Presley Smith (born July 16, 2003) is a badminton player from the United States.
Early life Smith was born in Albany, New York, and relocated with his family to Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of one. When he was nine, the family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, who is of Taiwanese descent, played recreational badminton, while his father participated in wrestling and tennis.
Smith initially played tennis before transitioning to badminton around the age of nine or ten, training at a local club in Baltimore. He attended Baltimore Polytechnic Institute for high school. During his early junior career, Smith struggled in tournaments and frequently exited in the first round.
Career As Smith progressed to the under-19 age category, his tournament results began to improve. To pursue further badminton training, he opted to attend college and moved to Taipei, Taiwan, in 2021. Utilizing connections through his mother, he secured a tryout at a badminton team. He initially trained on weekends with the club's high school team before advancing to practice with the senior players.
Smith is a multiple-time Pan Am Champion. He won the men's doubles title twice with Chen Zhi-yi in 2024 and successfully defended the title a year later. He also won the mixed doubles title with his partner Allison Lee in 2024.
Achievements Pan Am Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Chen Zhi-yi Adam Dong Nyl Yakura 21–17, 18–21, 16–21 Bronze 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Chen Zhi-yi Adam Dong Nyl Yakura 21–14, 21–11 Gold 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Chen Zhi-yi Fabrício Farias Davi Silva 21–16, 21–6 Gold 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Chen Zhi-yi Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 21–13, 21–8 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Allison Lee Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai 15–21, 21–15, 21–14 Gold 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Jennie Gai Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 22–20, 17–21, 18–21 Bronze 2026 High Performance Center VIDENA, Lima, Peru Jennie Gai Davi Silva Sânia Lima 21–16, 21–15 Gold
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2024 Malaysia Super 100 Super 100 Chen Zhi-yi Ng Eng Cheong Low Hang Yee 21–19, 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2025 Canada Open Super 300 Jennie Gai Ruttanapak Oupthong Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
BWF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Czech Open Chen Zhi-yi Adam Mendrek Ondřej Král 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2024 Canadian International Chen Zhi-yi Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 21–11, 21–9 Winner 2025 Canadian International Chen Zhi-yi Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Saipan International Allison Lee Wei Chun-wei Nicole Gonzales Chan 20–22, 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2023 El Salvador International Allison Lee Davi Silva Sânia Lima 22–20, 21–18 Winner 2023 Canadian International Allison Lee Rian Agung Saputro Serena Kani 21–12, 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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