Rachel Chan (badminton)

Rachel Chan
Personal information
Born (2003-11-15) 15 November 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking48 (28 July 2026)
Current ranking48 (4 August 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoWomen's singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Guatemala CityWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2022 San SalvadorWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2024 Guatemala CityWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2025 LimaWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2026 LimaWomen's singles
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 São PauloWomen's team
Gold medal – first place2026 Guatemala CityWomen's team
Silver medal – second place2022 AcapulcoWomen's team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali–ValleGirls' singles
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali–ValleMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2025 AsunciónGirls' singles
Silver medal – second place2025 AsunciónMixed doubles

Rachel Chan (born 15 November 2003) is a Canadian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2020 Canadian National Championships and became Canada's youngest national champion. She has represented Canada in the Pan Am Junior Championships multiple times between 2016 until 2019, and the 2019 World Junior Championship making it to round of 32.[2] Rachel won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in women's singles, debuting in her first senior level international tournament,[3][4][5] and later cliched the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile United States Beiwen Zhang 16–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala United States Beiwen Zhang 14–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador United States Beiwen Zhang 19–21, 22–20, 6–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala United States Beiwen Zhang 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Canada Wen Yu Zhang 11–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Canada Wen Yu Zhang 15–21, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Junior Pan American Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia United States Natalie Chi 14–21, 21–5, 21–15 Gold Gold
2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center,
Yumbo, Valle, Colombia		 Canada Brian Yang El Salvador Uriel Canjura
El Salvador Fátima Centeno		 21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold
2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Canada Victor Lai Brazil Davi Silva
Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira		 21–23, 21–14, 19–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada United States Jolie Wang 21–14, 17–21, 21–12 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Canada Jeslyn Chow United States Bhaavya S Manikonda
United States Rachel Ye		 21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Canada Ivan Li United States Aaron Low
United States Tiffany Kuang		 21–23, 21–15, 22–24 Bronze Bronze
2019 CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada Canada Ivan Li Canada Victor Lai
Canada Jessica Cheng		 21–18, 19–21, 21–23 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2023 Canadian International Canada Wenyu Zhang 24–22, 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Portugal International India Devika Sihag 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Irish Open Japan Sakura Masuki 24–26, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 Portugal International Estonia Kristin Kuuba 22–20, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Guatemala International Japan Shiori Ebihara 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2026 Brazil International Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira 21–16, 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2026 Austrian Open India Tanvi Patri 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Rachel Chan | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ↑ "Russia Bound for the 2019 World Junior Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Team Canada Competes at the XXIV Pan American Individual Championships 2021". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Pan Am Championships: Rachel Chan Stuns Iris Wang". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Promising Talent Rachel Chan Brightens Canada's Horizons". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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