s . ▁The ▁du o ▁was ▁advanced ▁to ▁their ▁quarter final s , ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁Australia ' s ▁Le anne ▁Ch oo ▁and ▁Ren uga ▁Ve er an . ▁Bruce ▁and ▁Li ▁finished ▁in ▁fourth ▁place , ▁the ▁best ▁Canadian ▁finish ▁in ▁bad m inton ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Li ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁Mac au ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Gold , ▁defe ating ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁top ▁player ▁Y ip ▁P ui ▁Y in ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁Pan ▁American ▁ath lete ▁to ▁ever ▁enter ▁into ▁a ▁singles ▁final ▁of ▁a ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Gold ▁event ▁since ▁that ▁series ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁also ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁England ▁Open ▁Bad m inton ▁Championships ▁Super ▁Series ▁Premier , ▁be ating ▁Tai ▁T zu - ying ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁making ▁her , ▁in ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁player ▁to ▁enter ▁at ▁the ▁least ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁this ▁pr estig ious ▁tournament . ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Li ▁won ▁the ▁Canada ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁this ▁title ▁ever ▁since ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁event . ▁ ▁Li ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁defe ating ▁K irst y ▁Gil m