Eva Lee facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eva Lee李意恒 |
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Born | British Hong Kong |
August 7, 1986 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Diamond Bar, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest Ranking | 61 (WS 22 October 2008) 17 (WD 2 April 2015) 21 (XD 12 March 2008) |
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Eva Lee (Chinese: 李意恒, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player.
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Career
- 1997
She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).
- 1998
She took her first three crown titles in US Junior National Championships.
- 1999
She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open (under 17 Singles).
- 2005 World Championships
She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and lost in the first round.
- 2006 Intercollegiate Championships
She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.
- 2006 Canadian International
In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the Canadian Open.
- 2006 Boston Badminton Open
At the Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with Mesinee Mangkalakiri.
- 2007 Pan American Games
Lee also competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with Mesinee Mangkalakiri, and another in mixed doubles with Howard Bach.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics
Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.
Achievements
Pan American Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Charmaine Reid | 21–14, 21–18 | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | Paula Lynn Obañana | Hsieh Pei-chen Wu Ti-jung |
16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Canadian International | Denyse Julien | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
See also
In Spanish: Eva Lee para niños