Howard Shu
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.
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| Birth name | Howard Shu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1990 Los Alamitos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 53 (MS 25 June 2015) 229 (XD 14 October 2010) 37 (XD 12 March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada |  Kevin Cordon |
21–19, 14–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Paula Lynn Obañana |
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15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
 Osleni Guerrero |
14–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Osleni Guerrero |
15–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
| 2012 | Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru |
Kevin Cordon |
15–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Eva Lee |
Toby Ng Alex Bruce |
21–9, 14–21, 21–8 |  Silver |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | U.S. Open Grand Prix | Eva Lee |
 Peter Kaesbauer Isabel Herttrich |
12–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Internacional Mexicano |  Job Castillo |
7–21, 21–15, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | El Salvador International |  Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga |
11–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Botswana International |  Rosario Maddaloni |
21–14, 21–11 |  Winner |
| 2015 | South Africa International |  Emre Vural |
21–11, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Suriname International | Osleni Guerrero |
11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | Kevin Cordón |
17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | New Caledonia International |  Yang Chih-hsun |
21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Nigeria International |  Luka Wraber |
17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2015 | Giraldilla International | Osleni Guerrero |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Puerto Rico International |  Ygor Coelho De Oliveira |
16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Osleni Guerrero |
12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | Rodolfo Ramirez |
14–21, 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Paula Lynn Obañana |
 Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny |
21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Benin International | Paula Lynn Obañana |
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21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Peru International | Paula Lynn Obañana |
Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mauritius International | Paula Lynn Obañana |
Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi |
17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Uganda International | Paula Lynn Obañana |
Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi |
21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jamie Subandhi |
 Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova |
6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Guatemala International | Eva Lee |
Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi |
10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Howard SHU Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
External links
- Howard Shu at BWFbadminton.com
- Howard Shu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Howard Shu at the International Olympic Committee
- Howard Shu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- United States Olympic Committee
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