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Francesca Corbett

Francesca Autumn Corbett (born June 3, 2005) is an American badminton player from Foster City, California.[1]

Francesca Corbett
Corbett at the 2015 Pan Am Junior Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)Frankie
Birth nameFrancesca Autumn Corbett
CountryUnited States
Born (2005-06-03) June 3, 2005 (age 19)
Foster City, California, United States
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking28 (WD with Allison Lee) (October 8, 2024)
72 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (September 3, 2024)
Current ranking28 (WD with Allison Lee)
72 (XD with Chen Zhi-yi) (October 8, 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Women's doubles
Pan Am Female Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Salvador Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 São Paulo Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Spokane Women's doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Acapulco Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Acapulco Mixed team
BWF profile
Corbett at the podium of U–15 Pan Am Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2019
Corbett wins gold for girls' singles and doubles at the U–13 Pan Am Junior Championships in Ontario, Canada

Career

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Corbett has been competing in badminton since she was six. She won gold medals in girls' singles and doubles events for U11, U15 and U17 categories at the Pan Am Junior Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.[2] In late 2019, Corbett and her partner Allison Lee won the National Adult Championships women's doubles title, becoming the youngest pair to ever be crowned as national champions.[3] She was then chosen to represent the USA's women's team at the 2020 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February. The team bagged silver after losing to Canada in the final.[4]

2021

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In May, Corbett and Lee entered the final of 2021 Pan Am Championships and finished as runners-up.[5] In the following month, she competed in the National Junior Championships. She won gold in the girls' doubles U19 event with Lee, another gold in the mixed doubles U17 event with Samuel Li, as well as a bronze in the girls' singles U19 event.[6]

 
2019 National Adult Champions Allison Lee and Francesca Corbett

In July, Corbett helped team USA to win gold in the mixed team event at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships.[7] She then won gold with Lee in the women's doubles U19 event. She also picked up bronze in the mixed doubles U17 event partnering Li.[8] In September, Corbett and Lee captured their first senior career title at the Guatemala International.[9]

2022

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Corbett was part of the USA's women's team that won gold at the 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup in February.[10][11] In April, she and Lee won a bronze medal at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[12] In August, they made their World Championships debut at the 2022 World Championships.

2023

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In April, Corbett and Lee clinched their second silver medal at the 2023 Pan Am Championships.[13] They also reached the final of the Mexican International the following week.[14] In October, the duo made history by becoming the first player or pair from the USA to earn a World Junior Championships medal when they reached the girls' doubles semi-final at the 2023 World Junior Championships.[15] They went on to win silver, falling to Japan's Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki in the final.[16][17]

Achievements

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Pan Am Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		  Allison Lee   Rachel Honderich
  Kristen Tsai 		12–21, 7–21   Silver
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		  Allison Lee   Catherine Choi
  Josephine Wu 		18–21, 13–21   Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica 		  Allison Lee   Catherine Choi
  Josephine Wu 		14–21, 18–21   Silver
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		  Allison Lee   Annie Xu
  Kerry Xu 		21–14, 21–15   Gold

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States   Allison Lee   Maya Taguchi
  Aya Tamaki 		21–12, 13–21, 15–21   Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Hotel Mundo Imperial,
Acapulco, Mexico 		  Allison Lee   Joline Siu
  Kalea Sheung 		21–12, 21–5   Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Guatemala International   Allison Lee   Ana Pamela González
  Karolina Orellana 		21–12, 21–4   Winner
2023 Mexican International   Allison Lee   Sayaka Hobara
  Yui Suizu 		11–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2023 El Salvador International   Allison Lee   Annie Xu
  Kerry Xu 		21–18, 21–11   Winner
2024 Uganda International   Allison Lee   Paula Lynn Cao Hok
  Lauren Lam 		21–19, 18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Francesca CORBETT | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Corbett: A badminton gold standard". smdailyjournal.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Underdog Junior Women's Doubles Pair Crowned National Champions". USA Badminton. June 9, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "U.S. teams earn spots on the podium at Pan Am Team Continental Championships 2020". teamusa.org. February 17, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan America. May 3, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 U.S. Junior National Championships - Francesca Corbett". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "U.S. WINS GOLD in XXIX Pan Am Junior Championships 2021 Team Event". USA Badminton. July 18, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Calem Filipek and Frankie Corbett proving Olympics aren't the only games in town". smdailyjournal.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Champions at Guatemala International Series 2021". Badminton Pan America. September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "U.S. Athletes at the 2022 Pan Am M&F Cup". USA Badminton. February 17, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Sankar, Vimal (February 20, 2022). "Canada, United States win titles at Pan Am Male and Female Cup". Inside the Games. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "BWF - XXV Pan Am Individual Championships 2022 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Champions of the Pan Am 2023". Badminton Pan America. April 30, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. May 11, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Sukumar, Dev (October 7, 2023). "World Juniors: Corbett/Lee Make History for USA". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  16. ^ Rendon, Cristina (October 11, 2023). "2 Bay Area women nab USA's very first medal at BWF World Junior Championships". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Allison Lee & Francesca Corbett: World Junior Medalists". Badminton Pan America. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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