Michelle Chan (badminton)

For the Australian diplomat, see Michelle Chan (diplomat).

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Michelle Chan and the Chinese-style name is Chan Kit Ying.

Michelle Chan

Personal information
Born	Chan Kit Ying (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987 Hong Kong
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	37 (WS, 7 June 2012) 92 (WD, 22 October 2009) 383 (XD, 28 March 2013)
BWF profile
Medal record Womens' badminton Representing New Zealand Oceania Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Women's singles Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles Gold medal – first place 2012 Ballarat Women's singles Silver medal – second place 2014 Ballarat Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 2006 Auckland Women's singles Oceania Mixed Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2008 Nouméa Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2016 Auckland Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2014 Ballarat Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2012 Ballarat Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2010 Invercargill Mixed team Oceania Women's Team Championships Gold medal – first place 2016 Auckland Women's team Silver medal – second place 2012 Ballarat Women's team Silver medal – second place 2010 Invercargill Women's team

Michelle Chan Kit Ying (born 19 May 1987) is a New Zealand badminton player. She represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she finished 9th in singles, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she reached the quarter-finals. Chan won the Oceania Champion in the women's singles in 2008 and 2012, and also in the women's doubles in 2012. To further her professional development, she spent several years based in Denmark to compete against world-class opposition while simultaneously completing a psychology degree from Massey University.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	Renee Flavell	18–21, 21–11, 16–21	Bronze Bronze
2008	Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Rachel Hindley	26–24, 22–20	Gold Gold
2012	Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia	Verdet Kessler	21–10, 21–17	Gold Gold
2014	Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia	Verdet Kessler	23–21, 14–21, 14–21	Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Salle Veyret, Nouméa, New Caledonia	Rachel Hindley	Donna Cranston Renee Flavell	21–14, 21–8	Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Fiji International	Foong Meng Cheah	18–21, 21–15, 21–8	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Samoa International	Renee Flavell	21–11, 23–21	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011	Estonian International	Arundhati Pantawane	21–16, 21–19	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Fiji International	Renee Flavell	Susan Dobson Tania Luiz	21–15, 21–15	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Samoa International	Renee Flavell	Susan Dobson Tania Luiz	17–21, 21–11, 16–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009	Auckland International	Rachel Hindley	Jenna Gozali Rufika Olivta	16–21, 11–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

External links

• Michelle Chan KY at BWFBadminton.com
• Michelle Chan KY at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Michelle Chan at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Michelle Chan at InterSportStats
• Michelle Chan at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Kit Ying Chan at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)