ABOUT
About JBTC
Unlock your badminton potential at JBTC in Bedford, Nova Scotia, where dedicated coaching, state-of-the-art courts, and a vibrant community come together to foster talent and passion for the game. Whether you're stepping onto the court for the first time or preparing for tournament play, JBTC offers tailored programs, court rentals, and competitive events to elevate your play, one shuttlecock at a time.
Meet the Teams
-National level Coach
-Coached the Canada badminton team at the Pan American Games
-Coached the Nova Scotia Provincial Team & Canada Games Team for many years
-More than 20 years of experience in coaching badmintion
Gary MacDougall
Head Coach
-Founder of the club
Yu Chen
Advanced Program Coach
-More than 15 years experience of coaching badminton to youth players
Leon Fu
Junior & Competitive Development Coach
-Proviancial level coach
-Graduated in Dalhousie University under bachelor of Science (Kinesiology)
-Represent PEI badminton team for 2019 Canada Winter Game
-Coached the PEI Badminton Team at the 2023 Canada Winter Games
-On-court coached players to win the Canadian Junior National Championship
-Won the women's doubles runner-up in the Senior National Elite Tournament
Ruiwen Zhu
High Performance Coach
-Former athlete of the Jiangsu provincial team of China
-National level coach
-Coached the Canadian players at the Pan American Games
-Coached the PEI provincial team at the Canada Games
Kevin Yan
High Performance Coach
-JBTC athlete
-Won the Canadian national champion in singles and doubles
-Silver medalist in badminton women's singles at the 2023 Canadian Games
Ritu Shah
Coach
-JBTC athlete
-Won the boy's singles, doubles, mixed doubles many times in Atlantic Series tournaments
Jayden Jeong
Coach
-Former JBTC athlete
Kashyap Patel
Junior Program Coach
-JBTC athlete
-Won boy's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles many times in the Atlantic Series tournament
-Represented PEI Badminton Team for 2019 Canada Winter Game
-Represented Nova Scotia Badminton Team for 2023 Canada Winter Game
Alex Zehua Zheng
Coach
Our Players
Audrey Zhiqing Wang
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 8-year-old
-U15 girl's doubles champion in 2023 Canadian Junior National Championship
-Silver medalist of U15 girl's singles in national tournaments
-Many times winner of the Atlantic champion in U19 girl's singles, doubles and mixed doubles
-Selected by Cananda National Team to play U15 girl's single and mixed double's in the 2024 Pan American Games
-Qualified member of NS Badminton Team in the 2023 Canada Games
Cinra Mei
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 9-year-old
-U15 girl's doubles champion and U15 girl's single Bronze medallist in 2023 Canadian Junior National Championship, U17 girl's single Silver medallist of junior national tournament
-Many times winner of the Atlantic champion in U19 girl's singles, doubles and mixed doubles
-Selected by Cananda National Team to play U15 mixed double's in the 2023 Pan American Games
-Qualified member of NS Badminton Team in the 2023 Canada Games
Tyler Gene Luo
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 8-year-old
-U17 boy's single Silver medallist of junior national tournament
-Winner of the U19 boy's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in the Atlantic Series tournaments
Taniya Shah
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 9-year-old
-Winner of U19 girl's singles and doubles in Atlantic Series tournaments
-Winner of the U19 singles and doubles in NS provincial tournaments
Sarah Fangjia Lou
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 9-year-old
-Winner of the U15 girl's singles, U17 girl's singles, U19 girl's doubles, and U19 mixed doubles in Atlantic Series tournaments
-Qualified member of NS Badminton Team in the 2023 Canada Games
Jason Dacheng Li
-Started the badminton training at JBTC from 12-year-old
-Silver medalist of the U17 boy's singles and gold medalist of the U17 boy's doubles in Atlantic Series tournaments