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Howard Shu

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Howard Shu
舒之颢
Personal information
Birth nameHoward Shu
CountryUnited States
Born (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 34)
Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking53 (MS June 25, 2015)
229 (XD October 14, 2010)
37 (XD March 12, 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Lima Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Markham Men's singles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
BWF profile

Howard Shu (born November 28, 1990) is an American badminton player. Shu began playing badminton at age 8. His father, who played in Taiwan, encouraged Shu to join him at local badminton clubs, and entered him into the Junior Nationals.[1] Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Guatemala Kevin Cordón 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
United States Paula Lynn Obañana Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Kristen Tsai
15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru Guatemala Kevin Cordón 15–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Cuba Osleni Guerrero 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Cuba Osleni Guerrero 14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
United States Eva Lee Canada Toby Ng
Canada Alex Bruce
21–9, 14–21, 21–8 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix United States Eva Lee Germany Peter Käsbauer
Germany Isabel Herttrich
12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Carebaco International Guatemala Rodolfo Ramírez 14–21, 21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Santo Domingo Open Cuba Osleni Guerrero 12–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Puerto Rico International Brazil Ygor Coelho 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Giraldilla International Cuba Osleni Guerrero 16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Nigeria International Austria Luka Wraber 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 New Caledonia International Chinese Taipei Yang Chih-hsun 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Puerto Rico International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Suriname International Cuba Osleni Guerrero 11–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 South Africa International Turkey Emre Vural 21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Botswana International Italy Rosario Maddaloni 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 El Salvador International El Salvador Uriel Canjura 11–21, 21–11, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Job Castillo 7–21, 21–15, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 French Guiana International Germany Camilo Borst 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Guatemala International United States Eva Lee United States Phillip Chew
United States Jamie Subandhi
10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International United States Jamie Subandhi Russia Evgenij Dremin
Russia Evgenia Dimova
6–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda International United States Paula Lynn Obañana United States Vinson Chiu
United States Breanna Chi
21–9, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mauritius International United States Paula Lynn Obañana United States Vinson Chiu
United States Breanna Chi
17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Peru International United States Paula Lynn Obañana Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Jaqueline Lima
21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Benin International United States Paula Lynn Obañana Australia Pit Seng Low
Australia Louisa Ma
21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International United States Paula Lynn Obañana Egypt Ahmed Salah
Egypt Hadia Hosny
21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Howard SHU Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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