AHHHH, I just posted a video of her talking about some things, I am not in anyway promoting the pan-american games, I just though some people may be interested.
I wouldn't pull Thailand down too much They do have a world champion and international players there. China is exactly what you say - you need to have the right contacts. I think she did ask HK but it didn't work out. Europe is a bit more open minded with the pro-leagues. But there is the cost. With all due respect, Jennifer is probably busy running various ventures and supervising other programs so can't give the full attention that Michelle requires. To really get to the top, you can see all the other players have a full support team.
Thailand training is not outsider friendly. She used to train in China before, but not any more to my knowledge. There is zero support for badminton players in Canada
Great Piece on Badminton Unlimited today about Canadian Badminton. I'll let you guys see for yourselves : https://youtu.be/aSYPKnBzGrM?t=513
The question is off-topic for a Michelle Li thread , but you can look at the rankings here: http://www.badminton.ca (If Martin Guiffre beats Kento Momota tomorrow then he'd definitely be the up-and-comer )
But then to be honest here this is going to be a very difficult tasks and looks like mission impossible for Martin Guiffre although I didn't rule out his chances.
A Canadian player once quoted the costs for her in a year for traveling to play. All prices were quoted average by the player. $900/flight x 20 tournaments a year = $18,000 $50/night accommodation, she lists it as 6 nights a tournament, for 20 tournaments = $6,000 $10/meal, 3 meals a day = $4,200 $600/training per month, 12 months a year = $7,200. So total around $35,400. Of course this varies upon many things. This is just one example of a Canadian player. She was an up and coming player for Canada, placing in QFs at WJC a few years back. Unfortunately, an injury has kept her out of badminon. Some other up and coming players from Canada would be: Andrew D'Souza (runner up Pan Am Games, 21 years of age), Jason Ho-Shue (triple crown Jr Pan Am Games, 17 years of age), Brittney Tam (Semi Finalist US Grand Prix in WS, played in Uber Cup at age of 16 for Canada, 18 years of age), Rachel Honderich (Finalist US Grand Prix, 19 years of age)
How did this player find $50 accommodation and $10 meals in Canada? For a Canadian badminton player, the most essential "skill" isn't a great smash... it's having rich parents.
This is for her travels, so I'd be assuming in other countries. Still $50/night accommodations is really cheap, so she must be scavenging the web for really good deals?? I guess $10 can get you by in some countries, but probably not any European countries or Japan, unless they plan to eat McDonalds for breakfast, lunch & dinner
