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Nyl Yakura
Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham. He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage. Career Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team. Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage. Achievements Pan American Games ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Pan Am Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Pan Am Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up) ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Badminton At The 2020 Summer Olympics
The badminton tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 24 July and 2 August 2021. A total of 172 athletes (86 male and 86 female players) competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Qualification The Olympic qualification period was originally scheduled to take place between 29 April 2019 and 26 April 2020, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on 30 April 2020. The Olympic qualification period was then set between 29 April 2019 and 6 June 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, published on 15 June 2021, was used to allocate spots. Nations were able to enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both were ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players had been completed. Similar regulations also applied to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XXIII 2019 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 14 to 17 February, the team event was held in Lima, Peru. From 25 to 28 April, the individual event was held in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Tournament The team event of 2019 Pan Am Badminton Championships officially XXIII Pan Am Mixed Team Continental Championships, was a team continental championships tournament of badminton, to crown the best mixed team in Pan America. This event was organized by the Badminton Pan Am and Federación Deportiva Peruana de Badminton. 11 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 were graded as BWF World Tour Super 100 event. This event was organized by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering (2021 Canadian census, 2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily British colonists. An increase in population occurred after the American Revolutionary War, when the Crown resettled Loyalists and encouraged new immigration. Many of the smaller rural communities have been preserved and function as provincially significant historic sites and museums. The city also includes the Pickering Casino Resort, a multi-billion-dollar casino complex. History Early period The present-day Pickering was Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Aboriginal territory for thousands of years. The Wyandot people, Wyandot (called the Huron by Europeans), who spoke an Iroquoian language, were the historical people living here in the 15th century. Archeological remains of a large village have been found here, known as the Draper Site. Later, the Wyand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Canadians
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Canadian values. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships
The Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized for the 29th time in July 2021 by the Badminton Pan Am (BPA) confederation to crown the best badminton junior players in the Americas The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing .... The tournament is played in a juniors mixed team event for under 19 and a juniors individual event for different age groups simultaneously. Member countries of Badminton Pan Am can apply in advance as candidates to organize the event. The Pan Am Junior Team Badminton Championship is being played annually for the Charles Nowles Memorial Trophy. Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships - Individual Gold Medal Winners Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships - Mixed Team Event Winners References External linksBadminton Pan America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup
The 2024 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup was a continental badminton team tournament to crown the best men's and women's team for the Americas. The tournament also served as the Pan American qualifiers for the 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup to be held in Chengdu, China. It was held in São Paulo, Brazil from 15 to 18 February 2024. The championships were organized by the Brazil Badminton Confederation together with the Badminton Pan America confederation. This is the third time Brazil hosted the championships. Canada were the title holders of men's team event while the United States were the title holders for the women's team. Medalists Medal table Squads Tournament The team event of 2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships officially named Pan Am M&F Cup 2024, is a continental qualification tournament of 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Pan America. This event was organized by Badminton Pan America and the Brazil Badminto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup
The 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Badminton Cup was a continental badminton championships tournament to crown the best men's and women's team for the Americas. It was held in Acapulco, Mexico from 17 to 20 February. Tournament The team event of 2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships officially Pan Am M&F Cup 2022, is a continental qualification tournament of 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Pan America. This event organized by the Badminton Pan America and Federacion Mexicana de Badminton. 12 teams, consisting of 6 men's teams and 6 women's teams entered the tournament. Venue *The team event is being held at Mundo Imperial in the city of Acapulco, Mexico. Medalists Medal table Male Cup Group A *''Canada vs United States'' *''Guatemala vs United States'' *''Canada vs Guatemala'' Group B *''Mexico vs Brazil'' *''Peru vs Brazil'' *''Mexico vs Peru'' Fifth place match *''Guatemala vs Peru'' First to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XXIV 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships is a continental championships tournament of badminton in Pan America. This tournament were held as two events in different countries. From 13 to 16 February, the team event was held in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. From 23 to 26 April, the individual event was planned to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Tournament The team event of 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships officially Pan Am Male & Female Cup 2020, is a continental stage tournament of 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Pan America. This event organized by the Badminton Pan Am and Confederação Brasileira de Badminton. 13 teams, consisting of 6 men's teams and 7 women's teams entered the tournament. The individual event of 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships was planned to be held from 23 to 26 April in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but later the tournament was moved to Lima, Peru. The Championships then were suspended in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XIX 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships were held in Markham, Canada, between October 13 and October 19, 2014. This event was part of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix series of the Badminton World Federation. Venue *Markham Pan Am Centre, within the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. Medalists References * BWF Tournament Calendar 2014 External linksOfficial website {{PanAm badminton champs [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2025 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The 2025 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a continental badminton championships in the Americas sanctioned by Badminton Pan America, and the Badminton World Federation. The mixed team and individual events were held from 13 to 16 February and 9 to 12 April respectively. Tournament The 2025 Pan Am Badminton Championships Team Event, officially the 2025 Pan American Cup, was a continental badminton team championship tournament to crown the best mixed team in Pan America that would qualify for the 2025 Sudirman Cup. This event was organized by the Badminton Pan Am and the Federacion Mexicana de Badminton. Nine teams participated in the tournament. The individual event of the Pan Am Badminton Championships was an individual continental badminton championship tournament to crown the best male and female players and pairs in Pan America. The ranking points of this tournament are equivalent to the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. This event was organized by the Badminton Pan Am and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XXIV 2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a continental championships tournament of badminton for the Americas. It was held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 26 to 29 April. Tournament The individual event of 2022 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a 25th edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. Venue *The individual event is being held at Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández in the city of San Salvador, El Salvador. Point distribution Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Pan American Badminton Championships, which is equivalent to a Super 300 event. Medalists Medal table Individual event Men's singles Seeds # Brian Yang ''(final)'' # Kevin Cordón (champion) # Jason Ho-Shue ''(quarter-finals)'' # Ygor Coelho ''(semi-finals)'' # Lino Muñoz ''(third round)'' # B. R. Sankeerth ''(quarter-finals)'' # Luis Montoya ''(second round)'' # Job Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships
The XXVII 2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships was a continental championships tournament of badminton for the Americas. It was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 10 to 13 April. Tournament The 2024 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the 27th edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. This tournament was organized by the Federación de Bádminton de Guatemala with sanction from the Badminton Pan America. Venue This tournament was held at the Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Point distribution Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Pan American Badminton Championships, which is equivalent to a Super 300 event. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Men's singles Seeds # Brian Yang ''(semi-finals)'' # Kevin Cordón (champion) # Ygor Coelho ''(semi-finals)'' # Uriel Canjura ''(final)'' # Jonathan Matias ''(third round)'' # Luis Ramà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
