Katherine Valli
Appearance
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | 16 January 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 4 ft 2 in (127 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pallav Deka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles and doubles SH6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (WS 29 August 2019) 1 (WD with Giuliana Póveda 29 August 2019) 6 (XD with Krishna Nagar 24 June 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 13 (WS) 2 (WD with Giuliana Póveda) 21 (XD with Dawson McClure) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Katherine Revell Valli (born 16 January 2003) is an American para-badminton player who competes in international level events. She was a double medalist at the 2019 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel.[1][2][3]
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Rachel Choong | 19–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Giuliana Póveda | Rebecca Bedford Rachel Choong |
25–27, 17–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru | Giuliana Póveda | 13–21, 6–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018[a] | Polideportivo 2, Lima, Peru |
Giuliana Póveda | Colleen Gioffreda Jayci Simon |
21–3, 21–4 | Gold |
Karen Franco Rosa Velásquez |
21–3, 21–7 | ||||
Rubí Fernández Gabriela Rojas Bautista |
21–6, 21–5 | ||||
Damaris Nava Clarisa Fabiola Prado |
21–2, 21–2 |
International tournaments (5 titles, 7 runners-up)
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | USA Para Badminton International | Colleen Gioffreda | 21–8, 21–14 | Runner-up |
Deidre Nagle | 21–12, 21–14 | |||
Giuliana Póveda | 12–21, 9–21 | |||
2018 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | 7–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | 20–22, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | 8–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | 7–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Irina Borisova Uliana Podpalnaya |
21–3, 21–11 | Winner |
Daria Bujnicka Rubí Fernández |
21–10, 21–8 | ||||
Colleen Gioffreda Jayci Simon |
21–8, 21–5 | ||||
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Rebecca Bedford Yasmina Eissa |
21–16, 21–7 | Winner |
Daria Bujnicka Nina Kozlova |
21–4, 21–12 | ||||
Maria Bartusz Oliwia Szmigiel |
21–17, 21–9 | ||||
2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Colleen Gioffreda Jayci Simon |
21–11, 21–9 | Winner |
Mariel María Gabriela Rojas Bautista |
21–5, 21–13 | ||||
Rubí Fernández Rosa Velásquez |
21–13, 21–7 |
Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Giuliana Póveda | Maria Bartusz Emma Farnham |
21–13, 21–8 | Winner |
Daria Bujnicka Oliwia Szmigiel |
21–8, 21–18 | ||||
James Binnie Mark Modderman |
21–8, 21–14 | ||||
Irina Borisova Deidre Nagle |
21–9, 21–6 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | USA Para Badminton International | Miles Krajewski | Ryan Gioffreda Colleen Gioffreda |
21–7, 21–14 | Runner-up |
Jesús Salva Giuliana Póveda |
13–21, 14–21 | ||||
Danh Trang Deidre Nagle |
21–7, 21–18 | ||||
2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Miles Krajewski | Vitor Tavares Daria Bujnicka |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Irish Para Badminton International | Krishna Nagar | Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford |
21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
Notes
[edit]- ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
References
[edit]- ^ "Edgeworth girl gets the gold". Times Online. 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Stay Focused and Continue to Work Hard: Katherine Valli". Badminton Pan America. 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Edgeworth teen, a fierce competitor, is among top badminton athletes in the world". Sewickley Herald. 10 October 2018.