Rachel Honderich

Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vice-national champion in women's singles and has won several international titles since 2010.

Career Honderich won her first senior international title at the 2014 Czech International tournament in the women's doubles partnered with Michelle Li. Honderich clinched the silver and bronze medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles respectively. At the 2017 Pan American Championships, she crowned double titles, won the women's singles and mixed doubles event. She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Honderich won her first gold medal at the Pan American Games in the women's doubles partnered with Kristen Tsai in 2019 Lima.

In June 2021, Honderich was named to Canada's Olympic team.

Achievements

Pan American Games Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Michelle Li 15–21, 9–21 Silver Silver 2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Michelle Li 11–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Michelle Li Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 11–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Kristen Tsai Keui-Ya Chen Jamie Hsu 21–10, 21–9 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Michelle Li 13–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Brittney Tam 21–8, 12–21, 21–7 Gold Gold 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Michelle Li 15–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Kristen Tsai Michelle Tong Josephine Wu 17–21, 21–17, 21–14 Gold Gold 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Kristen Tsai Catherine Choi Josephine Wu 21–15, 27–25 Gold Gold 2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala Kristen Tsai Francesca Corbett Alison Lee 21–12, 21–7 Gold Gold 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,San Salvador, El Salvador Kristen Tsai Catherine Choi Josephine Wu 21–17, 21–18 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Toby Ng Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam 21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,Kingston, Jamaica Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 22–20, 18–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up) 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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2014 U.S. Grand Prix Beiwen Zhang 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Brasil Open Toby Ng Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 6 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Beiwen Zhang 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2017 Jamaica International Martina Repiská 15–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2018 Brazil International Sabrina Jaquet 21–15, 15–21, 21–14 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Czech International Michelle Li Irina Khlebko Elena Komendrovskaja 21–12, 21–17 Winner 2017 Jamaica International Leanne Choo Mikaylia Haldane Katherine Wynter 21–2, 21–8 Winner 2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2018 Brazil International Jamie Subandhi Jennie Gai Jamie Hsu 21–15, 21–10 Winner 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Hung Shih-han Yu Chien-hui 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2019 Brazil International Kristen Tsai Émilie Lefel Anne Tran 21–18, 17–21, 21–19 Winner 2019 Kharkiv International Kristen Tsai Chloe Birch Lauren Smith 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Belgian International Kristen Tsai Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Hungarian International Kristen Tsai Emma Karlsson Johanna Magnusson 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville 21–14, 9–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2021 Scottish Open Kristen Tsai Anna Cheong Teoh Mei Xing21–14, 21–12 Winner 2023 Canadian International Jacqueline Cheung Jackie Dent Crystal Lai 21–16, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Mercosul International Kevin Li Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Jamaica International Toby Ng Dennis Coke Katherine Wynter 21–9, 21–8 Winner 2023 Portugal International Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Andreas Søndergaard Iben Bergstein 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament