Concordia Thunder Badminton History
The Concordia Thunder badminton program is one of the oldest and most successful programs in the history of the Thunder athletic department. Qualifying for every Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference (ACAC) Badminton Championships since beginning conference play, the Thunder badminton program has captured 76 ACAC medals, 27 of those being gold, and five ACAC Team Conference Championships. The program has also produced an incredible 57 ACAC All-Conference Athletes and 13 CCAA All-Canadians.
Head Coaches: Naeem Haque, Kevin MacAlpine, Rachel Smilie (2023-24), Alex Stewart (2024-Present)
ACAC Conference Championships |
| 2023-24 Conferece Champions |
| 2019-20 Silver Medal |
| 2018-19 Conference Champions |
| 2017-18 Silver Medal |
| 2016-17 Silver Medal |
| 2015-16 Silver Medal |
| 2014-15 Silver Medal |
| 2011-12 Silver Medal |
| 2010-11 Silver Medal |
| 2009-10 Silver Medal |
| 2008-09 Silver Medal |
| 2007-08 Conference Champions |
| 2006-07 Conference Champions |
| 2005-06 Conference Champions |
Individual Medalists |
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ACAC Conference Championships |
CCAA National Championships |
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| 2024-25 | Jonny Su & Raphael Motel | Men's Doubles | Silver | 2024-25 | Jonny Su & Raphael Motel | Men's Doubles | Bronze | |
| Emma Tran | Women's Singles | Gold | Emma Tran | Women's Singles | Silver | |||
| 2023-24 | Jasleen Kaur | Women's Singles | Gold | 2023-24 | Jasleen Kaur | Women's Singles | Silver | |
| Jasleen Kaur & Jonny Su | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Jonathan Ko & Raphael Motel | Men's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Emma Tran | Women's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2022-23 | Jasleen Kaur | Women's Singles | Silver | 2022-23 | Jasleen Kaur & Jonny Su | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | |
| Johnna Rymes | Women's Singles | Gold | ||||||
| Jasleen Kaur & Jonny Su | Mixed Doubles | Silver | Johnna Rymes | Women's Singles | Silver | |||
| 2021-22 | Jasleen Kaur | Women's Singles | Gold | 2021-22 | Johnna Rymes | Women's Singles | Bronze | |
| Johnna Rymes | Women's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| Brandon Morris & Salvador Robles-Gonzales | Men's Doubles | Bronze | 2019-20 | Jasleen Kaur & Johnna Rymes | Women's Doubles | Silver | ||
| Johnna Rymes & Salvador Robles-Gonzales | Mixed Doubles | Silver | Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Silver | |||
| 2019-20 | Jasleen Kaur & Johnna Rymes | Women's Doubles | Gold | 2018-19 | Nicolas Pittman | Men's Singles | Silver | |
| Nicolas Pittman & Braxton Wong | Men's Doubles | Gold | Desmond Wang & Takeisha Wang | Mixed Doubles | Gold | |||
| Tyson Tsen & Kassidy Turcotte | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Kassidy Turcotte | Women's Singles | Bronze | 2017-18 | Desmond Wang | Men's Singles | Gold | ||
| Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Gold | Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Gold | |||
| 2018-19 | Kaylee Morris & Kassidy Turcotte | Women's Doubles | Bronze | 2016-17 | Rachel Smilie & Cecilia Wolski | Women's Doubles | Bronze | |
| Kaylee Morris & Braxton Wong | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Silver | |||
| Nicolas Pittman | Men's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| Kassidy Turcotte | Women's Singles | Bronze | 2015-16 | Rachel Smilie & Takeisha Wang | Women's Doubles | Bronze | ||
| Desmond Wang & Takeisha Wang | Mixed Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| Braxton Wong | Men's Singles | Bronze | 2014-15 | Rachel Smilie | Women's Singles | Silver | ||
| Braxton Wong & Raphael Wong | Men's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2011-12 | Grace Box | Women's Singles | Silver | |||||
| 2017-18 | Nicolas Pittman | Men's Singles | Silver | |||||
| Kassidy Turcotte & Braxton Wong | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | 2010-11 | Grace Box & Ellexis Lathan | Women's Doubles | Silver | ||
| Desmond Wang | Men's Singles | Gold | ||||||
| Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Gold | 2009-10 | Grace Box & Jake Perry | Mixed Doubles | Silver | ||
| Braxton Wong & Raphael Wong | Men's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2008-09 | Reshma Bhambhani & Grace Box | Women's Doubles | Silver | |||||
| 2016-17 | Luc-Ly Nguyen & Braxton Wong | Men's Doubles | Silver | Alan Chow & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Silver | ||
| Connor Reinson | Men's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| Rachel Smilie & Cecilia Wolski | Women's Doubles | Gold | 2007-08 | Reshma Bhambhani & Grace Box | Women's Doubles | Silver | ||
| Takeisha Wang | Women's Singles | Gold | Michael Chong & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Silver | |||
| Braxton Wong | Men's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Reshma Bhambhani & Natasha Liaw | Women's Doubles | Silver | |||||
| 2015-16 | Alysha Dyck & Lindsay Ross | Women's Doubles | Bronze | Michael Chong & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Silver | ||
| Alysha Dyck & Kirk Sundt | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Lindsay Ross | Women's Singles | Silver | 2005-06 | Reshma Bhambhani | Women's Singles | Silver | ||
| Dshant Sharma & Calvin Siu | Men's Doubles | Silver | Zarina Bhambhani & Tiffany Chan | Women's Doubles | Silver | |||
| Rachel Smilie & Takeisha Wang | Women's Doubles | Silver | Michael Chong & Matt Czernick | Men's Doubles | Silver | |||
| Jon Vandervet | Men's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| 2014-15 | Coady Duncan & Andre LeBlance | Men's Doubles | Bronze | |||||
| Coady Duncan & Willow Frissell | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Andre LeBlance | Men's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Andre LeBlance & Erin O'Neill | Mixed Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| Erin O'Neill & Lindsay Ross | Women's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Connor Reinson | Men's Singles | Gold | ||||||
| Lindsay Ross | Women's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Rachel Smilie | Women's Singles | Gold | ||||||
| 2011-12 | Grace Box | Women's Singles | Gold | |||||
| Coady Duncan & Jie Sim | Men's Doubles | Silver | ||||||
| Jie Sim | Men's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2010-11 | Grace Box & Ellexis Lathan | Women's Doubles | Gold | |||||
| Peter Dushenski & Jie Sim | Men's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Peter Dushenski & Samantha Wong | Mixed Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| Jie Sim | Men's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Samantha Wong | Women's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2009-10 | Grace Box | Women's Singles | Silver | |||||
| Grace Box & Jake Perry | Mixed Doubles | Silver | ||||||
| Tanner Gruise & Kevin Visser | Men's Doubles | Silver | ||||||
| Jake Perry | Men's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| Jie Sim | Men's Singles | Gold | ||||||
| 2008-09 | Reshma Bhambhani & Grace Box | Women's Doubles | Gold | |||||
| Grace Box | Women's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Alan Chow | Men's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Alan Chow & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| Jie Sim | Men's Singles | Silver | ||||||
| 2007-08 | Reshma Bhambhani & Grace Box | Women's Doubles | Gold | |||||
| Jonathan Chang & Natasha Liaw | Mixed Doubles | Silver | ||||||
| Michael Chong & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| Natasha Liaw & Michelle Sutanto | Women's Doubles | Bronze | ||||||
| 2006-07 | Reshma Bhambhani & Natasha Liaw | Women's Doubles | Gold | |||||
| Michael Chong & Jon Vandervet | Men's Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| 2005-06 | Reshma Bhambhani | Women's Singles | Gold | |||||
| Zarina Bhambhani & Tiffany Chan | Women's Doubles | Gold | ||||||
| Michael Chong & Natt Czernick | Men's Doubles | Silver | ||||||
| Natasha Liaw | Women's Singles | Bronze | ||||||
| Jon Vandervet | Men's Singles | Gold | ||||||
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CCAA All-Canadians: |
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