Nyl Yakura

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3] He won a gold and a silver at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games in the men's and mixed doubles events respectively.[4]

Nyl Yakura
Personal information
Birth nameNyl Kiyoshi Yakura
Country Canada
Born (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceScarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking181 (MS 13 December 2012)
29 (MD 28 June 2018)
59 (XD 24 September 2019)
Current ranking35 (MD), 86 (XD) (25 February 2020)
BWF profile

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Jason Ho-shue Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew
21–11, 19–21, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Kristen Tsai Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Josephine Wu
21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Jason Ho-shue Osleni Guerrero
Leodannis Martínez
21–11, 20–22, 21–10 Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Jason Ho-shue Phillip Chew
Ryan Chew
21–17, 21–17 Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Jason Ho-shue Austin James Bauer
Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–18, 21–6 Gold
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Jason Ho-Shue Phillipe Gaumond
Maxime Marin
21–13, 21–13 Gold
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Kevin Li Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng
21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Kristen Tsai Fabricio Farias
Jaqueline Lima
22–24, 19–21 Bronze
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Kristen Tsai Ty Alexander Lindeman
Josephine Wu
14–21, 24–26 Silver
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Brittney Tam Toby Ng
Rachel Honderich
13–21, 14–21 Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Brittney Tam Nathan Osborne
Josephine Wu
21–17, 21–17 Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Clinton Wong Andrew Lau
Andrew Wilkinson
16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Henry Wiebe Neil Tai-Pow
Andrew Wilkinson
21–8, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica
Adrianna Giuffre Andrew Wilkinson
Jody Chan
21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Gold
2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Adrianna Giuffre Michael Diamond
Surabhi Kadam
19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jason Ho-shue Chen Xin-yuan
Lin Yu-chieh
21–23, 20–22 Runner-up
2018 Brazil International Jason Ho-shue Tarun Kona
Saurabh Sharma
21–7, Retired Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano Jason Ho-shue Job Castillo
Lino Munoz
18–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International B. R. Sankeerth Frederik Colberg
Rasmus Fladberg
8–21, 21–18, 6–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Oliver Leydon-Davis
Susannah Leydon-Davis
21–11, 21–8 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Nyl Yakura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. "Nyl Yakura". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. "Participants: Nyl Yakura". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.


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