The Coaching Pass Application for the 2021-2022 season is now open to USA Badminton members and coaches. The pass is required to coach at all 2021-2022 USAB Sanctioned Junior Ranking Tournaments and must be visibly worn at tournaments. In partnership…
On Day 4 of the XXIV Pan Am Individual Championships 2021 in Guatemala, U.S. athletes secured four top-3 finishes. Beiwen Zhang, in women’s singles, and Phillip and Ryan Chew, in men’s doubles, closed out the championships with gold medals in…
On the first day of the XXIV Pan Am Individual Championships 2021, the U.S. had over a dozen players competing throughout all five events. In women’s singles, World No. 14 Beiwen Zhang had a bye in the first round. She…
On Wednesday, play will begin at the XXIV Pan Am Individual Championships 2021 held in Guatemala. The U.S. will be represented by multiple athletes in all five categories. In women’s singles, World No. 14 Beiwen Zhang, who is the number…
USA Badminton has unanimously selected Olympian Linda French to serve in the position of Chief Executive Officer. “The entire board of directors for USAB cannot be anymore blessed to name Linda French as our CEO,” said USAB Board of Directors…
USA Badminton is excited to announce and welcome two new members, Tatia Mays-Russell and Philip Varghese, to its Board of Directors. During their four-year terms, both will serve as Independent Directors. Ms. Mays-Russell and Mr. Varghese both have extensive experience in finance and were…
USA Badminton’s Nominating and Governance Committee received three (3) nominations for the At-Large Board of Director position. The Committee evaluated the nominations and selected one nominee from the Pacific Region and one nominee from the Southern Region to stand for…
With the Olympics drawing near, the qualification period is set to end on June 13, 2021. The rankings list on June 15 will be used to determine the individuals who have qualified for the Olympics. For the U.S., women’s singles…
In the Polish Open 2021, Howard Shu and Timothy Lam faced tough first-round losses. Shu, first up, faced Poland’s Michal Rogalski early in the day. Rogalski, a seasoned European player, had the upper hand over Shu, and won, 21-9 and…
Going into the quarterfinals at the Orleans Masters 2021, Iris Wang faced India’s World No. 20 Saina Nehwal. Early in the first game, Nehwal was able to utilize crosscourt lifts to drive Wang back before placing shots in front of…
