Mary Alexandra "Alex" Bruce (born May 27, 1990) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's doubles event with partner Michelle Li.[1]
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| Nickname(s) | Alex, Brucie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mary Alexandra Bruce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 27, 1990 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 149 (WS April 15, 2010) 20 (WD September 20, 2012) 23 (XD October 29, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early career
editShe started playing badminton at aged 8. Her parents were members of a badminton club that put on clinics for kids. She won silver in doubles at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[2] Bruce studied Engineering and played Varsity Badminton for the University of Western Ontario, where she was named OUA Female Rookie of the Year in 2008. At the 2009 Canadian university and college national championships, she won two gold medals in doubles play, and a silver medal in women's singles.[3] At the 2010 Yonex National Championships, she and Martin Giuffre won the U23 Mixed Doubles title. Bruce also won bronze in Ladies' Singles, and silver in Ladies' Doubles with future Olympic partner Michelle Li.[4]
Personal life
editHer parents are David and Cindy Bruce. Her older brother, Max played football at Queens University and the University of Manitoba. She graduated from Western University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Civil Structural Engineering).[2]
2012 Olympics
editAt the 2012 Summer Olympics, Bruce and Li finished last in the round-robin portion, losing all three of their matches.[5] However, the top two teams in the group were disqualified for attempting to intentionally lose matches so they would have an easier match-up in the quarterfinals.[6] The duo was advanced to their quarterfinals, where they defeated Australia's Leanne Choo and Renuga Veeran. Bruce and Li finished in fourth place, the best Canadian finish in badminton at the Olympic Games.[5]
She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the mixed teams, mixed doubles (with Toby Ng) and women's doubles (with Phyllis Chan).[7]
Achievements
editPan American Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
21–15, 21–15 | |||
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
20–22, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
9–21, 23–21, 12–21 |
Pan Am Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
21–16, 21–23, 12–21 | |||
| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores, Lima, Peru |
17–21, 21–17, 21–12 | |||
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
15–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
9–21, 11–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Coliseo Olímpico de la Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico |
18–21, 21–19, 18–21 | |||
| 2010 | Clube Curitibano, Curitiba, Brazil |
7–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores, Lima, Peru |
21–5, 21–6 | |||
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
21–12, 23–21 | |||
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
21–16, 19–21, 21–18 |
Commonwealth Youth Games
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | 18–21, 8–21 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Banuinvest International | 21–15, 21–14 | |||
| 2011 | Brazil International | 11–21, 21–15, 21–8 | |||
| 2011 | Brazil International | 14–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2011 | Puerto Rico International | 24–22, 15–21, 21–11 | |||
| 2011 | Canadian International | 21–10, 13–21, 21–16 | |||
| 2012 | Finnish Open | 21–19, 12–21, 21–16 | |||
| 2012 | Peru International | 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| 2012 | Tahiti International | 13–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2013 | Canadian International | 15–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2014 | Brazil International | 11–10, 10–11, 11–8, 11–5 | |||
| 2015 | Polish Open | 16–21, 18–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Guatemala International | 20–22, 14–21 | |||
| 2011 | Canadian International | 15–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2012 | Peru International | 10–21, 15–21 | |||
| 2012 | Tahiti International | 21–23, 14–21 | |||
| 2013 | Canadian International | 9–21, 12–21 | |||
| 2014 | USA International | 18–21, 25–23, 21–9 | |||
| 2016 | Brazil International | 21–12, 21–15 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandra Bruce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Bruce". Canadian Olympic Committee. October 25, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Lam and Bruce superb combining for five medals as Western Mustangs badminton team wins national silver medal". Western Mustangs. May 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Giuffre and Butler successful at U-23 Nationals". Western Mustangs. May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Lidell, Mackenzie (August 1, 2012). "Canada Gains from Badminton Scandal, Advances to Semis". CTV Olympics. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "8 Badminton Players Disqualified for Throwing Matches". CTV Olympics. Associated Press. August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Alex Bruce Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
External links
edit- Alexandra Bruce at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Badminton Canada profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-05-13)
- Alexandra Bruce at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Alexandra Bruce at Olympedia