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Howard Shu

{{Short description|American badminton player (born 1990)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Howard Shu
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| birth_name = Howard Shu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|28}}

| birth_place = Los Alamitos, California, U.S.

| residence = Los Angeles, California, U.S

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| handedness = Right

| country = United States

| event = Men's singles & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 53 (MS June 25, 2015)
229 (XD October 14, 2010)
37 (XD March 12, 2015)

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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry |the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Toronto | Men's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Lima | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2013 Santo Domingo | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Lima | Men's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2013 Santo Domingo | Men's singles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Markham | Men's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Men's Team Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2018 Tacarigua | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2020 Salvador | Men's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Mixed Team Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Santo Domingo | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2023 Guadalajara | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Santo Domingo | Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 46776

| bwf_id = B8AC1951-26B9-4EB4-B33C-9CDA6B637876

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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.{{cite web |title=Howard SHU Player Profile |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=B8AC1951-26B9-4EB4-B33C-9CDA6B637876 |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=August 3, 2016}} Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Achievements

= Pan American Games =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} Kevin Cordón

| align="left" | 21–19, 14–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Nyl Yakura
{{flagicon|CAN}} Kristen Tsai

| align="left" | 15–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= Pan Am Championships =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} Kevin Cordón

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–18, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

style="background:#ECF2FF"

| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero

| align="left" | 15–21, 17–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero

| align="left" | 14–21, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Toby Ng
{{flagicon|CAN}} Alex Bruce

| align="left" | 21–9, 14–21, 21–8

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver

= BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) =

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

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | U.S. Open Grand Prix

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Käsbauer
{{flagicon|GER}} Isabel Herttrich

| align="left" | 12–21, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Carebaco International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} Rodolfo Ramírez

| align="left" | 14–21, 21–17, 22–20

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Santo Domingo Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero

| align="left" | 12–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Puerto Rico International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Ygor Coelho

| align="left" | 16–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Giraldilla International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero

| align="left" | 16–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Nigeria International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUT}} Luka Wraber

| align="left" | 17–21, 21–14, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | New Caledonia International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Yang Chih-hsun

| align="left" | 21–9, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Puerto Rico International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} Kevin Cordón

| align="left" | 17–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Suriname International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Osleni Guerrero

| align="left" | 11–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | South Africa International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Emre Vural

| align="left" | 21–11, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2015

| align="left" | Botswana International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rosario Maddaloni

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#E9E9E9"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | El Salvador International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESA}} Uriel Canjura

| align="left" | 11–21, 21–11, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2020

| align="left" | Internacional Mexicano

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Job Castillo

| align="left" | 7–21, 21–15, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#E9E9E9"

| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | French Guiana International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Camilo Borst

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2014

| align="left" | Guatemala International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Phillip Chew
{{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Subandhi

| align="left" | 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Yonex / K&D Graphics International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Subandhi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenij Dremin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenia Dimova

| align="left" | 6–21, 20–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Uganda International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Vinson Chiu
{{flagicon|USA}} Breanna Chi

| align="left" | 21–9, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Mauritius International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Vinson Chiu
{{flagicon|USA}} Breanna Chi

| align="left" | 17–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Peru International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabrício Farias
{{flagicon|BRA}} Jaqueline Lima

| align="left" | 21–17, 22–20

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Benin International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Pit Seng Low
{{flagicon|AUS}} Louisa Ma

| align="left" | 21–12, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Côte d'Ivoire International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paula Lynn Obañana

| align="left" | {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Salah
{{flagicon|EGY}} Hadia Hosny

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{BWF2|46776/howard-shu}}
  • {{BWF|B8AC1951-26B9-4EB4-B33C-9CDA6B637876}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|howard-shu}}
  • {{SR/Olympics profile|sh/howard-shu-1}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160101231810/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-badminton/athletes/Howard-Shu United States Olympic Committee]

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Category:1990 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male badminton players

Category:American sportspeople of Taiwanese descent

Category:Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic badminton players for the United States

Category:Badminton players at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in badminton

Category:Sportspeople from Los Alamitos, California

Category:21st-century American sportsmen