Catherine Choi
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight54.5 kg (120 lb)[2]
HandednessRight
CoachEfendi Wijaya[2]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking27 (with Josephine Wu, 31 October 2023)
Current ranking28 (with Josephine Wu, 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Women's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aguascalientes Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Moncton Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player.[3] She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events.[2] Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Championships and 2023 Pan American Games.[4][5]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Canada Josephine Wu United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico		 Canada Josephine Wu Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai		 15–21, 25–27 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador		 Canada Josephine Wu Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai		 17–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica		 Canada Josephine Wu United States Francesca Corbett
United States Allison Lee		 21–14, 21–18 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud,
Moncton, Canada		 Canada Brian Yang Canada Jonathan Chien
Canada Crystal Lai		 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Josephine Wu Turkey Bengisu Erçetin
Turkey Nazlıcan İnci		 8–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Canada Josephine Wu United States Paula Lynn Cao Hok
United States Lauren Lam		 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Polish Open Canada Josephine Wu Singapore Jin Yujia
Singapore Crystal Wong		 17–21, 21–17, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Guatemala International Canada Josephine Wu United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 El Salvador International Canada Brian Yang Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín
Peru Dánica Nishimura		 21–6, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Catherine Choi personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Participant biography: Catherine Choi". Canada Games 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Players: Catherine Choi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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