Playing Pro Badminton, Achieving a Top 40 Worldwide Ranking, and Competing for Team Canada with Brittney Tam

The Asian American Athlete

On this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former professional badminton player Brittney Tam. During her illustrious career, Brittney achieved a #2 ranking in Canada and #40 worldwide ranking for women’s singles & mixed doubles. She was selected as 1 of 10 athletes to compete for Team Canada’s National Badminton Team, and she won 7 national titles and 16 international titles, playing in high-profile tournaments like the Pan Am Championships and Commonwealth Games. She also played professional badminton in Denmark.

In this episode, Brittney talks about how she got introduced to badminton in her childhood (2:25), the sport of badminton, the biggest badminton events and competitions, where badminton is most popular, etc. (5:40), her training and skills development regimens (12:50), and how she started representing Canada in international tournaments (18:45).

She also shares what led to her decision to turn pro and the process of becoming a pro badminton player (22:05), an inside look at what her life was like as a pro badminton player in Denmark (27:45), her experiences as a female Asian-Canadian athlete (32:15), how she decided to walk away from badminton (36:30), and much more.

Brittney Tam's Wikipedia Page

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