Anna Rice

Anna Rice
Anna Rice
Personal information
Birth name	Anna Kathleen Rice
Country	Canada
Born	19 August 1980 (age 44); North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
Pan Am Championships
Pan Am Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Anna Kathleen Rice (born 19 August 1980) is a Canadian badminton player. She attended Handsworth Secondary School, and completed a B.A. from the University of British Columbia.^[1]

Career

In 1999, Rice represented British Columbia competed at the Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, clinched the women's singles title and runner-up in the women's doubles. In 2000, Rice moved to Denmark to play in the Danish Club League and to train at the International Badminton Academy under coach Michael Kjeldsen.^[2] She was two times Olympian and five times National Champion.^[1]

In Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, in women's doubles with partner Denyse Julien. They were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand.^[3] She also competed in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was a round-of-16 finalist, being the first North American player to do so. In Beijing 2008, she competed in the singles event. She reached the third round, beating Eva Lee of the United States and Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland before she was defeated by Lu Lan in straight games.^[4]

She won the Canadian National Championships in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. She has also won the U.S. Open title in 2009 and Pan American women's singles champion in 2007 and 2009. She also won two silver medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in the women's singles and doubles event. Rice participated in the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, reaching the quarter-finals in 2010. Her highest world ranking was 18, the highest in Canadian history until Michelle Li achieved a ranking of 11.

Rice is coached by Julia Chen and Michael Kjeldsen. She now focuses her time directing the coaching program and offering badminton lessons at Badminton Vancouver as well as coaching online through Better Badminton.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Nigella Saunders	13–15, 10–15	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Denyse Julien	Charmaine Reid Helen Nichol	7–11, 11–3, 8–11	Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Saint Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados	Charmaine Reid	8–11, 10–13	Silver
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Claudia Rivero	21–16, 21–11	Gold
2009	Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico	Joycelyn Ko	21–17, 21–14	Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	U.S. Open	Mona Santoso	21–17, 21–9	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Auckland International	Lenny Permana	5–7, 1–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2003	Nigeria International	Nigella Saunders	11–3, 11–5	Winner
2005	Peru International	Yuan Wemyss	11–2, 1–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2005	Miami International	Yuan Wemyss	3–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2006	Portugal International	Yuan Wemyss	9–21 Retired	Runner-up
2007	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Tracey Hallam	18–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Bulgarian International	Petya Nedelcheva	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Santo Domingo Open	Maja Tvrdy	19–21, 23–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2009	Puerto Rico International	Maja Tvrdy	13–21, 21–12, 21–13	Winner