Alexandra Bruce
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 P.C Thulasi and Reddy Sikki from India won the gold medal, Bruce Mary Alexandra, Li Man Shan Michelle from Canada won the Silver and Lim Ee Von NG Hui Em from Malaysia won the bronze medal in Women’s Doubles badminton event at the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games-2008, in Pune on October 17, 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Alex, Brucie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mary Alexandra Bruce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 27, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 149 (WS) April 15, 2010 20 (WD) September 20, 2012 23 (XD) October 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mary Alexandra "Alex" Bruce (born May 27, 1990) is a Canadian female badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's doubles event with partner Michelle Li.[1]
Early career[]
She started playing badminton at aged 8. Her parents were members of a badminton club that put on clinics for kids. She won silver in doubles at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[2] Bruce studied Engineering and played Varsity Badminton for the University of Western Ontario, where she was named OUA Female Rookie of the Year in 2008. At the 2009 Canadian university and college national championships, she won two gold medals in doubles play, and a silver medal in women's singles.[3] At the 2010 Yonex National Championships, she and Martin Giuffre won the U23 Mixed Doubles title. Bruce also won bronze in Ladies' Singles, and silver in Ladies' Doubles with future Olympic partner Michelle Li.[4]
Personal life[]
Her parents are David and Cindy Bruce. Her older brother, Max played football at Queens University and the University of Manitoba. She graduated from Western University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Civil Structural Engineering).[2]
2012 Olympics[]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bruce and Li finished last in the round-robin portion, losing all three of their matches.[5] However, the top two teams in the group were disqualified for attempting to intentionally lose matches so they would have an easier match-up in the quarterfinals.[6] The duo was advanced to their quarterfinals, where they defeated Australia's Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran. Bruce and Li finished in fourth place, the best Canadian finish in badminton at the Olympic Games.[5]
She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the mixed teams, mixed doubles (with Toby Ng) and women's doubles (with Phyllis Chan).[7]
Achievements[]
Pan American Games[]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Phyllis Chan
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 Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente
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20–22, 14–21 |  Bronze
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Michelle Li
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 Iris Wang Rena Wang
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Toby Ng
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Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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9–21, 23–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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Pan Am Championships[]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Phyllis Chan
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Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana
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9–21, 11–21 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Phyllis Chan
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Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana
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15–21, 13–21 | Silver
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| 2012 | Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Miraflores, Lima, Peru |
Phyllis Chan
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Joycelyn Ko Christin Tsai
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17–21, 21–17, 21–12 | Gold
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
Michelle Li
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Grace Gao Jocelyn Ko
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21–16, 21–23, 12–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
Toby Ng
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Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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21–16, 19–21, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Toby Ng
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Howard Shu Eva Lee
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21–12, 23–21 | Gold
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| 2012 | Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Miraflores, Lima, Peru |
Derrick Ng
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Phyllis Chan
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21–5, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
Kevin Li
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Toby Ng Grace Gao
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7–21, 9–21 | Silver
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| 2009 | Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico |
Kevin Li
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18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Polish Open | Phyllis Chan
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 Pradnya Gadre N. Sikki Reddy
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16–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2014 | Brazil International | Phyllis Chan
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Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid
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11–10, 10–11, 11–8, 11–5 |  Winner
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| 2013 | Canadian International | Phyllis Chan
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Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana
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15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Tahiti International | Michelle Li
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Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana
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13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Peru International | Michelle Li
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Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid
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21–18, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2012 | Finnish Open | Michelle Li
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 Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean
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21–19, 12–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Canadian International | Michelle Li
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Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid
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21–10, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Puerto Rico International | Michelle Li
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Grace Gao
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24–22, 15–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2011 | Brazil International | Michelle Li
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Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana
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14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Brazil International | Michelle Li
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Iris Wang Rena Wang
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11–21, 21–15, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2011 | Banuinvest International | Michelle Li
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21–15, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Brazil International | Toby Ng
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 David Obernosterer Elisabeth Baldauf
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21–12, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2014 | USA International | Toby Ng
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Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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18–21, 25–23, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2013 | Canadian International | Toby Ng
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 Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork
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9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Tahiti International | Derrick Ng
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 Ross Smith Renuga Veeran
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21–23, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Peru International | Derrick Ng
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Toby Ng Grace Gao
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10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Canadian International | Derrick Ng
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Toby Ng Grace Gao
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15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Guatemala International | Derrick Ng
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Toby Ng Grace Gao
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20–22, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandra Bruce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Bruce". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Lam and Bruce superb combining for five medals as Western Mustangs badminton team wins national silver medal". Western Mustangs. May 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Giuffre and Butler successful at U-23 Nationals". Western Mustangs. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Lidell, Mackenzie (August 1, 2012). "Canada Gains from Badminton Scandal, Advances to Semis". CTV Olympics. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (August 1, 2012). "8 Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches". CTV Olympics. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Alex Bruce Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links[]
- Alexandra Bruce at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Badminton Canada profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-05-13)
- Alexandra Bruce at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Alexandra Bruce at Olympedia
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Canadian female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Canada
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games