USA Badminton

USA at the BWF World Championships 🇺🇲🏸
August 17 - 23 in New Delhi, India 🇮🇳

🌟at only 18 years old, Garret Tan made it to R16 in his debut at World Champs, beating out Lakshya Sen in R32 (ranked #16 in the world)

🌟Ishika Jaiswal and Presley Smith/Jennie G*i also made it to R16

The US was represented by 10 athletes:
Men’s Singles
Mark Shelley Alcala
Garret Tan

Women’s Singles
Beiwen Zhang
Ishika Jaiswal

Men’s Doubles
Hermes Zhi Yi Chen/Presley Smith

Women’s Doubles
Lauren Lam/Allison Lee
Francesca Corbett/Jennie G*i

Mixed Doubles
Presley Smith/Jennie G*i
Hermes Zhi Yi Chen/Francesca Corbett

Congratulations to our players! 🎉 and thank you to the amazing team of coaches, parents, and friends that supported them!

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"Two women, one master-plan: Rare all-female coaching duo behind 18yo Garret Tan's upset of Lakshya Sen at Badminton Worlds"

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Mark Shelley Alcala makes his debut at the BWF World Championships and shares his story

‘I’ve Got You, Dad!’ A dream that Malvin Alcala had nurtured for himself over 40 years ago came to fruition when his son Mark Shelley took the court for his debut BWF World Championships. The senior Alcala was a promising player for the Philippines before a back injury in the early 1990s cut short his career and his dre...

USA at the BWF World Championships! 4 players have progressed to R16!

Garret Tan Sparkles on Great Day for Pan Am The BWF World Championships 2026 continued to throw up big-name casualties, with 14th seed Lakshya Sen falling to world No.92 Garret Tan on a great day for Pan Am. Tan, just 18, ranks No.7 on the World Junior rankings, but made light of the gulf in experience against the home favourite, as he dialle...

‼️Only 4 days until the BWF World Championships 2026! Here’s a look at the US players that will be competing this year 🇺🇲🏸🎉

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🏸USA at the YONEX Taipei Open 2026, July 28 - August 02

🥉Jennie G*i and Francesca Corbett placed 3/4 in Women’s Doubles!!
🎉Presley Smith/Hermes Zhi Yi Chen and Presley Smith/Jennie G*i made it to R16!

🇺🇲The U.S was represented by 14 athletes
Men’s Singles
Mark Shelley Alcala (QF)
Garret Tan (QF)

Women’s Singles
Beiwen Zhang
Ishika Jaiswal
Ella Lin (QF)

Men’s Doubles
Presley Smith/Hermes Zhi Yi Chen
Arden Quan Lee/Stanley Xing (QF)

Women’s Doubles
Jennie G*i/Francesca Corbett
Audrey Chang/Jasmine Yeung

Mixed Doubles
Presley Smith/Jennie G*i
Hermes Zhi Yi Chen/Francesca Corbett
Ming Hong Lim (MAS)/Stella Pan (QF)

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📢 Level 1 Coach Certification Course!
🗓️ November 2-5, 2026
📍 Beaverton, Oregon
There are currently 8 remaining spots
Register here:

BWF Level-1 Coach Certification Registration This in-person course will be held November 2-5, 2026 from 0900-1600 at 03 International Badminton Club located at 10058-10062 NW Arctic Dr, Beaverton, OR 97005. The cost of the course if $400.

🏸🇺🇲U.S.A. at the # # YONEX Pan Am Junior Championships 2026!!

This past week in Joao Pessoa, Brazil from July 22-26, 58 U.S. athletes competed in this year’s Pan Am Junior Championships and dominated the podium🏅

Medal count:
🥇15
🥈10
🥉20

🌟Team Gold: Team USA won gold in the team event for the sixth consecutive year. Athletes in the team event included: Noah Chien, Micah Henares Cruz, Sydney Hanyue Li, Rithik Krishna Rasamsetti, Srinivas Subash, Sophia Wu, Justin Xia and Cassidy Yeh.

🌟Standout performances, achieving double gold crown:
Micah Henarez Cruz in U19 women’s singles and women’s doubles
Rithik Krishna Rasamsetti in U19 men’s singles and men’s doubles
Alice Meng in U15 women’s singles and women’s doubles
Grace Cheng in U13 women’s doubles and mixed doubles

🥰A major thank you to the coaches and parents who supported these players.
Team event coaches: Khekwei Kyle Chua and Lin Jia
Individual event coaches: Khekwei Kyle Chua, Charles Chao Gu, Lin Jia, and Hendry Winarto
Team manager: Cora Tanuwidjaja.

🎊Congratulations to our players!! What an outstanding performance!

📸: Badminton Pan Am

🏸U.S. at the China Open 2026, July 21-26

🇺🇲Seven athletes represented the U.S.

Women’s Singles
Beiwen Zhang (R16)

Men’s Doubles
Presley Smith/Hermes Zhi Yi Chen

Women’s Doubles
Lauren Lam/Allison Lee (R16)
Francesca Corbett/Jennie G*i

Mixed Doubles
Presley Smith/Jennie G*i
Hermes Zhi Yi Chen/Francesca Corbett

View results: https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/tournament/5622/victor-china-open-2026/results/podium/

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📢The schedule for the 2026-2027 Junior ORCs is out! Expect for the rest of the 2026-2027 Junior Tournament Schedule to be announced in the coming weeks.

Junior Tournament Schedule - USA Badminton Junior Tournament Schedules The host Club must be compliant with USAB (Club Membership Requirements) - please contact Esther Lin at [email protected] if you have any questions. Szeretnéd fejleszteni a tollaslabda tudásodat, vagy csak csatlakoznál egy virágzó tollaslabda rajongókból ...