Jennie Gai

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Jennie Gai
2018-10-12 Badminton Mixed International Team Final match 8 at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by Sandro Halank–017.jpg
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (2001-02-25) February 25, 2001 (age 20)
Lowell, Massachusetts,
United States
ResidenceFremont, California,
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking101 (WS 30 August 2018)
114 (WD with 24 December 2019)
Current ranking115 (WS)
154 (WD with Breanna Chi) (28 September 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Aguascalientes Women's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Markham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lima Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Markham Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lima Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Jennie Gai (born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events. She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships.[1][2][3]

Achievements[]

Pan Am Championships[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Canada Brittney Tam 8–21, 21–14, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
United States Canada Michelle Tong
Canada Josephine Wu
17–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru Canada Qingzi Ouyang 6–21, 9–21 Silver Silver
2017 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada United States 12–21, 21–19, 20–22 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)[]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Internacional Mexicano United States 21–11, 18–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Internacional Mexicano Cuba Tahimara Oropeza 21–13, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Guatemala International India 21–6, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Internacional Mexicano United States 9–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil International United States Canada Rachel Honderich
United States Jamie Subandhi
15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Jamaica International United States Peru
Peru Dánica Nishimura
21–11, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Silicon Valley International United States Breanna Chi United States Annie Xu
United States
14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Internacional Mexicano United States Breanna Chi Mexico
Mexico Vanessa Villalobos
21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Mexican International United States Mexico Luis Montoya
Mexico Vanessa Villalobos
21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Internacional Mexicano United States Vinson Chiu Canada
Canada
21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)[]

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Mexican Junior International[note 1] Peru 22–20, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Notes[]

  1. ^ This tournament points equivalent to Continental Junior Championships.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jennie Gai - Team USA". Team USA. July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jennie Gai - BWF Badminton". BWF Badminton. July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senior Jennie Gai Wins Team Gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games". The Voice. November 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "IV Yonex Mexican International U19 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

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