Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vice-national champion in women's singles and has won several international titles since 2010.

Career

Honderich won her first senior international title at the 2014 Czech International tournament in the women's doubles partnered with Michelle Li. Honderich clinched the silver and bronze medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles respectively. At the 2017 Pan American Championships, she crowned double titles, won the women's singles and mixed doubles event. She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Honderich won her first gold medal at the Pan American Games in the women's doubles partnered with Kristen Tsai in 2019 Lima.

In June 2021, Honderich was named to Canada's Olympic team.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, CanadaCanada Michelle Li15–21, 9–21Silver
2019Polideportivo 3, Lima, PeruCanada Michelle Li11–21, 19–21Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, CanadaCanada Michelle LiUnited States Eva Lee United States Paula Lynn Obañana11–21, 8–21Bronze
2019Polideportivo 3, Lima, PeruCanada Kristen TsaiUnited States Keui-Ya Chen United States Jamie Hsu21–10, 21–9Gold

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, CanadaCanada Michelle Li13–21, 16–21Silver
2017Sports City Coliseum, Havana, CubaCanada Brittney Tam21–8, 12–21, 21–7Gold
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, GuatemalaCanada Michelle Li15–21, 16–21Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, GuatemalaCanada Kristen TsaiCanada Michelle Tong Canada Josephine Wu17–21, 21–17, 21–14Gold
2019Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, MexicoCanada Kristen TsaiCanada Catherine Choi Canada Josephine Wu21–15, 27–25Gold
2021Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, GuatemalaCanada Kristen TsaiUnited States Francesca Corbett United States Alison Lee21–12, 21–7Gold
2022Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El SalvadorCanada Kristen TsaiCanada Catherine Choi Canada Josephine Wu21–17, 21–18Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Sports City Coliseum, Havana, CubaCanada Toby NgCanada Nyl Yakura Canada Brittney Tam21–13, 21–14Gold
2023G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, JamaicaCanada Joshua Hurlburt-YuCanada Ty Alexander Lindeman Canada Josephine Wu22–20, 18–21, 21–17Gold

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014U.S. Grand PrixUnited States Beiwen Zhang11–21, 13–21Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Brasil OpenCanada Toby NgIndia Pranaav Jerry Chopra India N. Sikki Reddy15–21, 16–21Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Yonex / K&D Graphics InternationalUnited States Beiwen Zhang13–21, 12–21Runner-up
2017Jamaica InternationalSlovakia Martina Repiská15–21, 21–19, 21–15Winner
2018Brazil InternationalSwitzerland Sabrina Jaquet21–15, 15–21, 21–14Winner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Czech InternationalCanada Michelle LiRussia Irina Khlebko Russia Elena Komendrovskaja21–12, 21–17Winner
2017Jamaica InternationalAustralia Leanne ChooJamaica Mikaylia Haldane Jamaica Katherine Wynter21–2, 21–8Winner
2017Yonex / K&D Graphics InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiAustralia Leanne Choo Australia Renuga Veeran21–12, 21–15Winner
2018Brazil InternationalUnited States Jamie SubandhiUnited States Jennie Gai United States Jamie Hsu21–15, 21–10Winner
2018Yonex / K&D Graphics InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiChinese Taipei Hung Shih-han Chinese Taipei Yu Chien-hui21–19, 21–15Winner
2019Brazil InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiFrance Émilie Lefel France Anne Tran21–18, 17–21, 21–19Winner
2019Kharkiv InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiEngland Chloe Birch England Lauren Smith14–21, 18–21Runner-up
2019Belgian InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva16–21, 15–21Runner-up
2019Hungarian InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiSweden Emma Karlsson Sweden Johanna Magnusson21–16, 21–16Winner
2019Yonex / K&D Graphics InternationalCanada Kristen TsaiAustralia Setyana Mapasa Australia Gronya Somerville21–14, 9–21, 18–21Runner-up
2021Scottish OpenCanada Kristen TsaiMalaysia Anna Cheong Malaysia Teoh Mei Xing21–14, 21–12Winner
2023Canadian InternationalCanada Jacqueline CheungCanada Jackie Dent Canada Crystal Lai21–16, 21–17Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Mercosul InternationalCanada Kevin LiUnited States Phillip Chew United States Jamie Subandhi11–21, 17–21Runner-up
2017Jamaica InternationalCanada Toby NgJamaica Dennis Coke Jamaica Katherine Wynter21–9, 21–8Winner
2023Portugal InternationalCanada Joshua Hurlburt-YuDenmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Iben Bergstein19–21, 20–22Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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