Victor Lai

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]

Victor Lai
Personal information
Country	Canada
Born	(2004-12-19) 19 December 2004 (age 20) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	73 wins, 46 losses
Highest ranking	33 (23 September 2025)
Current ranking	33 (23 September 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Canada World Championships 2025 Paris Men's singles Pan Am Championships 2025 Lima Men's singles Pan Am Men's Team Championships 2022 Acapulco Men's team 2024 São Paulo Men's team Pan Am Mixed Team Championships 2025 Aguascalientes Mixed team Junior Pan American Games 2025 Asunción Boys' singles 2025 Asunción Mixed doubles Pan Am Junior Championships 2022 Santo Domingo Boys' singles 2022 Santo Domingo Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

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

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

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

Junior Pan American Games

Boys' singles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Pan Am Junior Championships

Boys' singles

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

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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	Kenta Nishimoto	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[7][8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala International	Kevin Cordón	13–21, 11–21	Runner-up	[9]
2023	Canada International	Brian Yang	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[10]
2024	Canada International	Brian Yang	14–21, 8–21	Runner-up	[11]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala Junior International	Yeison Del Cid	25–23, 21–11	Winner	[12]
2021	Portuguese Junior International	Paul Tournefier	21–13, 21–13	Winner	[13]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Guatemala Junior International	Sophia Nong	Antonio Ortiz Ana González	21–18, 21–15	Winner	[12]

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament