Badminton | Athlete Profile: Rachel HONDERICH - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  21 Apr 1996
Place of Birth:  TORONTO
Country of birth:  CAN
Age:  21
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 175
Weight (Kg): 61

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Badminton	Women's Singles	5
	Women's Doubles CAN HONDERICH Rachel/TSAI Kristen	9
	Mixed Team Event CAN Canada	5

Rachel HONDERICH - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 14:01	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 4	Mixed Team Event Group Play Stage - Group D CAN Canada 5 SEY Seychelles 0	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 9:01	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 3	Mixed Team Event Group Play Stage - Group D CAN Canada 5 GHA Ghana 0	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 19:01	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 2	Mixed Team Event Group Play Stage - Group D MAS Malaysia 4 CAN Canada 1	Finished
Sat, 7 Apr 17:31	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 2	Mixed Team Event Quarterfinal 3 CAN Canada 0 ENG England 3	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 9:35	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 1	Women's Doubles Round of 32 CAN HONDERICH Rachel/TSAI Kristen 2 FIJ GIBSON Karyn/WHITESIDE Andra 0	Finished
Wed, 11 Apr 19:25	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 1	Women's Singles Round of 32 SEY Allisen CAMILLE (WDN) CAN Rachel HONDERICH	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 15:00	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 2	Women's Doubles Round of 16 CAN HONDERICH Rachel/TSAI Kristen 0 MAS CHOW Mei Kuan/HOO Vivian 2	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 19:30	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 3	Women's Singles Round of 16 PAK Mahoor SHAHZAD 0 CAN Rachel HONDERICH 2	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 13:40	-	Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Crt 1	Women's Singles Quarterfinal CAN Rachel HONDERICH 0 IND Saina NEHWAL 2	Finished

Legend

WDN: Withdrawn

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Singles	R16
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Mixed Team	QF

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2017	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Singles	R32
2017	Glasgow, SCO	Mixed Doubles	R64
2015	Jakarta, INA	Women's Singles	R64
2015	Jakarta, INA	Mixed Doubles	R64

Sudirman Cup
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2017	Gold Coast, AUS	Mixed Team	16
2015	Dongguan, CHN	Mixed Team	19

Nickname: Rach, Scooter (olympic.ca, Sep 2015)
Hobbies: Movies, food, baking, swimming, waterskiing, walking her dog, playing card games. (olympic.ca, Sep 2015; badminton.ca, Sep 2014)
Occupation: Athlete, student (Facebook, 5 Feb 2017)
Education: Kinesiology at University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Languages spoken: English
Coach:

PERSONAL: Jennifer LEE (HKG) (bwf.tournamentsoftware.com, Aug 2016)

NATIONAL: Mike BUTLER (CAN) (badminton.ca, 18 Apr 2017)

Position style: Right-handed
Reason: Her mother played badminton and introduced her to the sport at age seven. She was drawn to the sport's varied aspects, meaning she never gets bored at training. (bwf.tournamentsoftware.com, Aug 2016; olympic.ca, Sep 2015)
Ambition: Qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and achieve a world ranking in the top 10. (clothingculture.ca, 17 May 2016)
Memorable: Winning a silver medal in the women's singles competition at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. (bwf.tournamentsoftware.com, Aug 2016)
Hero: Canadian badminton player Michelle LI and Spanish tennis player Rafael NADAL. (bwf.tournamentsoftware.com, Aug 2016)
Influence: Her coach Jennifer LEE. (HKG) (bwf.tournamentsoftware.com, Aug 2016)
Ritual: “I always do the exact same warm-up, no matter where I am. Sometimes it varies depending on the venue you’re at. Sometimes you’re limited with the amount of space that you have, or sometimes you have the whole court to warm-up in. But I try to stick to the same routine, and always listen to the same song before every match – Viva La Vida by Coldplay.�? (clothingculture.ca, 17 May 2016)

Additional information:

COLLECTOR
Collects small, stuffed bears, with the names of the countries she visits. (olympic.ca, Sep 2015)

AFTER SPORT
Hopes to become a chiropractor and work for the Canadian Olympic team. (badminton.ca, Sep 2014)

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