Houston Badminton Academy at Richmond

10/13/2026

🎉 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHAMPIONS! 🎉
Our athletes brought home the hardware from last weekend’s 2025 North East ORC in Boston! 🏆 Smash after smash, point after point—your hard work and determination on the court paid off! 🏸🔥
Check out our medalists and top finishers below:
🥇 1st Place Champions
• Max Yifei Zhang & Iris Kuan – XD U17
🥈 2nd Place
• Eesha Vikram & Riana Soprala – GD U13
🥉 3rd Place / Bronze Medalists
• Franklin Xu Cheng & Chris Lin – BD U13
• Xirui Wang & Sarah – GD U13
• Anthony Cheng Xu & Jason Gu – BD U17
⭐️ 4th Place
• Xirui Wang & Zechariah Wang – XD U13
🏸 Consolation Winner
• Tanvi Jandhyala – GS U17 (1st Place Consolation)
We are so proud of everyone who competed and gave it their all. Keep pushing, keep training, and let's carry this momentum into the next tournament! 💪👏

09/08/2026

🏸 Congratulations to all our players who competed at the Northwest Open Regional Championship in Seattle! 🎉

We’re especially proud of:

🥈 Eesha — 2nd Place, Girls’ Doubles U13 — at only 11 years old!

🥉 Max — 3rd Place, Boys’ Singles U17 — at only 15 years old!

🏅 Xirui — 4th Place, Mixed Doubles U13

Amazing effort, growth, and determination from everyone. These results are just the beginning! Keep working hard, keep learning, and keep pushing forward. 💪🏸

Proud of you all! 👏

07/22/2026

🏸 Congratulations to Our 2026 Junior Nationals Participants ! 🏸

We are incredibly proud to recognize the athletes who earned their place at the USA Badminton Junior National Championships in Wichita, Kansas. Through determination, hard work, and outstanding tournament performances, these players have qualified to compete at the nation’s biggest junior badminton event in the US

Player Achievements

⭐ Yashveer

* Main Singles: Round of 128
* Main Doubles: Round of 32
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Millie

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Xirui

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Doubles: Round of 64
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 64

⭐ Manvi

* Main Singles: Round of 16
* Main Doubles: Quarterfinalist
* Main Mixed Doubles: Quarterfinalist
* Consolation Singles: Finalist
* Consolation Mixed Doubles: Finalist

⭐ Emily

* Main Singles: Round of 64
* Main Doubles: Round of 16
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Franklin

* Main Singles: Round of 64
* Main Doubles: Round of 32
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Chris

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Doubles: Round of 32
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 16

⭐ Seungwoo

* Main Doubles: Round of 16
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 64

⭐ Kathy

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Doubles: Round of 32
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 64

⭐ Anthony

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Doubles: Round of 16
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Max Yifei

* Main Singles: Quarterfinalist
* Main Doubles: Quarterfinalist
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32
* Consolation Singles: Semifinalist
* Consolation Doubles: Finalist

⭐ Tanvi

* Main Singles: Round of 16
* Main Doubles: Round of 16
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32

⭐ Jade

* Main Singles: Round of 32
* Main Doubles: Quarterfinalist
* Main Mixed Doubles: Round of 32
* Consolation Doubles: Semifinalist

Your success reflects countless hours of training, resilience through tough matches, and a commitment to excellence. We are proud to see you represent our program on the national stage

07/05/2026

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day!
Wishing all dads a wonderful day filled with love, laughter, and special moments with family.

05/26/2026

Congratulations to all of our players who competed at the 2026 Yonex SPBA Midwest ORC in Chicago! We are incredibly proud of everyone for their hard work, dedication, and outstanding performances throughout the tournament.

A special congratulations to:

🏆 Max Yifang Zhang — 1st Place, Boys Singles U17
🥈 Manvi — 2nd Place, Girls Doubles U13
🥉 Eesha — 3rd Place, Girls Doubles U13

As this marks the final tournament of the season, we want to congratulate every player for the effort, discipline, and commitment shown throughout the year. Every match, every practice, and every challenge has helped build experience and character both on and off the court.

A very special thank you to all of our coaches for their hard work, dedication, and support throughout the season — both on court and behind the scenes. Your guidance and commitment continue to help our athletes grow and succeed.

We are proud of how far everyone has come this season, and next season we will come back even stronger and better. The journey continues, and this is only the beginning of even greater achievements ahead!

Next station: Junior National! 💪

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Calvin Kristanto on an outstanding achievement at the Frisco Open 2026, one of the largest and most competitive badminton tournaments in U.S. history.

Through exceptional discipline, composure, and determination, Calvin earned the Men’s Doubles Championship title and secured an impressive Runner-Up finish in Mixed Doubles, competing against some of the strongest players in the world.

This accomplishment reflects the countless hours of training, perseverance, and commitment to excellence behind the scenes. Your performance is not only a proud moment for Houston Badminton Academy, but also an inspiration to the next generation of athletes striving to reach the highest level of the sport in Texas.

Success at this level is never given — it is earned through hard work, consistency, sacrifice, and belief. Congratulations once again, Calvin. We are very proud of your achievement

04/20/2026

🎉 Big Wins at the SCHAFER OLC! 🏆
What an incredible weekend for our athletes! On April 18-19, our team brought their A-game to the SCHAFER OLC, walking away with a massive haul of medals. From dominant sweeps to hard-fought podium finishes, the hard work is paying off.

Congratulations to all our players on these spectacular results!

SCHAFER OLC 18-19 April 2026

1st Place 🥇: 8 Gold
GS U13 Emily Feng
GD U13 Emily Feng/Eesha Vikram
BS U17 Max Yifei Zhang
XD U17 Max Yifei Zhang/Aashritha Chintireddy
BD U19 Max Yifei Zhang/Zaph J-Din Bayona
BS U19 Anthony Cheng Xu

2nd Place 🥈: 5 Silver
GS U13 Eesha Vikram
GD U13 Xirui Wang/Fiona liu
XD U13 Manvi Jandhyala/Reyansh Chalamalasetti
GS U17 Tanvi Jandhyala
GD U17 Aashritha Chintireddy/Vidushi Karn

3rd Place 🥉: 8 Bronze
BS U13 Chris Lin
XD U13 Xirui Wang/Ethan Yin
GS U15 Xirui Wang
BD U15 Seungwoo Lee/Harsh*t Thavidishetty
XD U17 Tanvi Jandhyala/Bhavesh Sai Varma
BD U17 Junwoo Lee/Arjun Aditya Hariharan
BD U17 Isaac Joseph/Akshath Potnuru
BD U19 Anthony Cheng Xu/Yeewei Yap

Consolation ⭐️ : 6 Medal
1st Place XD U13 Chris Lin/Eesha Vikram
1st Place BD U13 Chris Lin/Duc Huy Nguyen
2nd Place XD U13 Franklin Xu Cheng/Emily Feng

Also, congratulations for those who participated in 2026 HBA Spring championship

03/25/2026

🏸 VISTARA OLC TOURNAMENT RESULTS 🏸

Proud moment for our HBA athletes—great fight, discipline, and performance across all categories. Here are the highlights:

🥇 Champions
Manvi Jandhyala – GS U13
Manvi Jandhyala – XD U13
Eesha Vikram – GD U13

🥈 Runner-Up
Franklin Xu Cheng – BD U13

🥉 3rd Place
Manvi Jandhyala – GD U13

⭐ 4th Place
Emily Feng – GS U13
Kathy Yan – GD U15

⭐ Consolation Winner
Eesha Vikram – GS U13

🔥 Quarterfinalists
Diya Vikram – GS U11
Franklin Xu Cheng – BS U13
Olivia Hou – GS U13
Olivia Hou / Abigail Tran Duong – GD U13
Eesha Vikram – XD U13
Franklin Xu Cheng / Emily Feng – XD U13
Aashritha Chintireddy – GD U17
Isaac Joseph – BD U17

Every match is a step forward. Keep building, keep improving. Proud of the entire team.