Jennie Gai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | February 25, 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence |
Fremont, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 66 (WS, 24 January 2023) 114 (WD with Breanna Chi, 24 December 2019) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 250 (WS) 30 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (16 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Jennie Gai (born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events. [1] She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, [2] and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games. [3]
In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships. [4] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano. [5]
In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games. She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalists in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha. [2]
In 2022, she helps the American women's team won the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup. [6]
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles. [3]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
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8–21, 12–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
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21–17, 17–21, 19–21 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
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8–21, 21–14, 18–21 |
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Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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17–21, 15–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 |
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Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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6–21, 9–21 |
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2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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12–21, 21–19, 20–22 |
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Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–13, 18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Guatemala International |
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21–6, 21–9 | ![]() |
2021 | Internacional Mexicano |
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9–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Brazil International |
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15–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Jamaica International |
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21–11, 21–6 | ![]() |
2019 | Silicon Valley International |
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14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–10, 21–10 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Mexican International |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International |
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15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Peru Challenge |
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22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International |
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21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Mexican International |
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22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2023 | Maldives International |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Peru Challenge |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Mexican Junior International [note 1] |
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22–20, 21–6 | ![]() |
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2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | February 25, 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence |
Fremont, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 66 (WS, 24 January 2023) 114 (WD with Breanna Chi, 24 December 2019) 29 (XD with Vinson Chiu, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 250 (WS) 30 (XD with Vinson Chiu) (16 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Jennie Gai (born February 25, 2001) is an American badminton player who competes in international level events. [1] She was a gold medalist at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, [2] and silver medalists in the 2023 Pan American Games. [3]
In the junior event, Gai won six titles in the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (U11 girls' doubles in 2011; U13 girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles in 2013; and also U15 girls' singles, and mixed doubles in 2015). She represented her country at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships. [4] She won her first senior international title in the 2017 Internacional Mexicano. [5]
In 2018, Gai became the first and only American badminton player since 2010 to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games. She finished the tournament as a quarter-finalists in the girls' singles and won the gold medal in the team event together with Team Alpha. [2]
In 2022, she helps the American women's team won the Pan Am Female Cup, and qualified for the Uber Cup. [6]
In 2023, Gai made her debut at the Pan American Games, clinching two silver medals in the mixed doubles and women's singles. [3]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
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8–21, 12–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
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21–17, 17–21, 19–21 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
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8–21, 21–14, 18–21 |
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Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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17–21, 15–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 |
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Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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6–21, 9–21 |
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2017 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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12–21, 21–19, 20–22 |
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Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–11, 18–21, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–13, 18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Guatemala International |
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21–6, 21–9 | ![]() |
2021 | Internacional Mexicano |
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9–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Brazil International |
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15–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Jamaica International |
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21–11, 21–6 | ![]() |
2019 | Silicon Valley International |
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14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–10, 21–10 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Mexican International |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Internacional Mexicano |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International |
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15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Peru Challenge |
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22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International |
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21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Mexican International |
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22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2023 | Maldives International |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Peru Challenge |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Mexican Junior International [note 1] |
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22–20, 21–6 | ![]() |