The Lin brothers have been recognized as British Columbia’s best badminton players for their individual age groups.
Fourteen-year-old Nestor Lin, a Grade 9 student at Pinetree secondary, took home the Badminton BC Best of British Columbia award in the junior male under-15 category, while his younger brother Paxton, 12, won the honour in the under-13 category.
Both brothers are highly ranked in the provincial standings.
Paxton is currently No. 1 in B.C. in the under-12 boys singles, where he has amassed 2,790 points in five tournaments, while in boys doubles he and his partner Jacob Cao lead the field with 3,203 in five tournaments. The younger Lin is also in the lead in under-12 mixed doubles with partner Emily Zhu.
Meanwhile, Nestor is ranked third in the boys under-14 singles after racking up 2,728 pionts in the five tournaments the Pinetree secondary student competed in.
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