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2026 YONEX Canadian Senior & Para Championships Winnipeg Results

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Last updated: June 10, 2026 · Written by the team at Badminton House

Quick Answer: Winnipeg 2026 Senior & Para Championships

The national senior and para badminton championships ran at C1/DK Badminton in Winnipeg from June 6-9, 2026.

Status

Results are complete: singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and para podiums are included below.

Dates

June 6-9, 2026, with finals scheduled on Tuesday, June 9.

Venue

C1/DK Badminton, 101 Hamelin Street #2, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Field

19 events, 17 draws, 97 entries, and 100 players were listed on the official event pages.

The 2026 YONEX Canadian Senior & Para Championships brought Canada's senior and para badminton fields to Winnipeg for four days at C1/DK Badminton. For Manitoba players, coaches, families, and fans, it was a national-championship week on home courts rather than a livestream from another province.

The official event ran from Saturday, June 6 to Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Below you'll find the championship results, key storylines, player profile links, photos, and practical gear takeaways from the Winnipeg week.

Playing after watching nationals? Check your non-marking court shoes, rackets, shuttlecocks, and grips and bag essentials before your next club session.


All Category Results

The championship covered singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and para divisions. Here are the categories shown on the tournament winners page, grouped by event type for easier scanning.

Singles Categories

Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th / Notes
MS Brian Yang [2] Yanqing Wang [5/8] Timothy Lock [3/4] Shaurya Gullaiya [9/16]
WS Rachel Chan [3/4] Chloe Hoang [3/4] Simone Huang Wendy Wen Yu Zhang [2]
S SH6 Justin Kendrick [2] Anthony Hay Émilien Langelier Wyatt John Lightfoot also listed 3/4
S WH1 & WH2 Yuns Oh Nicole Firlotte Not listed Not listed
S SL3 William Roussy [1] Yuns Oh [2] Jasmine Heuring Benoit Vaillancourt

Doubles Categories

Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th / Notes
MD Adam Xingyu Dong [3/4] & Jonathan Lai Daniel Leung [2] & Nyl Yakura Clarence Chau & Jason L Mak Kevin Lee [1] & Ty Lindeman
WD Jackie Dent [1] & Crystal Lai Emma Goyette [2] & Jasmine Yuexin Zhang Eyota Kwan & Alena Yu Heidi Chon & Simone Huang
MD SH6 Justin Kendrick [2] & Wyatt John Lightfoot Anthony Hay [1] & Émilien Langelier Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout & William Xue No 4th place listed

Mixed Doubles Categories

Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th / Notes
XD Kevin Lee [3/4] & Eliana-R Zhang Daniel Leung & Jackie Dent Jonathan Lai [1] & Crystal Lai Timothy Lock [2] & Chloe Hoang
XD SH6 William Xue & Wyatt John Lightfoot Justin Kendrick & Colleen Cloëtta Not listed Not listed
XD SL3/SU5 Rishav Sharma & Jasmine Heuring Yuns Oh & Anthony Hay Not listed Not listed
XD WH1/WH2 Gil Vargas & Deveren Klepka Yuns Oh & Nicole Firlotte Not listed Not listed

Some para categories show only first and second place on the winners page, so those rows leave the remaining podium positions as not listed.


Senior Finals

The senior finals delivered straight-game wins across the five main events, with several familiar Canadian names landing on more than one late-round line.

Event Champion Finalist Final Score 3rd Place
Men's Singles Brian Yang [2] Yanqing Wang [5/8] 21-15, 21-12 Timothy Lock [3/4] def. Shaurya Gullaiya [9/16], 21-17, 21-19
Women's Singles Rachel Chan [3/4] Chloe Hoang [3/4] 21-14, 21-18 Simone Huang by walkover over Wendy Wen Yu Zhang [2]
Women's Doubles Jackie Dent [1] & Crystal Lai Emma Goyette [2] & Jasmine Yuexin Zhang 21-13, 21-11 Eyota Kwan & Alena Yu def. Heidi Chon & Simone Huang, 24-22, 21-15
Mixed Doubles Kevin Lee [3/4] & Eliana-R Zhang Daniel Leung & Jackie Dent 21-8, 21-13 Jonathan Lai [1] & Crystal Lai def. Timothy Lock [2] & Chloe Hoang, 21-18, 21-11
Men's Doubles Adam Xingyu Dong [3/4] & Jonathan Lai Daniel Leung [2] & Nyl Yakura 21-16, 21-14 Clarence Chau & Jason L Mak by walkover over Kevin Lee [1] & Ty Lindeman

Final scores come from the match schedule, while podium positions follow the winners page.


Para Results

The para events added another national-championship layer to the Winnipeg week, with SH6, SL3, WH1/WH2, and mixed categories represented in the final results.

Event Winner Runner-up / Next Finishers Notes
S SH6 Justin Kendrick [2] Anthony Hay; Émilien Langelier and Wyatt John Lightfoot listed 3/4 Final score: 21-10, 21-14
S WH1 & WH2 Yuns Oh Nicole Firlotte Official winners page listed 1 and 2
S SL3 William Roussy [1] Yuns Oh [2], Jasmine Heuring, Benoit Vaillancourt Official winners page listed 1 through 4
MD SH6 Justin Kendrick [2] & Wyatt John Lightfoot Anthony Hay [1] & Émilien Langelier; Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout & William Xue Official winners page listed top three
XD SH6 William Xue & Wyatt John Lightfoot Justin Kendrick & Colleen Cloëtta Official winners page listed 1 and 2
XD SL3/SU5 Rishav Sharma & Jasmine Heuring Yuns Oh & Anthony Hay Official winners page listed 1 and 2
XD WH1/WH2 Gil Vargas & Deveren Klepka Yuns Oh & Nicole Firlotte Official winners page listed 1 and 2

Key Storylines

Brian Yang closes MS

The No. 2 seed beat Yanqing Wang 21-15, 21-12 in the men's singles final.

Rachel Chan wins WS

Chan defeated Chloe Hoang 21-14, 21-18 in an all-3/4 seed women's singles final.

Dent and Lai take WD

Top seeds Jackie Dent and Crystal Lai won women's doubles in straight games.

Dong and Lai finish MD

Adam Xingyu Dong and Jonathan Lai closed men's doubles 21-16, 21-14.

One useful way to read these results is by repeat late-round presence. Jackie Dent appears in the women's doubles title line and mixed doubles final. Crystal Lai won women's doubles and then took third in mixed doubles. Daniel Leung reached both the mixed doubles and men's doubles finals.


Champion Profiles

Use these cards to jump from the results to each champion's TournamentSoftware profile, including draw paths, match history, and club details when available.

Senior Champions

Brian Yang

Men's Singles Champion

Def. Yanqing Wang 21-15, 21-12.

Official profile

Rachel Chan

Women's Singles Champion

Def. Chloe Hoang 21-14, 21-18.

Official profile

Adam Xingyu Dong / Jonathan Lai

Men's Doubles Champions

Def. Daniel Leung / Nyl Yakura 21-16, 21-14.

Dong profile · Lai profile

Jackie Dent / Crystal Lai

Women's Doubles Champions

Def. Emma Goyette / Jasmine Yuexin Zhang 21-13, 21-11.

Dent profile · Lai profile

Kevin Lee / Eliana-R Zhang

Mixed Doubles Champions

Def. Daniel Leung / Jackie Dent 21-8, 21-13.

Lee profile · Zhang profile

Para Champions

Justin Kendrick

S SH6 Champion

Def. Anthony Hay 21-10, 21-14; also won MD SH6 with Wyatt John Lightfoot.

Official profile

Yuns Oh

S WH1 & WH2 Champion

Finished ahead of Nicole Firlotte and reached multiple para podium lines.

Official profile

William Roussy

S SL3 Champion

Finished first ahead of Yuns Oh, Jasmine Heuring, and Benoit Vaillancourt.

Official profile

William Xue / Wyatt John Lightfoot

XD SH6 Champions

Finished first ahead of Justin Kendrick / Colleen Cloëtta.

Xue profile · Lightfoot profile

Rishav Sharma / Jasmine Heuring

XD SL3/SU5 Champions

Finished first ahead of Yuns Oh / Anthony Hay.

Sharma profile · Heuring profile

Gil Vargas / Deveren Klepka

XD WH1/WH2 Champions

Finished first ahead of Yuns Oh / Nicole Firlotte.

Vargas profile · Klepka profile

Why Winnipeg Matters

Winnipeg hosted a true National Championships week at C1/DK Badminton, 101 Hamelin Street #2, bringing senior and para fields onto Manitoba courts from June 6-9.

That matters locally. Winnipeg already has a growing badminton map, from dedicated centres to university and community play. Hosting Canadian senior and para championships gives Manitoba players a close-up look at national pace, tournament routines, and the details that rarely show up in highlight clips: recovery footwork, spare-racket planning, shoe traction, shuttle control, and how doubles pairs reset after short rallies.

For Winnipeg players

Use this event as a benchmark. If you play at C1/DK, Prairie, the Winnipeg Winter Club, UManitoba, or community drop-ins, watch how national-level players prepare between points and how little their equipment setup changes under pressure.


Brian Yang and Nyl Yakura both appear in the Winnipeg results. Here are player photos with credits, followed by official links for more event photos, profiles, and match video.

Photo Highlights

Brian Yang wearing a black Canada badminton jersey during the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Brian Yang
Men's singles champion in Winnipeg. Photo: Sandro Halank / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nyl Yakura competing in a white Canada badminton jersey during the 2020 Olympics.
Nyl Yakura
Men's doubles finalist in Winnipeg with Daniel Leung. Photo: Alexhu18 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

More From the Event

Full winners list

See every champion, finalist, and profile link from the official winners page.

View winners

Para athlete profiles

Badminton Canada's para team page includes athlete photos, bios, and social links.

See para profiles

Host venue

Visit C1/DK for the host venue, court details, and local badminton updates.

Visit C1/DK

Badminton Canada photos

Follow Badminton Canada for event recaps, national-team photos, and post-tournament updates.

Open Instagram

Event post

Badminton Canada's Winnipeg post has the event artwork and tournament details.

View event post

Finals stream

Watch the Badminton Canada finals stream from the Senior/Para Championships.

Watch finals

Gear Takeaways for Club Players

National-championship badminton makes gear look quiet because the best setups disappear into the rally. The lesson for club players is simple: arrive with stable shoes, a playable spare racket, fresh grips, and shuttles matched to the gym.

Tournament Lesson What To Check Badminton House Link
Footwork needs grip Non-marking court shoes with lateral support and clean soles. Shop badminton shoes
Strings decide feel A backup racket with similar tension saves matches after a string break. Browse rackets
Grip changes matter Carry extra overgrips or towel grip for long tournament days. Shop accessories
Shuttles shape rallies Use feather shuttles for tournament-feel sessions and speed-test by gym temperature. Compare shuttlecocks

Use the Tournament Bag Checklist

Racket, shoes, shuttles, towel, grips, water, and match-day backup plan


FAQ

Q: Where was the 2026 YONEX Canadian Senior & Para Championships held?

A: The event was held at C1/DK Badminton, 101 Hamelin Street #2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, from June 6-9, 2026.

Q: Who won men's singles?

A: Brian Yang [2] defeated Yanqing Wang [5/8] 21-15, 21-12 in the final.

Q: Who won women's singles?

A: Rachel Chan [3/4] defeated Chloe Hoang [3/4] 21-14, 21-18.

Q: Who won men's doubles?

A: Adam Xingyu Dong [3/4] and Jonathan Lai defeated Daniel Leung [2] and Nyl Yakura 21-16, 21-14.



Sources

We used the official event, schedule, winners, host, photo, and video pages below for dates, venue details, placements, scores, athlete photos, and media links.

National championship week is a good reminder: the best gear is the gear you stop thinking about once the rally starts.

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