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Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019.[3][4] Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham.[5] He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage.[6]
Career
[edit | edit source]Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]
In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team.[8] Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage.[9]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]Pan American Games
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | United States Phillip Chew United States Ryan Chew |
21–11, 19–21, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
Canada Adam Dong | Brazil Fabrício Farias Brazil Davi Silva |
19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Canada Kristen Tsai | Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Canada Josephine Wu |
21–18, 12–21, 15–21 | Silver Silver |
Pan Am Championships
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Canada Kevin Li | Canada Adrian Liu Canada Derrick Ng |
21–17, 6–21, 16–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | Canada Phillipe Gaumond Canada Maxime Marin |
21–13, 21–13 | Gold Gold |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | Canada Austin Bauer Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–18, 21–6 | Gold Gold |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | United States Phillip Chew United States Ryan Chew |
21–17, 21–17 | Gold Gold |
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | Cuba Osleni Guerrero Cuba Leodannis Martínez |
21–11, 20–22, 21–10 | Gold Gold |
| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Canada Jason Ho-Shue | United States Phillip Chew United States Ryan Chew |
Walkover | Silver Silver |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Canada Adam Dong | Mexico Job Castillo Mexico Luis Montoya |
21–17, 19–21, 13–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Canada Adam Dong | Canada Kevin Lee Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–10, 16–21, 22–20 | Gold Gold |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Canada Adam Dong | United States Chen Zhi-yi United States Presley Smith |
14–21, 11–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2025 | Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru | Canada Jonathan Lai | United States Chen Zhi-yi United States Presley Smith |
10–21, 23–21, 11–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Canada Brittney Tam | Canada Nathan Osborne Canada Josephine Wu |
21–17, 21–17 | Gold Gold |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Canada Brittney Tam | Canada Toby Ng Canada Rachel Honderich |
13–21, 14–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Canada Kristen Tsai | Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Josephine Wu |
14–21, 24–26 | Silver Silver |
| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Canada Kristen Tsai | Brazil Fabrício Farias Brazil Jaqueline Lima |
22–24, 19–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Canada Crystal Lai | Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Josephine Wu |
14–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Brazil Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior | 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 | Gold Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Canada Henry Wiebe | Canada Neil Tai-Pow Canada Andrew Wilkinson |
21–8, 21–18 | Gold Gold |
| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
Canada Clinton Wong | Canada Andrew Lau Canada Andrew Wilkinson |
16–21, 21–17, 21–8 | Gold Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Canada Adrianna Giuffre | Canada Michael Diamond Canada Surabhi Kadam |
19–21, 21–16, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
| 2011 | National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica |
Canada Adrianna Giuffre | Canada Andrew Wilkinson Canada Jody Chan |
21–18, 17–21, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Canada B. R. Sankeerth | Denmark Frederik Colberg Denmark Rasmus Fladberg |
8–21, 21–18, 6–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Canada Jason Ho-Shue | Mexico Job Castillo Mexico Lino Muñoz |
18–21, 21–11, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2018 | Brazil International | Canada Jason Ho-Shue | India Tarun Kona India Saurabh Sharma |
21–7 retired | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Canada Jason Ho-Shue | Chinese Taipei Chen Xin-yuan Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-chieh |
21–23, 20–22 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Canada Adam Dong |  Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti
|
21–10, 21–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2022 | Sydney International | Canada Adam Dong | Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen |
12–21, 21–16, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Canada Adam Dong | Canada Jason Ho-Shue Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu |
15–21, 21–18, 12–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Canada Adam Dong | Canada Kevin Lee Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman |
16–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | Canadian International | Canada Adam Dong | Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Canada Jonathan Lai |
21–13, 17–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2024 | Hungarian International | Canada Jonathan Lai | England Oliver Butler England Samuel Jones |
9–21, 21–11, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Canada Kristen Tsai | New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis |
21–11, 21–8 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
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- Nyl Yakura at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nyl Yakura at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Nyl Yakura at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Nyl Yakura on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Scarborough, Ontario
- Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Canadian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Canada
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for Canada
- Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in badminton
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in badminton
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen