Fung and Kwan bring home national gold
Fung and Kwan bring home national gold
March 7, 2020

MISSISSAUGA, ON. - Eyota Kwan and Alexander Fung brought gold in mixed doubles on the final day of competition at the 2020 CCAA National Badminton Championships. Luc-Ly Nguyen and Connie Juang secured bronze in mixed doubles, while the team of Samantha Hsu and Ivy Ung won women's double bronze. Roymond Kim earned men's singles bronze.

Mixed Doubles

In the first gold medal match of the day, Eyota Kwan and Alexander Fung (NAIT, ACAC) kept their foot on the gas winning the first set of the match. Poy Lo and Christine Nguyen (Seneca College, OCAA) fought hard to overcome the Alberta powerhouse but fell short of the gold medal (21-12, 22-20, 21-17). Kwan and Fung remained undefeated throughout the tournament. Luc-Ly Nguyen and Connie Juang (NAIT, ACAC Wildcard) rose above CCAA veteran Victoria Duong and Desmond Chan (Humber College, OCAA WC) to capture CCAA bronze. Kyle Yip and Xintong Zhou (UTM, OCAA Host) won their first match of the tournament to finish fifth against Mintra Taylor and Josef Gonzalez (Mount Allison University, ACAA). 

Women's Doubles

3-time CCAA champion and All-Canadian, Chloe Rowe and Susanna Quach (Humber College, OCAA) defeated Jasleen Kaur and Johnna Rymes (Concordia University of Edmonton, ACAC) in 2 straight sets (21- 18, 21-14) to capture gold. This will be Rowe's fourth podium appearance. Fiona Purdy and Katherine Zhu (University of King's College, ACAA) battled hard taking the match into 3 sets but fell to Samantha Hsu and Ivy Ung (NAIT, ACAC Wildcard) who secured CCAA bronze. Kate Huang and Danna Biboso (UTM, OCAA-Host) picked up their first win of the tournament to finish fifth over Helen Ngu and Maeyen Chua (Fanshawe College, OCAA Wildcard). 

Men's Singles

In the last match of the national championships, provincial rivals Ramnish Kumar (Humber College, OCAA) and Pranav Satheesh (OCAA Wildcard) went point for point in a 3-set, 50-minute showcase of grit and determination. Both men battled hard but Satheesh ultimately came out on top in a 22-20 third set win to claim gold. Roymond Kim (NAIT, ACAC) made the CCAA podium, winning 21-8, 21-11 against Narayan Ramdhani (King's University, ACAC Wildcard). Ryan Chen (UTM, OCAA Host) placed fifth ahead of Jack Gillies (University of King's College, ACAA) in a 2-set match-up.