12 days celebrating Canadian badminton wraps in Moncton
May 17, 2025 – (Moncton, NB) – The 2025 Yonex Canadian Senior and Para-Badminton Championships and the 2025 Canadian Junior Championships wrapped in Moncton at the University of Moncton on May 17, 2025. The event saw national champions in Junior ages (U13, U15, U17, U19), Senior and Para celebrated with 389 entries from all over the country. These tournaments involve some of the country’s best providing opportunities for players to play at a high level and develop domestic competitive play.
Starting from May 6 to May 9, the U13 and U15 competition saw young players from across the country compete in the final qualification for the XXXIII YONEX Pan Am Junior Championships 2025 – Team and Individual Events in Ciudad de Guatemala. Winners included:
| U13 | U15 | |
| Men’s Singles | David Young Wu (ON) | Edison Ming Yi Li (ON) |
| Women’s Singles | Chloe Wu (ON) | Abigail Lam (ON) |
| Men’s Doubles | Cyrus Deng (ON)David Young Wu | Regan Andersson (AB)Isaac Shin (AB) |
| Women’s Doubles | Sherlyn Mei (NS)Olivya Zou (AB) | Altiah Bedi (ON)Jade Hu (AB) |
| Mixed Doubles | David Young Wu (ON)Iris Xu (ON) | Edison Ming Yi Li (ON)Sarah Liu (ON) |
This was followed by the U17 and U19 competition, with ranking points available to compete at the Yonex Sunrise BWF World Junior Championships 2025 in India during October for the U19 players available. Winners included:
| U17 | U19 | |
| Boy’s Singles | Kevin Yang (ON) | Yanqing Wang (QC) |
| Girl’s Singles | Emily Luo (ON) | Emma Meng (ON) |
| Boy’s Doubles | Ruobei Robert Xu (BC)Kevin Zhou (BC) | Nathan Lee (BC)Ethan Yen (BC) |
| Girl’s Doubles | Emily Luo (ON)Rosey Yin (ON) | Katie Lau (ON)Emma Meng (ON) |
| Mixed Doubles | Kevin Zhou (BC)Zhiqing Wang (NS) | Nathan Lee (BC)Thalia Leann Se (ON) |
The competition was hosted by Badminton New Brunswick and the Moncton Badminton Club. Tournament Director, Daryl Beers, “It has been an honour to have been given the opportunity to host the Junior, Senior and Para National Championships in Moncton. These three tournaments combined was twelve days of amazing badminton. The Para portion had a special meaning for me as I was the director of the first ever Para Nationail Championships back in 2016. I would like to thank all the Moncton Badminton club volunteers for their amazing support throughout the entire event!”
Bryan R. Merrett, Executive Director of Badminton Canada, shared, “The Canadian National Championships are a time of badminton celebration for our sport. Players are able to compete and showcase Canadian up and coming talent and demonstrate how far the sport has grown over the years. We are proud to be able to work with skilled and supportive communities such as in Moncton and with Daryl and his team.”
One of the Highlights of the Senior event was Timothy Lock winning the triple crown (Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles). Mike Beres from Ontario was the last player to win the triple crown back in 2007.
See below the podium of the 2025 Yonex Canadian Senior & Para-Badminton Championships:
| Category | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
| Men’s singles | Timothy Lock (ON) | Zachary Desjardins (QC) | Thomas Ashton (NS) |
| Women’s singles | Emma Meng (ON) | Alena Yu (AB) | Sophia Nong (ON) |
| Men’s Double | Timothy Lock (ON)Daniel Leung (ON) | Michael Ji (ON)Rayce Su (ON) | Julien Déry (QC)Nathaniel Mckenzie (QC) |
| Women’s Double | Emma Meng (ON)Sophia Nong (ON) | Ritu Shah (NS)Alena Yu (AB) | Chloe Choi (ON)Simone Huang (ON) |
| XD- Mixed Double | Timothy Lock (ON)Chloe Hoang (ON) | Emma Meng (ON)Ares Rongpeng Zhou (ON) | |
| WS – Women’s Single SH6 | Brooklynn Desiree Kennedi Wolfrey-Allen (NFLD) | Colleen Cloëtta (QC) | |
| Men’s Double SH6 | Justin Kendrick (ON)Wyatt John Lightfoot (SK) | Anthony Hay (QC)Émilien Langelier (QC) | Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout (MB)William Xue (AB) |
| XD – Mix SH6 | Wyatt John Lightfoot (SK)Brooklynn Desiree Kennedi Wolfrey-Allen (NFLD) | Justin Kendrick (ON)Colleen Cloëtta (QC) | |
| MS SL3 | William Roussy (QC) | Yuns Oh (MB) | |
| MS SH6 | Justin Kendrick (ON) | Anthony Hay (QC) | Émilien Langelier (QC) |
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