Nyl Yakura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | 14 February 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Kevin Cao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 35 (MD with
Adam Dong), 223 (XD with Crystal Lai) (9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
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]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Kristen Tsai |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
21–18, 12–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kristen Tsai |
Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis |
21–11, 21–8 | Winner |
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Birth name | Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | 14 February 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 35 (MD with
Adam Dong), 223 (XD with Crystal Lai) (9 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
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]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Kristen Tsai |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu |
21–18, 12–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kristen Tsai |
Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis |
21–11, 21–8 | Winner |