Victor Lai

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Victor Lai
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 20)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record73 wins, 46 losses
Highest ranking33 (23 September 2025)
Current ranking33 (23 September 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Paris Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lima Men's singles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Aguascalientes Mixed team
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2025 Asunción Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2025 Asunción Mixed doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santo Domingo Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santo Domingo Mixed team
BWF profile

Victor Lai (born 19 December 2004) is a Canadian badminton player. At the 2025 BWF World Championships, he became the first ever player from Canada to win a medal, securing a bronze in the men's singles event.[3][4]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Adidas Arena, Paris, France China Shi Yuqi 21–13, 20–22, 16–21 Bronze Bronze [4]

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Canada Joshua Nguyen 21–9, 21–18 Gold Gold

Junior Pan American Games

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Brazil Deivid Silva 21–6, 23–21 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2025 SND Stadium, Asunción, Paraguay Canada Rachel Chan Brazil Davi Silva
Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira 		21–23, 21–14, 19–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico Canada Joshua Nguyen 13–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Canada Open Super 300 Japan Kenta Nishimoto 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7][8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Guatemala International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2023 Canada International Canada Brian Yang 15–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [10]
2024 Canada International Canada Brian Yang 14–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Guatemala Junior International Guatemala Yeison Del Cid 25–23, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2021 Portuguese Junior International France Paul Tournefier 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Guatemala Junior International Canada Sophia Nong Guatemala Antonio Ortiz
Guatemala Ana González 		21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "YONEX Next Gen Team". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Player: Victor LAI". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ^ Goh, Z. K. (29 August 2025). "BWF World Championships 2025: Loh Kean Yew exits in quarter-finals shock against Victor Lai". Olympics. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (29 August 2025). "Victor Lai Makes History for Canada". Badminton World Federation.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ Liew, Vincent (6 July 2025). "Kenta Nishimoto Wins 2025 Canada Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Canada Open: Milestone Win for Manami Suizu". Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan America. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Champions in Canada – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 12 December 2023. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Winners in Canada – Pan Am Circuit 2024". Badminton Pan America. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Guatemala Junior International 2021 – Winners". Badminton Pan America. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Catlyn Kruus and Ramona Üprus won the tournament in Portugal!". Triiton (in Estonian). 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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