Nyl Yakura
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| Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1993 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kevin Cao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 181 (MS 13 December 2012) 29 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue 28 June 2018) 59 (XD with Kristen Tsai 24 September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 32 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue) 107 (XD with Kristen Tsai) (10 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] He won a gold and a silver at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games in the men's and mixed doubles events respectively.[4]
Career[]
In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team.[5] Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage.[6]
Achievements[]
Pan American Games[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
 Jason Ho-Shue
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 Phillip Chew Ryan Chew
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21–11, 19–21, 21–18 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Kristen Tsai
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu
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21–18, 12–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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Pan Am Championships[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Kevin Li
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Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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21–17, 6–21, 16–21 | Silver
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Jason Ho-Shue
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Phillipe Gaumond Maxime Marin
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21–13, 21–13 | Gold
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Jason Ho-Shue
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Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman
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21–18, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jason Ho-Shue
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Phillip Chew Ryan Chew
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Jason Ho-Shue
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 Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez
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21–11, 20–22, 21–10 | Gold
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| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jason Ho-Shue
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Phillip Chew Ryan Chew
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Walkover | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Brittney Tam
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Nathan Osborne Josephine Wu
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Brittney Tam
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Toby Ng Rachel Honderich
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13–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Kristen Tsai
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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14–21, 24–26 | Silver
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Kristen Tsai
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 Jaqueline Lima
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22–24, 19–21 |  Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships[]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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18–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Gold
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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21–8, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
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Andrew Wilkinson
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16–21, 21–17, 21–8 | Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Gold
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| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
Adrianna Giuffre
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21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | B. R. Sankeerth
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 Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg
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8–21, 21–18, 6–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Jason Ho-shue
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 Job Castillo Lino Muñoz
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18–21, 21–11, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Brazil International | Jason Ho-Shue
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 Tarun Kona Saurabh Sharma
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21–7, Retired | Winner
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jason Ho-Shue
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21–23, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano |
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 Fabio Caponio
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kristen Tsai
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 Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis
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21–11, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Nyl Yakura". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Nyl Yakura". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Yakura Nyl". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links[]
- Nyl Yakura at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Nyl Yakura on Facebook
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