Nyl Yakura
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| Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1993 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 69 (MD with Jonathan Lai, 20 May 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
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 |
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
Adam Dong | Fabrício Farias Davi Silva |
19–21, 21–15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Jason Ho-Shue | Phillipe Gaumond Maxime Marin |
21–13, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Jason Ho-Shue | Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–18, 21–6 | Gold |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jason Ho-Shue | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew |
21–17, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Jason Ho-Shue | Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez |
21–11, 20–22, 21–10 | Gold |
| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jason Ho-Shue | Phillip Chew Ryan Chew |
Walkover | Silver |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Adam Dong | Job Castillo Luis Montoya |
21–17, 19–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Adam Dong | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–10, 16–21, 22–20 | Gold |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Adam Dong | Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith |
14–21, 11–21 | Silver |
| 2025 | Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru | Jonathan Lai | Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith |
10–21, 23–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Brittney Tam | Nathan Osborne Josephine Wu |
21–17, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Brittney Tam | Toby Ng Rachel Honderich |
13–21, 14–21 | Silver |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Kristen Tsai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
14–21, 24–26 | Silver |
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Kristen Tsai | Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima |
22–24, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Crystal Lai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
14–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Henry Wiebe | Neil Tai-Pow Andrew Wilkinson |
21–8, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
Clinton Wong | Andrew Lau Andrew Wilkinson |
16–21, 21–17, 21–8 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Adrianna Giuffre | Michael Diamond Surabhi Kadam |
19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Gold |
| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
Adrianna Giuffre | Andrew Wilkinson Jody Chan |
21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | B. R. Sankeerth | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg |
8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Jason Ho-Shue | Job Castillo Lino Muñoz |
18–21, 21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Brazil International | Jason Ho-Shue | Tarun Kona Saurabh Sharma |
21–7 retired | Winner |
| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jason Ho-Shue | Chen Xin-yuan Lin Yu-chieh |
21–23, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Adam Dong | Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti |
21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2022 | Sydney International | Adam Dong | Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen |
12–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Adam Dong | Jason Ho-Shue Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
15–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Adam Dong | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Canadian International | Adam Dong | Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Jonathan Lai |
21–13, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Hungarian International | Jonathan Lai | Oliver Butler Samuel Jones |
9–21, 21–11, 21–11 | Winner |
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
- ^ "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
- 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