Raphael Chris DELOY
Country: New Zealand
Place of Birth: Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
Date of Birth: 26 August 2007
Specialist Event(s): Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Height: 167cm
Education: Hamilton Boys High School
Language(s): Visayan (Filipino), English
Play L or R: Right
Sporting Achievements:
- 2023 U17 National Champion Mixed & Men’s Doubles
- 2023 U19 National Champion Men’s Doubles
- 2023 NZ Tour Champion Men’s Doubles – Wellington and Canterbury Leg
- 2023 Waikato Junior and Senior Badminton Player of the Year
- 2022 MVP New Zealand Junior Badminton League
- 2019 Triple Crown U13 National Championship
- 2019 Boys’ Singles Champion – AIMS
Sporting Ambitions:
My goal is to play for Badminton New Zealand in the Olympics and to bring home a gold medal.
Idols: Victor Axelsen, Kevin Sanjaya, Seung Jae Seo
Biography:
I first started playing badminton when I was 3 years old. I didn’t really take it seriously until the age of 8. The reason why I got into badminton was because of my parents. They both played badminton and introduced it to me, and that enlightened the fire that was yet to be lit.
