Qingzi Ouyang was among the big winners of last weekend's Yonex U23 and Junior National Badminton Championships, held at the ClearOne Centre in Richmond.
The Ace Badminton member won gold in girls' U16 singles and doubles, pairing with Kylie Cheng, also of Richmond, who was the singles silver medallist. Ouyang also won bronze in the U19 mixed doubles, where she partnered with Calvin Che.
Other local success included ClearOne's Jenna Wong teaming with Calgary's Kevin Lee to win the U16 mixed doubles event, dropping just one set in the process.
Lee, along with Nyl Yakura of Toronto (U23 men) and Brian Yang of Toronto (U14 boys) each swept their categories with championships in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
"This championship was an outstanding display of our great young athletes," said Joe Morissette, Executive Director of Badminton Canada. "While we saw some dominant performances by several of our athletes, the depth of the competition was also outstanding and leaves us confident that many of the athletes here have the potential to reach the highest levels of international competition."
At the U23 level, top-seeded Yakura, who plays with Mandarin Badminton in Toronto, did not drop a set in sweeping his way to the singles title.
On the women's side, Rachel Honderich, of Lee's Badminton in Toronto, won three medals, including two gold. In singles, the top-seeded Honderich defeated secondseeded Bethany So in the final.
