Nyl Yakura
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![]() Yakura at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | 14 February 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Kevin Cao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 30 (MD with Adam Dong, 17 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019.[3][4] Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham.[5] He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage.[6]
Career
[edit]Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]
In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team.[8] Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage.[9]
Achievements
[edit]Pan American Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 19–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 6–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–6 | ![]() |
2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 20–22, 21–10 | ![]() |
2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Walkover | ![]() |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 16–21, 22–20 | ![]() |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–24, 19–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ![]() | 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 | ![]() |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–8, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 21–17, 21–8 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Internacional Mexicano | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Brazil International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–7 retired | ![]() |
2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–23, 20–22 | ![]() |
2021 | Internacional Mexicano | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–10 | ![]() |
2022 | Sydney International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 21–16, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Peru Challenge | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–18, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Peru Challenge | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canadian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–13, 17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Hungarian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–21, 21–11, 21–11 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Nyl Yakura biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Nyl Yakura". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (25 October 2023). "Day 5 at Santiago 2023: Mac Neil makes history, badminton gold rush". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Pickering's Nyl Yakura follows mother's advice in pursuit of Olympics". Durham Region News. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Road to the Olympics: Badminton champ Nyl Yakura wins second consecutive Pan Am gold". Nikkei Voice | The Japanese Canadian National Newspaper. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ 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
[edit]- Nyl Yakura at BWFBadminton.com
- Nyl Yakura at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Nyl Yakura at Olympedia
- Nyl Yakura at Olympics.com
- Nyl Yakura at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nyl Yakura on Facebook