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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |  |
21–19, 14–21, 18–21 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
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15–21, 15–21 | |
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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14–21, 14–21 | |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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15–21, 17–21 | |
| 2012 | Coliseo Manuel Bonilla, Lima, Peru |
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15–21, 21–18, 13–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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21–9, 14–21, 21–8 |  |
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 | |
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12–21, 14–21 |  |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 8 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | El Salvador International |  |
11–21, 21–11, 13–21 | |
| 2015 | Botswana International |  |
21–14, 21–11 |  |
| 2015 | South Africa International |  |
21–11, 21–16 | |
| 2015 | Suriname International | |
11–21, 16–21 | |
| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | |
17–21, 15–21 | |
| 2015 | New Caledonia International |  |
21–9, 21–19 | |
| 2015 | Nigeria International |  |
17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | |
| 2015 | Giraldilla International | |
16–21, 16–21 | |
| 2014 | Puerto Rico International |  |
16–21, 19–21 | |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | |
12–21, 21–23 | |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | |
14–21, 21–17, 22–20 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | |
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21–16, 21–14 | |
| 2019 | Benin International | |
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21–12, 21–13 | |
| 2019 | Peru International | |
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21–17, 22–20 | |
| 2019 | Mauritius International | |
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17–21, 16–21 | |
| 2019 | Uganda International | |
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21–9, 21–12 | |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | |
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6–21, 20–22 | |
| 2014 | Guatemala International | |
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10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | |
- 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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