Katherine Valli Explained

Katherine Valli
Country:	United States
Birth Date:	16 January 2003
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence:	Edgeworth, Pennsylvania, United States
Height:	4ft 2in
Coach:	Pallav Deka
Event:	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)
Current Ranking Date:	8 November 2022

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

World Championships

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Pan Am Championships

Women's singles

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	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)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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
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
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 and References

1. Web site: 27 September 2013. Edgeworth girl gets the gold. Times Online.
2. Web site: 23 March 2020. Stay Focused and Continue to Work Hard: Katherine Valli. Badminton Pan America.
3. Web site: 10 October 2018. Edgeworth teen, a fierce competitor, is among top badminton athletes in the world. Sewickley Herald.