junior Team Championships

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See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships

#### Mixed team

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Year  | Round  | Pos

|
|

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.

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

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Name  | DoB/Age  | Ranking of event

|
|

MS  | MD  | XD
Brian Yang |  (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001 (age 23) | 26  | \-  | \-
Victor Lai |  (2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 20) | 107  | \-  | \-
Josh Nguyen |  (2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 19) | 367  | \-  | \-
Imran Wadia |  (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28) | 175  | 717  | 255
Nyl Yakura |  (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 32) | \-  | 34  | 217
Adam Dong |  (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 31) | \-  | 34  | 691
Kevin Lee |  (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 26) | \-  | 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 27) | 156  | 455  | 1392
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |  (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30) | \-  | 455  | 90

#### Women's team

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Name  | DoB/Age  | Ranking of event

|
|

WS  | WD  | XD
Michelle Li |  (1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 (age 33) | 24  | 526  | \-
Wenyu Zhang |  (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22) | 46  | 91  | 740
Talia Ng |  (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23) | 70  | 91  | 494
Rachel Chan |  (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003 (age 21) | 65  | \-  | 426
Catherine Choi |  (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) | \-  | 28  | 426
Josephine Wu |  (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 30) | \-  | 28  | 29
Rachel Honderich |  (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 28) | \-  | 232  | 90
Jacqueline Cheung |  (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) | \-  | 232  | 279
Camille Leblanc |  (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 28) | \-  | 242  | \-
Alexandra Mocanu |  (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25) | \-  | 242  | 361

### Previous squads

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#### Sudirman Cup

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* 2019, 2021, 2023

#### Thomas Cup

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* 1973, 2018, 2020, 2022

#### Uber Cup

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* 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022

## References

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* Sports portal
* Canada portal

1. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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