[1] He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games.

Beres competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Jody Patrick.

[2] He would later win gold medals in singles and doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games, as well as a silver in mixed Badminton with Valerie Loker.

Beres was coached by Edith Hayman, a former Ottawa District Badminton Association (ODBA) champion.

Mike Beres currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario where he occasionally frequents at the RA Centre, a badminton training/playing facility, which is an affiliated member of the ODBA.