USA Badminton

USA at the 2026 Japan Open!!!🏸

🎉2 pairs made it to the quarter finals this year!

💪In Women’s Doubles Lauren Lam/Allison Lee managed to defeat the Korean pair Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee, who are currently sitting at the No. 3 spot in the world rankings

In Men’s Doubles Presley Smith/Hermes Zhi Yi Chen beat Danish pair Daniel Lundgaard/Mads Vestergaard in a two game match: 21-15, 21-12

For both pairs, it was their first HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event quarter finals!

🇺🇲 The US was represented by seven players across four events:

Women’s Singles:
Beiwen Zhang

Men’s Doubles:
Presley Smith/Hermes Zhi Yi Chen

Women’s Doubles:
Lauren Lam/Allison Lee
Francesca Corbett/Jennie G*i

Mixed Doubles:
Presley Smith/Jennie G*i
Hermes Zhi Yi Chen/Francesca Corbett

Congratulations to our players!

📸: , Jnanesh Salian

🏅2026 YONEX US Junior National Badminton Championships!!
July 8-14, 2026 in Wichita, KS

Thank you for the amazing turnout this year – what an exciting week of competition!

🎊Congratulations to all of the players that participated in this year’s Junior Nationals🎊

🌟And a special congratulations to the people who received awards in recognition of their contributions to the badminton community!
Ken Davidson Award: Suraj Rajesh Kumar
Debbie Brown Award: Changchun Liu
Technical Official Award: Pedro Garcia

Thank you to the amazing group of people that make Junior Nationals possible: all of the players, parents, coaches, staff, YONEX stringers, technical officials, and everyone else who dedicated their time!

See more in this post! https://usabadminton.org/2026-yonex-u-s-junior-national-championships-results/

https://usabadminton.org/two-u-s-pairs-make-it-to-quarter-finals-2026-japan-open/

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YONEX Canada Open results!
🇺🇲25 athletes represented the USA across all 5 events

🎊6 US players were semi-finalists this year:
🥉Lauren Lam/Allison Lee in Women’s Doubles
🥉Francesca Corbett/Jennie G*i in Women’s Doubles
🥉Presley Smith/Jennie G*i in Mixed Doubles
🥉Beiwen Zhang in Women’s Singles

👏Major props to our players

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🏸Today we for !

It’s not just about the sport of badminton, but also the people that make it – thank you to all of the athletes, coaches, technical officials, and volunteers who love badminton as much as we do!!

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See the final results for this year's YONEX US Open:

Final Results of the YONEX US Open 2026 - USA Badminton The support for this year’s YONEX US Open was truly unbelievable. For the first time since 2019, the US Open Badminton Championships returned to Southern California, and the enthusiasm was palpable. It was truly amazing to experience the sense of community and passion that people brought to the cr...

🎉What an amazing final day at the YONEX US Open!

After a week of electric competition and amazing fan support, the results are out:
Mixed Doubles:
🥇Liu Kuang-heng/Hsu Yin-hui (TPE)
🥈Wu Hsuan-Yi/Yang Chu Yun (TPE)
🥉Presley Smith/Jennie G*i🇺🇲
🥉Callum Hemming/Estelle Van Leeuwen🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Men’s Singles:
🥇Su Li-yang (TPE)
🥈Kidambi Srikanth🇮🇳
🥉Rounak Chouhan🇮🇳
🥉Yudai Okimoto🇯🇵

Women’s Singles:
🥇Line Christophersen🇩🇰
🥈Kaloyana Nambantova🇧🇬
🥉Rachel Chan🇨🇦
🥉Devika Sihag🇮🇳

Men’s Doubles:
🥇Hiroki Okamura/Kyohei Yamash*ta🇯🇵
🥈Chen Zhi Ray/Yu Chieh (TPE)
🥉Christian Faust Kjaer/Rasmus Kjaer🇩🇰
🥉Ben Lane/Sean Vendy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Women’s Doubles:
🥇Sumire Nakade/Miyu Takahashi🇯🇵
🥈Lin Chih-Chun/Yang Chu Yun (TPE)
🥉Kaho Osawa/Mai Tanabe 🇯🇵
🥉Hinata Suzuki/Nao Yamakita🇯🇵

View full results here: https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/tournament/5701/yonex-us-open-2026/results/podium/

🔥Congratulations to all of the players that competed in this year’s YONEX US Open!!

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Photographer: Yves Lacroix

A day to remember: Semi finals at the YONEX US Open, day 5!!

🏸This morning started with a tribute to legend Viktor Axelsen, celebrating his continued contributions to badminton

It was a day of electric matches and tough competition – Presley Smith/Jennie G*i🇺🇲 faced opponents Liu Kuang Heng/Hsu Yin-Hui (TPE), walking away with a bronze🥉 at the YONEX US Open 2026

⏰FINALS start June 28th at 12:00pm
⭐Before matches start, a ceremony for this year’s USA Badminton Lifetime Achievement Award will be held at 11:40am

Don’t miss out on you last chance to attend the YONEX US Open 2026!!
🎟️ Tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/usabadminton/2201381
📍 Titan Gymnasium, Cal State Fullerton

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Day 4 at the YONEX US Open!!
✅Quarter finals

⏰Next up: Semi-Finals start Saturday, June 27th at 12:00pm
‼️Come early for a special appearance by Viktor Axelsen at 11:30am!!

🇺🇲Presley Smith/Jennie G*i are progressing to Semi-Finals! They beat their opponents Timothy Lock/Chloe Hoang in two rounds: 21-13, 21-12

⭐Don’t miss their Semi-Finals match against Liu Kuang Heng/Hsu Yin-Hui (TPE)

Lauren Lam and Allison Lee also fought a hard match against Lin Chih-Chun/Yang Chu Yun, ending in a scoreline of 19-21, 21-18, 15-21

🎟️It’s not too late to get tickets – link in bio!
📍 Titan Gymnasium, Cal State Fullerton

👀You won’t want to miss this

YONEX US Open 2026 will feature a special guest appearance by…

Viktor Axelsen!!

We are honored to celebrate this badminton legend in a ceremony on Saturday, June 27th, during this year’s semi-finals at 11:30am PDT

Get your tickets now, before it's too late!
🗓 June 27, 11:30am PDT
📍 Titan Gymnasium, Cal State Fullerton
🎟 Grab your tickets now —
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/usabadminton/2201381


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