Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American
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 "doubles" (with two players pe ...
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 Junior National Championships.
;1999
She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open (under 17 Singles).
;2005 World Championships
She played at the
2005 World Badminton Championships in
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
and lost in the first round.
;2006 Intercollegiate Championships
She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.
;2006 Canadian International
In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the
Canadian Open.
;2006 Boston Badminton Open
At the
Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with
Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri ( th, เมษิณี มังคละคีรี; ; born April 21, 1983, in Los Alamitos, California) is an American badminton player of Thai descent. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in t ...
.
;2007 Pan American Games
Lee also competed in
badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games
Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games was played at the Riocentro Sports Complex, Pavilion 4B, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with
Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Mesinee "May" Mangkalakiri ( th, เมษิณี มังคละคีรี; ; born April 21, 1983, in Los Alamitos, California) is an American badminton player of Thai descent. She won a bronze medal, along with her partner Raju Rai, in t ...
, and another in mixed doubles with
Howard Bach
Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979) is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.
Early life
He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the U.S ...
.
Eva Lee Wins Two More Gold
;2008 Beijing Olympics
Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice
Anna Kathleen Rice (born 19 August 1980) is a Canadian badminton player. She attended Handsworth Secondary School, and completed a B.A. from the University of British Columbia.
Career
In 1999, Rice represented British Columbia competed at th ...
. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.
Achievements
Pan American Games
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
Pan Am Championships
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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 ...
(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
: BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
...
tournament
: BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
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 Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
American sportswomen of Chinese descent
American female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for the United States
Badminton players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Badminton players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Badminton players at the 2015 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in badminton
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in badminton
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in badminton
21st-century American women