Rachel Chan (badminton)
Canadian badminton player
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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]
Born15 November 2003
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
CountryCanada
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| Born | 15 November 2003 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 48 (28 July 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 48 (4 August 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Pan American Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |  Beiwen Zhang |
16–21, 11–21 |  Bronze |
Pan Am Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Beiwen Zhang |
14–21, 18–21 |  Silver |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Beiwen Zhang |
19–21, 22–20, 6–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Beiwen Zhang |
15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2025 | Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru |  Wen Yu Zhang |
11–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2026 | High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru | Wen Yu Zhang |
15–21, 6–21 | Bronze |
Junior Pan American Games
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia | Natalie Chi |
14–21, 21–5, 21–15 |  Gold |
| 2025 | SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay |  Juliana Viana Vieira |
21–12, 21–16 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia |
Brian Yang |
 Uriel Canjura Fátima Centeno |
21–13, 21–14 | Gold |
| 2025 | SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay | Victor Lai |
Davi Silva Juliana Viana Vieira |
21–23, 21–14, 19–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Jolie Wang |
21–14, 17–21, 21–12 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | Jeslyn Chow |
Bhaavya S Manikonda Rachel Ye |
21–16, 21–19 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Ivan Li |
Aaron Low Tiffany Kuang |
21–23, 21–15, 22–24 | Bronze |
| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada | Ivan Li |
Victor Lai Jessica Cheng |
21–18, 19–21, 21–23 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Canadian International | Wenyu Zhang |
24–22, 17–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
| 2024 | Portugal International |  Devika Sihag |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Irish Open |  Sakura Masuki |
24–26, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Portugal International |  Kristin Kuuba |
22–20, 21–9 |  Winner |
| 2025 | Guatemala International | Shiori Ebihara |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2026 | Brazil International | Juliana Viana Vieira |
21–16, 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2026 | Austrian Open | Tanvi Patri |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
