Eva Lee facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eva Lee 李意恒
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-07) August 7, 1986 (age 38) British Hong Kong
Residence	Diamond Bar, California, U.S.
Height	1.67 m
Weight	58 kg
Country	United States
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking	61 (WS 22 October 2008) 17 (WD 2 April 2015) 21 (XD 12 March 2008)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  United States Pan American Games Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles Gold 2007 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles Gold 2015 Toronto Women's doubles Silver 2011 Guadalajara Mixed doubles Bronze 2011 Guadalajara Women's doubles Pan Am Championships Gold 2007 Calgary Mixed doubles Gold 2013 Santo Domingo Women's doubles Gold 2014 Markham Women's doubles Silver 2007 Calgary Women's doubles Silver 2007 Calgary Mixed team Silver 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles Silver 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team Silver 2014 Markham Mixed team Pan Am Junior Championships Gold 2004 Lima Mixed team Gold 2002 California Girls' doubles Gold 2002 California Mixed doubles Silver 2002 California Girls' singles

Eva Lee (Chinese: 李意恒, born August 7, 1986) is a talented American badminton player. She has won many medals in international competitions. Eva is known for her skills in both women's doubles and mixed doubles events. She has proudly represented the United States in major tournaments, including the Olympic Games.

Eva Lee at the U.S. Open International Badminton tournament in 2009 with her partner Howard Bach.

Eva Lee's Badminton Journey

Eva Lee began her badminton career at a young age. She quickly showed great promise in the sport. Her dedication led to many victories throughout her career.

Early Years and First Wins

Eva started playing badminton in 1997. Her first coach was Peter Baum, a former US National Team member. Just one year later, in 1998, she won three titles at the US Junior National Championships. In 1999, she won her first major international junior title. This was at the Canadian Junior Open, where she won the Under-17 Singles.

Competing on the World Stage

As Eva grew older, she started competing in bigger tournaments. In 2005, she played in the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. She also became a champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships in 2006. That same year, Eva won three titles at the Canadian Open. She also won the doubles title at the Boston Badminton Open with her partner Mesinee Mangkalakiri.

Pan American Games Success

One of Eva's biggest achievements came at the badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She had an amazing performance, winning three gold medals! She won in women's singles, women's doubles (with Mesinee Mangkalakiri), and mixed doubles (with Howard Bach). She continued her success at the Pan American Games, winning a silver medal in mixed doubles and a bronze in women's doubles in 2011. In 2015, she won another gold medal in women's doubles.

Olympic Dreams

Eva Lee also had the chance to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She played against Canadian Anna Rice in the first round. Although she lost the match, Eva showed great fighting spirit. She made a strong comeback in the second game before her opponent eventually won.

Major Achievements and Medals

Eva Lee has won many medals throughout her career. Here are some of her most important achievements.

Pan American Games Medals

Eva has won multiple medals at the Pan American Games, a major multi-sport event for athletes from the Americas.

Women's Singles Medals

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Charmaine Reid	21–14, 21–18	Gold

Women's Doubles Medals

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Mesinee Mangkalakiri	Charmaine Reid Fiona McKee	21–14, 21–15	Gold
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Paula Lynn Obañana	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–12, 16–21, 19–21	Bronze
2015	Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada	Paula Lynn Obañana	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	21–14, 21–6	Gold

Mixed Doubles Medals

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Howard Bach	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	21–19, 21–16	Gold
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Halim Haryanto	Toby Ng Grace Gao	13–21, 21–9, 17–21	Silver

Pan Am Championships Medals

Eva has also achieved great success at the Pan Am Championships, another important badminton tournament for the Americas.

Women's Doubles Medals

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Mesinee Mangkalakiri	Fiona McKee Charmaine Reid	20–22, 21–17, 18–21	Silver
2013	Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Paula Lynn Obañana	Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan	21–15, 21–13	Gold
2014	Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada	Paula Lynn Obañana	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	23–21, 21–14	Gold

Mixed Doubles Medals

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Howard Bach	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	21–18, 21–17	Gold
2013	Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Howard Shu	Toby Ng Alex Bruce	12–21, 21–23	Silver

BWF Grand Prix Medals

The BWF Grand Prix tournaments were a series of important badminton events. They were organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007 to 2017.

Women's Doubles Medals

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

Mixed Doubles Medals

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	U.S. Open	Howard Bach	Alvin Lau Jiang Xuelian	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2014	U.S. Grand Prix	Howard Shu	Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich	12–21, 14–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Medals

These tournaments are also part of the BWF circuit, offering players more chances to compete and earn ranking points.

Women's Singles Medals

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Canadian International	Denyse Julien	21–12, 21–12	Winner

Women's Doubles Medals

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Canadian International	Mesinee Mangkalakiri	Caren Hueckstaedt Razi Huwaina	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2007	Irish International	Mesinee Mangkalakiri	Huang Bing Chloe Magee	15–21, 21–9, 11–21	Runner-up
2008	Banuinvest International	Mesinee Mangkalakiri	Olga Golovanova Anastasia Prokopenko	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2010	Brazil International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Iris Wang Rena Wang	14–21, 21–11, 21–12	Winner
2011	Guatemala International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko	19–21, 21–18, 21–13	Winner
2011	Brazil International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2011	Norwegian International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen	17–21, 21–6, 21–13	Winner
2012	Swedish Masters	Paula Lynn Obañana	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2012	Austrian International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Polish Open	Paula Lynn Obañana	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	12–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2012	Tahiti International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Alex Bruce Michelle Li	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2013	Canadian International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan	15–21, 14–21	Winner
2013	Bulgarian International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	15–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2014	Peru International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2014	Guatemala International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Paula B Pereira Fabiana Silva	11–3, 11–3, 11–10	Winner
2014	USA International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	10–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2015	Guatemala International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte	18–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2015	Bulgarian International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Chile International Challenge	Paula Lynn Obañana	Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2016	Austrian Open	Paula Lynn Obañana	Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya	11–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2016	Tahiti International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Akane Araki Ayaka Kawasaki	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2016	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Paula Lynn Obañana	Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up

Mixed Doubles Medals

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Canadian International	Howard Bach	William Milroy Tammy Sun	21–19, 21–15	Winner
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Howard Bach	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	21–17, 23–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2007	Irish International	Howard Bach	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps	21–10, 21–13	Winner
2010	Brazil International	Halim Haryanto	Hock Lai Lee Priscilla Lun	21–11, 22–20	Winner
2011	Peru International	Halim Haryanto	Toby Ng Grace Gao	11–21, 21–14, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Brazil International	Halim Haryanto	Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2013	Italian International	Zvonimir Đurkinjak	Jacco Arends Selena Piek	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	Peru International	Christian Yahya Christianto	Derrick Ng Michelle Li	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2014	Guatemala International	Howard Shu	Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi	10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

See also

In Spanish: Eva Lee para niños