The most notable face of the owner in Canada expanded 2025 not Michelle Li, but Victor Lai. Playing in the men's singles, Victor Lai was surprised by overcoming Naraoka Kodai in the semi -final. The Chinese-Chinese Canadian player won 21-19, 16-21, 21-17.
Victor Lai was born in 2004, is a Chinese -Chinese player. He expanded the Canadian Prize 2025 while ranking 72 in the world. The deep journey at Victor Lai's home ground has helped him stand the opportunity to advance on the world badminton rankings in the near future.
In the past, Victor Lai was in the top 100 world in early 2022, when this player was only 18 years old. However, he was trapped in the position between the top 80 and the top 100 for quite a long time. The achievement in Canada will help Victor Lai more confident to go far.
Victor Lai's opponent in the final was another Japanese player, Nishimoto Kenta. Seed No. 3 won tickets to the final when surpassing Kidambi Srikanth. Nishimoto showed a relatively good performance in the North American tour, when he reached the last match.
In Canada expanding 2025, the men's single category has two players in the top 10 competitions, Chou Tien Chen and Naraoka Kodai. Chou Tien Chen was eliminated in the quarterfinals when encountering Kidambi Srikanth. This shows that the tournament in North America witnessed many interesting surprises.
