Alexandra Bruce

Mary Alexandra "Alex" Bruce (born May 27, 1990) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's doubles event with partner Michelle Li.

Early career She started playing badminton at aged 8. Her parents were members of a badminton club that put on clinics for kids. She won silver in doubles at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. Bruce studied Engineering and played Varsity Badminton for the University of Western Ontario, where she was named OUA Female Rookie of the Year in 2008. At the 2009 Canadian university and college national championships, she won two gold medals in doubles play, and a silver medal in women's singles. At the 2010 Yonex National Championships, she and Martin Giuffre won the U23 Mixed Doubles title. Bruce also won bronze in Ladies' Singles, and silver in Ladies' Doubles with future Olympic partner Michelle Li.

Personal life Her parents are David and Cindy Bruce. Her older brother, Max played football at Queens University and the University of Manitoba. She graduated from Western University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Civil Structural Engineering). However, the top two teams in the group were disqualified for attempting to intentionally lose matches so they would have an easier match-up in the quarterfinals. The duo was advanced to their quarterfinals, where they defeated Australia's Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran. Bruce and Li finished in fourth place, the best Canadian finish in badminton at the Olympic Games.

Achievements

Pan American Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Michelle Li Iris Wang Rena Wang 21–15, 21–15Gold Gold 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phyllis Chan Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 20–22, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toby Ng Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 9–21, 23–21, 12–21Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Clube Curitibano,Curitiba, Brazil Michelle Li Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko 21–16, 21–23, 12–21 Silver Silver 2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores,Lima, Peru Phyllis Chan Joycelyn Ko Christin Tsai 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 Gold Gold 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Phyllis Chan Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 15–21, 13–21 Silver Silver 2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,Markham, Canada Phyllis Chan Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 9–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad,Guadalajara, Mexico Kevin Li Alexander Pang Joycelyn Ko 18–21, 21–19, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2010 Clube Curitibano,Curitiba, Brazil Kevin Li Toby Ng Grace Gao 7–21, 9–21 Silver Silver 2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores,Lima, Peru Derrick Ng Phillipe Charron Phyllis Chan 21–5, 21–6 Gold Gold 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Toby Ng Howard Shu Eva Lee 21–12, 23–21 Gold Gold 2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,Markham, Canada Toby Ng Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 21–16, 19–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Michelle Li P. C. Thulasi N. Sikki Reddy 18–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Banuinvest International Michelle Li Sonia Olariu Florentina Petre 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2011 Brazil International Michelle Li Iris Wang Rena Wang 11–21, 21–15, 21–8 Winner 2011 Brazil International Michelle Li Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Puerto Rico International Michelle Li Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko 24–22, 15–21, 21–11 Winner 2011 Canadian International Michelle Li Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid 21–10, 13–21, 21–16 Winner 2012 Finnish Open Michelle Li Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean 21–19, 12–21, 21–16 Winner 2012 Peru International Michelle Li Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2012 Tahiti International Michelle Li Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2013 Canadian International Phyllis Chan Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2014 Brazil International Phyllis Chan Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid 11–10, 10–11, 11–8, 11–5 Winner 2015 Polish Open Phyllis Chan Pradnya Gadre N. Sikki Reddy 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Guatemala International Derrick Ng Toby Ng Grace Gao 20–22, 14–21 Runner-up 2011 Canadian International Derrick Ng Toby Ng Grace Gao 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2012 Peru International Derrick Ng Toby Ng Grace Gao 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2012 Tahiti International Derrick Ng Ross Smith Renuga Veeran 21–23, 14–21 Runner-up 2013 Canadian International Toby Ng Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork 9–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2014 USA International Toby Ng Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 18–21, 25–23, 21–9 Winner 2016 Brazil International Toby Ng David Obernosterer Elisabeth Baldauf 21–12, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament