Canada’s Badminton and Table Tennis Teams Unveiled for 2025 FISU Summer World University Games

U SPORTS, the Canadian representative of FISU, the International University Sports Federation, along with Badminton Canada and Table Tennis Canada have announced their respective rosters for Team Canada at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany.

The 12-member badminton team includes six women and six men, as follows:

AthleteHometownUniversityEvents
Chloe HoangMarkham, Ont.Ontario TechSingles, Mixed Doubles*
Sophia NongThornhill, Ont.YorkDoubles&, Mixed Doubles^
Ritu ShahBedford, N.S.Univ. of King’s CollegeDoubles†
Sherry WuOttawa, Ont.Humber CollegeMixed Doubles$
Alena YuEdmonton, Alta.AlbertaSingles, Doubles†
Eliana ZhangMontreal, Que.McGillSingles, Doubles&

(All athletes are competing in the mixed team tournament. Symbols denote doubles pairs)

AthleteHometownUniversityEvents
Victor LaiScarborough, Ont.YorkSingles, Doubles#
Timothy LockMarkham, Ont.Humber CollegeSingles, Mixed Doubles*
Kiren Milan DerajWinnipeg, Man.Herzing College (Tor.)Mixed Doubles$
Nathan MillsToronto, Ont.TorontoDoubles%
Harold Tan Markham, Ont.TorontoSingles, Doubles%
Jasper TangMarkham, Ont.WesternDoubles#, Mixed Doubles^

(All athletes are competing in the mixed team tournament. Symbols denote doubles pairs)

The table tennis team consists of four women and two men, as follows:

AthleteHometownUniversity Events
Nicole CaiToronto, Ont.WesternTeam, Singles, Doubles*
Gina FuToronto, Ont.CornellTeam, Singles, Doubles*
Ivy LiaoVancouver, B.C.UBCTeam, Singles, Doubles#, Mixed Doubles^
Crystal LiuSan Diego, Calif.UCLATeam, Singles, Doubles#, Mixed Doubles†

(symbols indicate doubles pairs)

AthleteHometownUniversity Events
Kevin GuoOakville, Ont.YaleSingles, Doubles%, Mixed Doubles^
Terence YeungNorth York, Ont.WesternSingles, Doubles%, Mixed Doubles†

(symbols indicate doubles pairs)

Team Canada is making its return to the FISU Summer World University Games, after missing the 2023 event. The 2025 edition will be staged in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany, with Badminton set for July 17-26 in Mulheim and Table Tennis to run from July 17-24 in Essen.

Canada will be seeking its first World University Games medal in either sport, but has reached the podium at the World University Championships – winning table tennis gold in women’s doubles in 1980, to go along with silver in the women’s team that same year and again in 1982. Canada also won badminton bronze in women’s doubles in 1992. 

The badminton squad will be led by coaches Val Loker of Edmonton and Efendi Wijaya of Markham, Ont. The table tennis team is coached by Zhenyu Qi of Vancouver.

All team lists are subject to change prior to the Games start date and all nominations are subject to approval by the U SPORTS international office.

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