The 2013 Canada Open Grand Prix was the eighth grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2013 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in

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July 16 until July 21, 2013 and had a total purse of $50,000.

Men's singles

Seeds

Kazumasa Sakai is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist. Achievements East Asian Games ''Men's singles'' BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments ...

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Eric Pang Eric Pang (born 30 January 1982) is a Dutch badminton player, who became European Junior Champion in 2001. He won the National Dutch Championships seven times between 2009 and 2015. Career As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Pang reached the f ...

''(final)'' # Tan Chun Seang (champion) #

Kento Momota is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skillful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England ...

''(withdrew)'' # Ramdan Misbun ''(semi-final)'' #

Suppanyu Avihingsanon Suppanyu Avihingsanon ( th, สัพพัญญู อวิหิงสานนท์; ; born 24 October 1989) is a Thai badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2011 Summer Universiade. Achievements Summer Univers ...

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Misha Zilberman Misha Zilberman ( he, מישה זילברמן, russian: Миша Зильберман; born 30 January 1989) is an Israeli badminton player. He competed for Israel at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 20 ...

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Henri Hurskainen Henri Mikael Hurskainen (born 13 September 1986) is a Swedish badminton player who competed for Sweden at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Hurskainen has won several gold and silver medals in badminton championships. Hurskainen was born in Em ...

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Zulfadli Zulkiffli Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli (born 11 February 1993) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles gold medalists at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships, also at the Commonwealth Youth Games. In 2018, Zulkiffli was fo ...

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Joachim Persson Joachim Persson (born 23 May 1983) is a badminton player from Denmark. Career Persson was born in Denmark but his family moved to Germany in his early years. He began to playing badminton in Trittau, Germany together with his parents. As Germa ...

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Sattawat Pongnairat Sattawat Pongnairat ( th, ศตวรรษ พงษ์นัยรัตน์; ; born May 8, 1990) is an American badminton player who competed at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He trained at the Orange County Badminton club ...

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Riichi Takeshita is a Japanese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and ...

''(quarter-final)'' # Ashton Chen Yong Zhao ''(quarter-final)'' #

Arvind Bhat Arvind Bhat (born 7 June 1979) is a male badminton player from Bangalore, India. Career Arvind started his career in Youth centre at the age of 11 in 1991. He proved his mettle at a young age by winning many age group level events at the state ...

''(third round)'' # Petr Koukal ''(second round)'' #

Michael Lahnsteiner Michael Lahnsteiner (born 6 December 1983) is an Austrian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are ...

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Finals

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Section 8

Women's singles

Seeds

Nichaon Jindapon Nitchaon Jindapol ( th, ณิชชาอร จินดาพล; born 31 March 1991) is a Thai badminton singles player. She was a member of the national women's team which finished as runners-up at the 2010 Asian Games. She graduated at the ...

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Sapsiree Taerattanachai Sapsiree Taerattanachai (; ; born 18 April 1992) is a Thai badminton player. She claimed titles in the mixed doubles with Dechapol Puavaranukroh at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and at the 2021 World Championships. Taerattanachai and Puavaranuk ...

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Yip Pui Yin Yip Pui Yin (; born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. Career Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain an ...

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Carolina Marín Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish professional badminton player. She is an Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Olympic Champion, three-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, six-time ...

''(semi-final)'' # Yui Hashimoto ''(quarter-final)'' #

Chan Tsz Ka Chan Tsz Ka (; born 10 February 1990) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. She competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. Achievements Asian Junior Championships ''Girls' doubles'' BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two level such ...

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Kaori Imabeppu is a Japanese badminton player, who is a singles specialist from Nara Prefecture, Japan. In 2008, she won the Portugal and Croatian International tournaments in the women's singles event. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two ...

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Beatriz Corrales Beatriz Corrales Ocaña (; born 3 December 1992) is a Spanish badminton player. She was the women's singles bronze medalist at the 2015 European Games, and the silver medalist at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. Achievements European Games ...

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Men's doubles

Maneepong Jongjit Maneepong Jongjit ( th, มณีพงศ์ จงจิตร, ; born 21 March 1991) is a Thai badminton player. He studies at Ratna Bundit University. Career Maneepong Jongjit began to attract attention when he competed as a junior with B ...

and his former partner,

Bodin Issara Bodin Isara (born 12 December 1990) is badminton player and Rattana Bundit University's student from Thailand. He competed for Thailand at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Maneepong Jongjit but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Malaysia's Koo K ...

, had a brawl during the change of ends during the men's doubles final between Jongjit, partnered with Nipitphon Puangpuapech, and Issara and his new partner,

Pakkawat Vilailak Pakkawat Vilailak ( th, ภควัฒน์ วิไลลักษณ์; born 30 October 1988) is a Thai badminton player. He was specializing in singles but in early 2013, made a notable switch to doubles to partner Bodin Isara after the la ...

. The former partners who had unresolved issues with each other, verbally abused each other during the first game, being warned by the umpire. The abuse continued at the end of the game, leading Issara to chase Jongit across the arena. In an act of self-defense while running away from Issara, Jongit swung his racquet and hit Issara in the side of the head, which left Issara bleeding from his right ear and requiring stitches, before Issara caught up with Jongit - who fell to the floor on the adjacent court - and began hitting, punching and kicking him. The two were eventually broken up by Issara's partner and their coach before police and security intervened. After the fight, the tournament referee showed Issara and Vilailak a black card, meaning they were ejected from the tournament, which was awarded to Jongjit and Puangpuapech. Both Issara and Jongjit received sanctions from the

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and from the Badminton Association of Thailand: Issara, who was deemed to be the instigator and more physically abusive, was banned for two years from participating in any international tournaments, while Jongjit, who had provoked Issara during the match, was banned for three months.

Seeds

Takeshi Kamura is a Japanese badminton player. He was selected to join the national team in 2013 and retired in 2021. Kamura was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and re ...

Keigo Sonoda is a Japanese badminton player. He affiliated with the YKK AP Yatsushiro, before joining the Tonami team in 2010. Sonoda was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong O ...

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/ Nipitphon Puangpuapech (champion) #

Hiroyuki Saeki is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys team. Career Saeki was born in Okayama Prefecture, and in 2005 he won the boys' singles bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at th ...

Ryota Taohata is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Nihon Unisys team since April 2011. He was a bronze medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games in the men's doubles event, and was part of the Japanese team that won silver medal at the 2016 Asia Te ...

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Phillip Chew Phillip Hung Chew (born May 16, 1994) is an American badminton player. He won two gold medals in men's and mixed doubles at the Badminton at the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 Pan American Games. Chew also participated in the Badminton at the 201 ...

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Ruud Bosch Ruud Bosch (born 28 July 1984) is a former Dutch male badminton player. He was a doubles specialist. He became a member of the Netherlands national badminton team in 2004, then in 2006, he won a silver medal at the European Badminton Mixed Team ...

Koen Ridder Koen Ridder (born 14 March 1985) is a Dutch badminton player. The left handler Ridder, was a part of the Duinwijck badminton club. He won the men's doubles title at the national championships in 2009, 2011, and 2013 partnered with Ruud Bosch. Tog ...

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Adrian Liu Adrian Liu (born September 17, 1983) is a male Canadian badminton player from Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been the top ranked men's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. H ...

Derrick Ng Derrick Ng (born September 21, 1987) is a male Canadian badminton player from Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rock ...

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Jacco Arends Jacco Arends (born 28 January 1991) is a Dutch retired badminton player who specializes in doubles. Arends began playing badminton at his hometown club BC Duinwijck, and in 2009, he won European Junior Championships in mixed doubles with Selena P ...

Jelle Maas Jelle Maas (born 19 February 1991) is a Dutch retired badminton player specializing in doubles events. He was the bronze medalists at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations pa ...

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Women's doubles

Seeds

# Wang Rong / Zhang Zhibo ''(semi-final)'' #

Eva Lee Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player. Career ;1997 She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member). ;1998 She took her first three crown titles in US Jun ...

Paula Lynn Obanana Paula Lynn Cao Hok (née Obañana; born March 19, 1985) is a Filipino-American badminton player who was originally from Dumaguete, Philippines. In 2015, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada partnere ...

''(quarter-final)'' # Alex Bruce /

Phyllis Chan Phyllis Kai Yi Chan (born July 18, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player from Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky ...

''(quarter-final)'' # Grace Gao /

Michelle Li Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player from Markham, Ontario. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. S ...

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Mixed doubles

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Lee Chun Hei Reginald Lee Chun Hei (, born 25 January 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He is a former Asian Champion and World Championships bronze medalist in the mixed doubles category partnered with Chau Hoi Wah. Career Reginald Lee Chun Hei par ...

Chau Hoi Wah Chau Hoi Wah (Chinese: 周凱華, also known as Cathy Chau Hoi Wah; born 5 June 1986) is a Hong Kong badminton player, specializes in doubles play. She was the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014, and also a bronze ...

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Jamie Subandhi Jamie Chen Subandhi (born December 15, 1989) is an American badminton player who competes in the singles and mixed doubles category. In the mixed doubles, she is usually partnered with Phillip Chew. Subandhi won gold along with Chew in the mixed ...

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Jorrit de Ruiter Jorrit de Ruiter (born November 28, 1986 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch internationally elite badminton player who, until September 2015, was member of the Dutch National Badminton Team. After he had played in the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta ...

Samantha Barning Samantha Barning (born 28 June 1989) is a Dutch badminton player. She can play either in singles or in doubles. She won bronze medals at the 2014 European Badminton Championships, 2014 European Championships in the mixed doubles with Jorrit de Rui ...

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Iris Tabeling Iris Tabeling (born 27 June 1991) is a Dutch badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (wi ...

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References

{{Canadian Open (badminton) Canadian Open (badminton) Canada Open Grand Prix Canada Open Grand Prix Sports competitions in British Columbia BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix