Team Canada wins Silver in Team Finals at 2017 Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships

The City of Markham congratulates Team Canada for winning silver Sunday in the team finals at the 2017 Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships. The international competition is being held at the Markham Pan Am Centre now through to July 28.

After three days of exciting team event competition, the finals were decided between Canada and the United States. Team USA won gold by a margin of 3-1 matches, losing only one match to Canadian, Brian Yang in Boys' Singles. Brazil took home the bronze.

The Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships are held annually and feature over 250 athletes from thirteen countries from the Pan Americas. This is the first legacy international badminton competition hosted by the Markham Pan Am Centre since hosting the 2015 Pan American Games. Markham's Pan Am Centre is recognized as one of the world's premier badminton facilities.

Team Canada, led by Head Coach, Mike Butler, is made up of 85 athletes from across the nation, participating in five different age categories from U11 through to U19. Fourty-four Team Canada athletes are from the Greater Toronto Area.

The finals will be held on Friday, July 28 starting at 9:00 a.m. and expected completion by 2:00 p.m.. To purchase tickets, go to www.jrpanamchampionships2017.ca or visit the Markham Pan Am Centre to purchase tickets at the door.

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"On behalf of the City of Markham, I congratulate Team Canada for their spectacular showing in Sunday's Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships team finals competition," said Mayor Frank Scarpitti. "Markham is thrilled to be hosting this year's Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships, as a testament to the quality and legacy of the Markham Pan Am Centre, and the City's strong commitment to sport development at all levels."
"We are very proud of our athletes that competed in the team event this weekend," said Head Coach, Mike Butler. "Obviously we didn't come up with the result we were looking for, but we can proudly say we left everything on the court!"
"The team finals were a great example of the quality of badminton that exists in the Pan Am region," said Jordan Bridal, High Performance Manager, Badminton Canada. "Both teams played extremely high quality badminton and should be proud of their accomplishments."

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Mayor Frank Scarpitti with Team Canada at the 2017 Junior Pan Am Badminton Championships at the Markham Pan Am Centre on Sunday, July 23, 2017.

For more information

Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti: mayorscarpitti@markham.ca or 905.475.4872.

Media inquiries / interview requests: Corporate Communications & Community Engagement Department at media@markham.ca or 905.415.7548.

About Markham: Markham, a municipality with 350,000 residents centrally located in the Greater Toronto area, is home to over 400 corporate head offices and more than 1,100 high tech and life science companies. Founded in the 1790s, today Markham is Canada’s most diverse community, enjoys a rich heritage, outstanding community planning and services, and a vibrant local economy. Markham has received the Excellence Canada Gold Award for Organizational Quality & Healthy Workplace, and multiple heritage and environmental awards.