HUMBER'S WONG AND YIP GOLDEN AT BADMINTON NATIONALS

After three days of excellent play the 2013 CCAA Badminton National Championship wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Georgian College Athletic Centre in Barrie, Ont., with some impressive feats being accomplished by some familiar names.

Dan Kai of NAIT in Alberta won an incredible fifth gold medal in men's singles with a 2-0 win (21-12, 21-18) over silver medalist Jason Sun of Langara College. Kai, a Xi'an, China native went undefeated in the round robin with a 5-0 record and continued right through the medal round with two more victories to earn the gold medal.

A familiar name was seen in the women's singles division as well, with RuiLin Huang of Douglas College in New Westminster, B.C. earning her fourth straight gold medal. The Burnaby, B.C. native also had a perfect 7-0 record through the championship to earn the title.

Her Douglas College teammates Nathan Choi and Wei (Ray) Luo were also able to claim gold in men's doubles. Choi of Vancouver, B.C. and Luo of Burnaby were dominant throughout the tournament and defeated fellow Pacwest competitors Willis Kwee and Andy Wong of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver who earned silver.

2013 CCAA Female Player of the Year Tracy Wong along with her teammate Renee Yip of Humber College were able to claim gold after a thrilling three set 2-1 victory over Amy Leung and Charmagne Yeung representing Douglas College.

In mixed doubles it was the team of Lei Chen and Jessica Yu who were able to give NAIT their second gold medals of the championship along with singles gold from Dan Kai. Next year's tournaments hosts had a great showing this year and will continue to be strong competitors.

The team supremacy award went to the Pacwest team made up of athletes from Langara College and Douglas College while the fair play award was given to Renee Au from NAIT in Edmonton, Alberta.

CCAA MEDALISTS

Men's Singles
Gold – Dan Kai (NAIT)
Silver- Jason Sun (Langara College)
Bronze – Tim Chiu (Humber College)

Women's Singles
Gold - RuiLin Huang (Douglas College)
Silver – Melissa Liew (Vancouver Island University)
Bronze – Carol Dela Cerna (Seneca College)

Men's Doubles
Gold – Nathan Choi & Wei (Ray) Luo (Douglas College)
Silver – Willis Kwee & Andy Wong (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
Bronze – Andy Ko & Jason Chou (NAIT)

Women's Doubles
Gold – Tracy Wong & Renee Yip (Humber College)
Silver – Amy Leung & Charmagne Yeung (Douglas College)
Bronze – Ellexis Lathan & Renee Au (NAIT)

Mixed Doubles
Gold – Jessica Yu & Lei Chen (NAIT)
Silver – Ashley Jang & Matt Downton (Langara College)
Bronze – Ryan Chow & Suzy Yan (Humber College)

Source: Georgian College