Anna Rice

Anna Kathleen Rice (born 19 August 1980) is a Canadian badminton player. She attended Handsworth Secondary School,Template:Cn and completed a B.A. from the University of British Columbia.<ref name="lm">Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was two times Olympian and five times National Champion.<ref name="lm"/>

In Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, in women's doubles with partner Denyse Julien. They were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Saint Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados	Template:Flagicon Charmaine Reid	8–11, 10–13	Silver Silver
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Template:Flagicon Claudia Rivero	21–16, 21–11	Gold Gold
2009	Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico	Template:Flagicon Joycelyn Ko	21–17, 21–14	Gold 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	Template:Flagicon Mona Santoso	21–17, 21–9	Template:Gold1 Winner

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BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Auckland International	Template:Flagicon Lenny Permana	5–7, 1–7, 0–7	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Nigeria International	Template:Flagicon Nigella Saunders	11–3, 11–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Yuan Wemyss	11–2, 1–11, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Miami International	Template:Flagicon Yuan Wemyss	3–11, 5–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Yuan Wemyss	9–21 Retired	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Template:Flagicon Tracey Hallam	18–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Bulgarian International	Template:Flagicon Petya Nedelcheva	19–21, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Santo Domingo Open	Template:Flagicon Maja Tvrdy	19–21, 23–21, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Puerto Rico International	Template:Flagicon Maja Tvrdy	13–21, 21–12, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Nigeria International	Template:Flagicon Denyse Julien	Template:Flagicon Felicity Gallup Template:Flagicon Joanne Muggeridge	12–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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External links

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