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Eva Lee

b. 1986

Badminton player

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Born 1986. Eva Lee is an American badminton player and olympic competitor.

Eva Lee (, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player. Eva Lee at the U.S. Open International Badminton tournament in 2009 with her partner Howard Bach.

Early life Lee was born in Hong Kong and moved to the United States as a child. She was raised in Diamond Bar, California.

Career

1997 She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).

1998 She took her first three crown titles in US Junior National Championships.

1999

She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open (under 17 Singles).

2005 World Championships She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and lost in the first round.

2006 Intercollegiate Championships She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.

2006 Canadian International In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the Canadian Open.

2006 Boston Badminton Open At the Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with Mesinee Mangkalakiri.

2007 Pan American Games Lee also competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with Mesinee Mangkalakiri, and another in mixed doubles with Howard Bach.

2008 Beijing Olympics Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.

Achievements

Pan American Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Charmaine Reid 21–14, 21–18 Gold Gold

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mesinee Mangkalakiri Charmaine Reid Fiona McKee 21–14, 21–15 Gold Gold 2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Paula Lynn Obañana Alex Bruce Michelle Li 21–12, 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,Toronto, Canada Paula Lynn Obañana Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 21–14, 21–6 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Howard Bach Mike Beres Valerie Loker 21–19, 21–16 Gold Gold 2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Halim Haryanto Toby Ng Grace Gao 13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Calgary Winter Club,Calgary, Canada Mesinee Mangkalakiri Fiona McKee Charmaine Reid 20–22, 21–17, 18–21 Silver Silver 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Paula Lynn Obañana Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan 21–15, 21–13 Gold Gold 2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,Markham, Canada Paula Lynn Obañana Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 23–21, 21–14 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Calgary Winter Club,Calgary, Canada Howard Bach Mike Beres Valerie Loker 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Howard Shu Toby Ng Alex Bruce 12–21, 21–23 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 U.S. Grand Prix Paula Lynn Obañana Hsieh Pei-chen Wu Ti-jung 16–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 U.S. Open Howard Bach Alvin Lau Jiang Xuelian 21–13, 21–12 Winner 2014 U.S. Grand Prix Howard Shu Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2006 Canadian International Denyse Julien 21–12, 21–12 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Canadian International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Caren Hueckstaedt Razi Huwaina 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2007 Irish International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Huang Bing Chloe Magee 15–21, 21–9, 11–21 Runner-up 2008 Banuinvest International Mesinee Mangkalakiri Olga Golovanova Anastasia Prokopenko 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 Brazil International Paula Lynn Obañana Iris Wang Rena Wang 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2011 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obañana Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko 19–21, 21–18, 21–13 Winner 2011 Brazil International Paula Lynn Obañana Alex Bruce Michelle Li 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2011 Norwegian International Paula Lynn Obañana Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen 17–21, 21–6, 21–13 Winner 2012 Swedish Masters Paula Lynn Obañana Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2012 Austrian International Paula Lynn Obañana Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2012 Polish Open Paula Lynn Obañana Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2012 Tahiti International Paula Lynn Obañana Alex Bruce Michelle Li 21–13, 21–12 Winner 2013 Canadian International Paula Lynn Obañana Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan 15–21, 14–21 Winner 2013 Bulgarian International Paula Lynn Obañana Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2014 Peru International Paula Lynn Obañana Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2014 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obañana Paula Pereira Fabiana Silva 11–3, 11–3, 11–10 Winner 2014 USA International Paula Lynn Obañana Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao 10–21, 23–25 Runner-up 2015 Guatemala International Paula Lynn Obañana Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte 18–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2015 Bulgarian International Paula Lynn Obañana Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2015 Chile International Challenge Paula Lynn Obañana Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2016 Austrian Open Paula Lynn Obañana Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya 11–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2016 Tahiti International Paula Lynn Obañana Akane Araki Ayaka Kawasaki 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Paula Lynn Obañana Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Canadian International Howard Bach William Milroy Tammy Sun 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2007 Miami Pan Am International Howard Bach Mike Beres Valerie Loker 21–17, 23–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Irish International Howard Bach Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps 21–10, 21–13 Winner 2010 Brazil International Halim Haryanto Hock Lai Lee Priscilla Lun 21–11, 22–20 Winner 2011 Peru International Halim Haryanto Toby Ng Grace Gao 11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up 2011 Brazil International Halim Haryanto Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo 21–11, 21–15 Winner 2013 Italian International Zvonimir Đurkinjak Jacco Arends Selena Piek 23–21, 21–18 Winner 2014 Peru International Christian Yahya Christianto Derrick Ng Michelle Li 21–16, 21–18 Winner 2014 Guatemala International Howard Shu Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

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Important facts

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Education
Irvine Valley College, Cupertino High School
Awards
National champion; Pan American champion; Pan American Games champion

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Eva Lee?

badminton player

When was Eva Lee born?

Eva Lee was born on 7 August 1986 in Hong Kong.

What is Eva Lee's occupation?

Eva Lee is a badminton player and olympic competitor.

What nationality is Eva Lee?

Eva Lee is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eva Lee

· Wikidata: Q456364

· DBpedia: Eva Lee (badminton)

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