Francesca Corbett

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Francesca Corbett
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Corbett takes gold in girls' singles and doubles at the U11 Pan Am Junior Championships in Tijuana, Mexico in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameFrancesca Autumn Corbett
CountryUnited States
Born (2005-06-03) June 3, 2005 (age 16)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking
  • 283 (WS 28 September 2021
  • 145 (WD with May 4, 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salvador Women's team
BWF profile

Francesca Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California.

Corbett at the podium of U–15 Pan Am Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2019
Corbett wins gold for girls' singles and doubles at the U–13 Pan Am Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada

Career[]

Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She is ranked as USA U19 number 5 in girls' singles and number 1 in girls' doubles with her partner Allison Lee. She won the girls' singles and doubles gold medals at the U11 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, U13 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2017, and U15 Pan Am Junior Championships in 2019.[1]

In late 2019, she qualified to represent the USA in February 2020 for the Pan Am Male & Female Cup in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, by winning her first adult national title in the women's doubles. Team USA took second place with Corbett besting one of Brazil's women's singles players.[2] USA Badminton reported on a tournament in late 2019 concerning Corbett and Lee on winning a national adult tournament: "With this victory, the young duo became the youngest pair to ever be crowned National Adult Champions in USA Badminton history."[3]

In late June 2021, Corbett competed in the USA Badminton Junior National Championships. She won gold in girls' doubles with Lee (U19), gold in the mixed doubles with her partner Samuel Li (U17), and bronze in girls' singles (U19).[4] Corbett also qualified to represent Team USA in the XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships in Acapulco, Mexico, beginning July 15, 2021.[5]

National Adult Champions Allison Lee and Francesca Corbett

On the final day of the XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 in Acapulco, Mexico, Team USA had a 3-0 win in the finals against Brazil to take first place in the team event. Corbett and Lee were selected as the women’s doubles entrant for the team event, and went 3-0. Corbett teamed with Bhaavya Manikonda to go a perfect 4-0 in the tournament to help lead Team USA to the team gold medal. Corbett and Lee won First Place Gold in Women's Doubles U19 at the XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships on July 23. Corbett and partner Samuel Li also picked up Bronze in Mixed Doubles earlier in the week.[6]

Achievements[]

Pan Am Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		United States Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		12–21, 7–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)[]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Guatemala International United States Guatemala
Guatemala 		21–12, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "Corbett: A badminton gold standard". smdailyjournal.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. teams earn spots on the podium at Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020". teamusa.org. February 17, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Underdog Junior Women's Doubles Pair Crowned National Champions". June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 U.S. Junior National Championships - Francesca Corbett". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships – Team and Individual Athletes". usabadminton.org. June 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Calem Filipek and Frankie Corbett proving Olympics aren't the only games in town". smdailyjournal.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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