# Eva Lee (badminton)

Eva Lee (Chinese: 李意恒, born August 7, 1986) is an American badminton player.

## Career
### 1997

She started to play badminton and trained with her first coach Peter Baum (former US National Team member).

### 1998

She took her first three crown titles in US Junior National Championships.

### 1999

She captured her first crown title in Canadian Junior Open (under 17 Singles).

### 2005 World Championships

She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and lost in the first round.

### 2006 Intercollegiate Championships

She was both singles and doubles champion at the California Community College Athletic Association State Championships.

### 2006 Canadian International

In 2006 Eva Lee grabbed three titles at the Canadian Open.

### 2006 Boston Badminton Open

At the Boston Badminton Open she won the doubles title together with Mesinee Mangkalakiri.

### 2007 Pan American Games

Lee also competed in badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won three gold medals, one in women's singles, one in women's doubles with Mesinee Mangkalakiri, and another in mixed doubles with Howard Bach.

### 2008 Beijing Olympics

Lee lost in the first round to Canadian Anna Rice. While losing the first game, she made a quick comeback in the second and won. In the third, she maintained lead until halfway through where Anna Rice took command and finished through.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Charmaine Reid | 21–14, 21–18 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Charmaine Reid Fiona McKee | 21–14, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico | Paula Lynn Obañana | Alex Bruce Michelle Li | 21–12, 16–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | Paula Lynn Obañana | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | 21–14, 21–6 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Howard Bach | Mike Beres Valerie Loker | 21–19, 21–16 | Gold |
| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico | Halim Haryanto | Toby Ng Grace Gao | 13–21, 21–9, 17–21 | Silver |

### Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Fiona McKee Charmaine Reid | 20–22, 21–17, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Paula Lynn Obañana | Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan | 21–15, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Paula Lynn Obañana | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | 23–21, 21–14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada | Howard Bach | Mike Beres Valerie Loker | 21–18, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Howard Shu | Toby Ng Alex Bruce | 12–21, 21–23 | Silver |

### 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 doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | Paula Lynn Obañana | Hsieh Pei-chen Wu Ti-jung | 16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | U.S. Open | Howard Bach | Alvin Lau Jiang Xuelian | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | Howard Shu | Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich | 12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Canadian International | Denyse Julien | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Canadian International | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Caren Hueckstaedt Razi Huwaina | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2007 | Irish International | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Huang Bing Chloe Magee | 15–21, 21–9, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Banuinvest International | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Olga Golovanova Anastasia Prokopenko | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Brazil International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Iris Wang Rena Wang | 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2011 | Guatemala International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Grace Gao Joycelyn Ko | 19–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2011 | Brazil International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Alex Bruce Michelle Li | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Norwegian International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen | 17–21, 21–6, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Swedish Masters | Paula Lynn Obañana | Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver | 15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Austrian International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Polish Open | Paula Lynn Obañana | Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver | 12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Tahiti International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Alex Bruce Michelle Li | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Canadian International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan | 15–21, 14–21 | Winner |
| 2013 | Bulgarian International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Peru International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | Guatemala International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Paula B Pereira Fabiana Silva | 11–3, 11–3, 11–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | USA International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao | 10–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Guatemala International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte | 18–21, 22–24 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Bulgarian International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | Paula Lynn Obañana | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | Austrian Open | Paula Lynn Obañana | Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 11–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Tahiti International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Akane Araki Ayaka Kawasaki | 13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Jing Yu Hong Beiwen Zhang | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Canadian International | Howard Bach | William Milroy Tammy Sun | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Miami Pan Am International | Howard Bach | Mike Beres Valerie Loker | 21–17, 23–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Irish International | Howard Bach | Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps | 21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2010 | Brazil International | Halim Haryanto | Hock Lai Lee Priscilla Lun | 21–11, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2011 | Peru International | Halim Haryanto | Toby Ng Grace Gao | 11–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Brazil International | Halim Haryanto | Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2013 | Italian International | Zvonimir Đurkinjak | Jacco Arends Selena Piek | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Peru International | Christian Yahya Christianto | Derrick Ng Michelle Li | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Guatemala International | Howard Shu | Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi | 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament