Paula Lynn Obañana

Paula Lynn Obanana
Paula Lynn Obanana
Personal information
Birth name	Paula Lynn Parrocho Obañana
Country	United States
Born	19 March 1985 (age 36); Dumaguete City, Philippines
Residence	Minneapolis–Saint Paul, United States
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Alistair Casey; Johanna Lee
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	17 (WD 2 April 2015); 63 (XD 30 July 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Pan American Games
Pan Am Championships
	BWF profile

Paula Lynn Parrocho Obañana (born 19 March 1985) is a Filipino-American badminton player who was originally from Dumaguete, Philippines.^[1]^[2] In 2015, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada partnered with Eva Lee.^[3] In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[4]

Personal life[]

Obañana, started training at the age of 10 during her elementary years at the Silliman University Elementary School. She later joined the High School Badminton Varsity Team at Silliman University and was subsequently awarded Athlete of the Year", Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year “ and “Most Valuable Player”.^[5] After graduating from high school she was recruited on a scholarship at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines where she eventually obtained her bachelor's degree. She Left the Philippines in 2006, where her mother's Nenita Obanana had been recruited to work as a nurse in Minnesota. Obanana officially became a U.S. citizen in May 2011.^[6]

Achievements[]

Pan American Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada	Eva Lee	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	21–14, 21–6	Gold
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Eva Lee	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–12, 16-21, 19-21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru	Howard Shu	Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai	15–21, 15–21	Bronze
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Howard Bach	Toby Ng Grace Gao	11–21, 21–19, 14–21	Bronze

Pan Am Championships[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada	Eva Lee	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	23–21, 21–14	Gold
2013	Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Eva Lee	Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan	21–15, 21–13	Gold

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	U.S. Grand Prix	Eva Lee	Hsieh Pei-chen Wu Ti-jung	16–21, 10–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (15 titles, 11 runners-up)[]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Eva Lee	Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Tahiti International	Eva Lee	Akane Araki Ayaka Kawasaki	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2016	Austrian Open	Eva Lee	Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya	11–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2015	Chile International Challenge	Eva Lee	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2015	Bulgarian International	Eva Lee	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Guatemala International	Eva Lee	Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte	18–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2014	USA International	Eva Lee	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	10–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2014	Guatemala International	Eva Lee	Paula B Pereira Fabiana Silva	11–3, 11–3, 11–10	Winner
2014	Peru International	Eva Lee	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2013	Bulgarian International	Eva Lee	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2013	Canadian International	Eva Lee	Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan	15–21, 14–21	Winner
2012	Tahiti International	Eva Lee	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2012	Polish Open	Eva Lee	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	12–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2012	Austrian International	Eva Lee	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Swedish Masters	Eva Lee	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2011	Norwegian International	Eva Lee	Lotte Jonathans Paulien Van Dooremalen	17–21, 21–6, 21–13	Winner
2011	Brazil International	Eva Lee	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2011	Guatemala International	Eva Lee	Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko	19–21, 21–18, 21–13	Winner
2010	Brazil International	Eva Lee	Iris Wang Rena Wang	14–21, 21–11, 21–12	Winner
2009	Miami Pan Am International	Priscilla Lun		22–20, 13–21, 21–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Côte d'Ivoire International	Howard Shu	Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2019	Benin International	Howard Shu	Pit Seng Low Louisa Ma	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2019	Peru International	Howard Shu	Jaqueline Lima	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2019	Mauritius International	Howard Shu		17–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Uganda International	Howard Shu		21–9, 21–12	Winner
2011	Miami International	Phillip Chew	Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige	21–18, 17–21, 21–10	Winner