Jared Lai

Biography:

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Jared started playing badminton at the age of 10. As he began to love the sport more and more, he began competing in junior tournaments locally, and later, across the USA. Jared’s passion for badminton would continue at the University of Washington, where he would continue training, competing, and working to grow the collegiate badminton community as the badminton club president.

In addition to his training experience under many world-class coaches, Jared has several years of coaching experience with a variety of students and skill levels. From junior students to college students to adults, Jared enjoys passing on his experience and passion for badminton to all kinds of players.


Coaching Experience:

  • Head Coach: University of Maryland Badminton Team, 2022-2023
  • Head Coach: University of Washington Badminton Team, 2018-2020
  • Assistant Coach: Bellevue Badminton Club, 2016-2019

Major Achievements:

  • Represented Team USA at the 2018 World University Championships, Malaysia
  • 2023 CBA ProTech Open — Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2022 George Mason Open — Men’s Singles Champion, Men’s Doubles 2nd place
  • 2021 George Mason Open — Men’s Singles Champion, Men’s Doubles 2nd place
  • 2019 WA State Closed — Mixed Doubles Champion, Men’s Doubles 2nd place
  • 2019 SJSU Spring Open — Mixed Doubles Champion
  • 2019 YONEX Husky Open — Mixed Doubles 2nd place
  • 2019 Anteater Collegiate Championships — Mixed Doubles 2nd place
  • 2018 BCD+A — Mixed Doubles 2nd place
  • 2017 ClearOne New Year’s Tournament — U23 Men’s Singles and U23 Men’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 ClearOne Thanksgiving Tournament — U23 Men’s Singles 2nd place
  • 2016 ClearOne New Year’s Tournament — U19 Boy’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 ClearOne Thanksgiving Tournament — U17 Boy’s Doubles, U19 Boy’s Doubles and U19 Boy’s Singles Champion
  • 2014 Northwest Regional — U17 Boy’s Singles, U17 Boy’s Doubles, and U17 Mixed Doubles Champion

Availability:

  • Currently not accepting new students

Contact Info:

  • jared@seattlebadminton.com

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