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2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XXVI 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a continental championships tournament of badminton in Pan America. This tournament was held as two events in different countries. From 16 to 19 February, the team event was held in Guadalajara, Mexico. From 26 to 29 April, the individual event was held in Kingston, Jamaica. Tournament The team event of 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships officially Pan American Cup 2023, was a team continental championships tournament of badminton, to crown the best mixed team in Pan America, who would qualify to 2023 Sudirman Cup. This event was organized by the Badminton Pan Am and Federacion Mexicana de Badminton. Nine teams entered the tournament. The individual event of Pan Am Badminton Championships was an individual continental championships tournament of badminton, to crowns the best male and female players and pairs in Pan America. The ranking points of this tournament equivalent to BWF World Tour Super 300 event. This event was organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalajara metropolitan area has a population of 5,268,642 people, making it the Metropolitan areas of Mexico#List of metropolitan areas in Mexico by population, third-largest metropolitan area in the country and the List of metropolitan areas in the Americas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the Americas Guadalajara has the second-highest population density in Mexico, with over 10,361 people per square kilometer. Within Mexico, Guadalajara is a center of business, arts and culture, technology and tourism; as well as the economic center of the Bajío region. It usually ranks among the 100 most productive and globally competitive cities in the world. It is home to numerous landmarks, including Guadalajara Cathedral, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales). In 1981 the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation (BWF). When the BWF was founded (as the IBF), its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. The head office was relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 176 member nations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Corbett
Francesca Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley .... Career Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She is ranked as USA U19 number 5 in girls' singles and number 1 in girls' doubles with her partner Allison Lee. She won the girls' singles and doubles gold medals at the U11 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, U13 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2017, and U15 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2019. In late 2019, she qualified to represent the USA in February 2020 for the Pan Am Male & Female Cup in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, by winning her first adult national title in the women's doubles. Team USA took second place with Corbett besting one of Brazil's women's singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presley Smith
Presley is a surname and given name. Etymology The name ''Presley'' is derived from the Old English ''preost'', meaning "priest", and ''leah'' meaning "forest clearing". History Most instances of the surname ''Presley'' and variants ''Pressley'' and ''Pressly'' are thought to be ultimately of English origin. Later, if not found in some form originating also in Scotland, the name made its way across the border to that country, then on to Ireland and to the United States. However, some of the instances of the name in America may derive from a German surname Preslar (ultimately from Bressler, meaning 'from Breslau, Poland'), as individuals in some post-colonial American records are recorded under both names. The surname came to prominence in the person of Elvis Presley, the American music icon, whose family may have originally come from Scotland and whose earliest documented ancestors were an Andrew Presley and an Elspeth Leg, who were based in the Aberdeenshire village of Lonmay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Zhi Yi
Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: **Hen Lippin (born 1965), former Israeli basketball player **Chen Reiss (born 1979), Israeli operatic soprano **Ronen Chen (born 1965), Israeli fashion designer Historical states * Chen (state) (c. 1045 BC–479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state in present-day Anhui and Henan *Chen (Thessaly), a city-state in ancient Thessaly, Greece *Chen Commandery, a commandery in China from Han dynasty to Sui dynasty * Chen dynasty (557–589), a Chinese southern dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period Businesses and organizations * Council for Higher Education in Newark (CHEN) * Chen ( he, ח״ן), acronym in Hebrew for the Women's Army Corps (, ) a defunct organization in the Israeli Defence Force * Chen, a brand name used by Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Yuan (badminton)
Joshua Yuan is a scientist and engineer in sustainable technology development. He is the Chair and the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, he was a faculty member at Texas A&M University since 2008, served as the Director for the Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub since 2015, and was appointed as the Chair for Synthetic Biology and Renewable Products in 2018. Early life and education Yuan completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Fudan University in 1997 before moving to the United States for his graduate degrees. He then completed his Master of Science degree in plant sciences from the University of Arizona in 2001 and his PhD in Plants, Insects, and Soils with a Focus on Functional Genomics from the University of Tennessee in 2007. Yuan minored in International Economics for his undergraduate study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinson Chiu
Vinson Chiu (born August 8, 1998) is an American badminton player. He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan (badminton), Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships, 2022 Pan Am Championships. Chiu also won a silver and a bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships, Pan Am Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and mixed doubles. Chiu currently plays mixed doubles with Jennie Gai. They won their first title together at the Mexican Open (badminton), Mexican International Challenge in 2021. The duo won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Mixed doubles, 2023 Pan American Games. Chiu also once partnered with Indonesian legend Tony Gunawan and they went onto win the U.S. International in 2017. Achievements Pan American Games ''Mixed doubles'' Pan Am Championships ''Men's doubles'' Pan Am Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Alexander Lindeman
Ty Alexander Lindeman (born 15 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. He trains at B-Active Badminton Club, and in 2015, he represented Alberta competed at the XXV Canada Games. He won two U23 national titles in 2016 for men's doubles (with Austin Bauer) and mixed doubles (with Takeisha Wang). In 2017, he won the silver medal at the Pan Am Championships in the men's doubles event with his partner, Austin Bauer. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Achievements Pan Am Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Pan Am Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lee (badminton)
Kevin Jesse Lee Jr. (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight and Super Lightweight divisions of Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC). He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Lee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 4, 1992, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Lee has a sister and two younger brothers, one of whom is Keith, also a professional mixed martial artist signed to Bellator who has been training with Kevin previously at Xtreme Couture and currently at Tristar. He competed in basketball growing up and began wrestling during his junior year at Southfield High School. Lee continued his wrestling career at Grand Valley State University, where he was a national tournament qualifier and went 37–0 as a sophomore. However, with two years left of wrestling eligibility at the school, Lee dropped out to focus on a career in mixed martial arts. Mixed martial arts career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Lam
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. Although originally a male name, the names popularity with females has been widely attributed to actress Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske). Is a popular name in the UK, the USA, and Australia. In the U.S. the name ranked #170 in 2018 and #148 in 2017. The name was most popular in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. Given name * Laureano Bisan-Etame Mayer (born 1977), commonly known as "Lauren", Cameroonian footballer * Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician and pathologist * Lauren Adams (actress) (born 1982), American actress * Lauren Adamson (born 1948), American developmental psychologist * Lauren Agenbag (born 1996), South African cricket umpire * Lauren Ahrens (born 1991), Australian rules footballer * Lauren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Wang
Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Personal life Wang was born in Pasadena, California, on September 2, 1994, to China, Chinese parents. Her older sister, Rena Wang, is also an international badminton player. Career Wang won a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships playing alongside her sister Rena. In 2011, she was eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's singles, women's singles at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, after losing to Canadian player Michelle Li. Competing alongside her sister Rena, Wang won a silver medal in the Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's doubles, women's doubles. At the 2013 Pan Am Badminton Championships she won a silver medal in the team event as part of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beiwen Zhang
Beiwen Zhang (; born 12 July 1990) is a Chinese-born American badminton player who is a singles specialist. Career Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2003 and played with the Singapore National Team until 2012. In 2007, Zhang took up Singapore citizenship. In 2011, her contract with the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was not renewed reportedly falling out with then-singles head coach Luan Ching. In 2009, she was part of the Singapore national badminton team, winning a bronze medal at the women's team event of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. After a one-year break in which she did not play any tournaments at all, in 2013, she came back on her way to reach top level again. In 2013, after moving to Las Vegas with her parents, Zhang Beiwen won four international challenge tournaments with singles titles at the Swiss International in Yverdon-les-Bains; the Yonex USA International in Orlando, Florida; the Yonex Welsh International in Cardiff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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