I like having to read the whole court myself: pace, depth, recovery, and when to take the risk.
Badminton
Singles, mostly.
I started late, kept playing through shoulder rehab, and was named team MVP in spring 2025.
The season mattered because I kept playing while learning to take rehab seriously.
My shoulder forced me to care more about placement, control, and patience.
I started late, so the small improvements were easy to notice and hard to fake.
I picked up a racket in 2023, late enough that almost everything felt borrowed at first. After that, badminton became a bigger part of my week: team practices, school matches, and a 3rd-place finish at Stay Classy, a San Diego high school tournament.
For a while, my answer to everything was simple: set up the rally and smash harder. I mostly play singles, and I love the feeling of controlling the back court. My favorite player to watch is Shi Yuqi.
Then my shoulder started bothering me. This year I have had to take it lighter, lean more on placement and control, and rehab carefully. It made me more interested in how a point is built, not only how hard the last shot is hit.
In spring 2025, I was named team MVP. I am back on court now, still mostly singles, and trying to win points in smarter ways.
2023, almost from zero.
I started late enough that the basics did not feel natural at first. That made every small improvement easier to notice.
Mostly singles.
I like having to solve the whole court myself: pace, depth, recovery, and when to take the risk.
Less force, more shape.
My shoulder made me think more about placement and patience instead of trying to end every rally the same way.
3rd
Stay Classy 2024
San Diego tournament
San Diego tournament
MVP
Spring 2025
CCA badminton
CCA badminton
SYQ
Favorite player
Shi Yuqi
Shi Yuqi
2023
Picked up a racket
and stayed with it
and stayed with it