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.

Howard Shu
舒之颢
Personal information
Birth nameHoward Shu
CountryUnited States
Born (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33)
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 25 June 2015)
229 (XD 14 October 2010)
37 (XD 12 March 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

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Kevin Cordón21–19, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Paula Lynn Obañana Nyl Yakura
Kristen Tsai
15–21, 15–21 Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2012Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru Kevin Cordón15–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze
2013Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Osleni Guerrero15–21, 17–21 Bronze
2014Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Osleni Guerrero14–21, 14–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Palacio 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)

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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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014U.S. Open Grand Prix Eva Lee Peter Käsbauer
Isabel Herttrich
12–21, 14–21 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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Carebaco International Rodolfo Ramírez14–21, 21–17, 22–20 Winner
2013Santo Domingo Open Osleni Guerrero12–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2014Puerto Rico International Ygor Coelho16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2015Giraldilla International Osleni Guerrero16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Nigeria International Luka Wraber17–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner
2015New Caledonia International Yang Chih-hsun21–9, 21–19 Winner
2015Puerto Rico International Kevin Cordón17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2015Suriname International Osleni Guerrero11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015South Africa International Emre Vural21–11, 21–16 Winner
2015Botswana International Rosario Maddaloni21–14, 21–11 Winner
2019El Salvador International Uriel Canjura11–21, 21–11, 13–21 Runner-up
2020Internacional Mexicano Job Castillo7–21, 21–15, 11–21 Runner-up
2023French Guiana International Camilo Borst21–12, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Guatemala International Eva Lee Phillip Chew
Jamie Subandhi
10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 Winner
2016Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jamie Subandhi Evgenij Dremin
Evgenia Dimova
6–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2019Uganda International Paula Lynn Obañana Vinson Chiu
Breanna Chi
21–9, 21–12 Winner
2019Mauritius International Paula Lynn Obañana Vinson Chiu
Breanna Chi
17–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019Peru International Paula Lynn Obañana Fabrício Farias
Jaqueline Lima
21–17, 22–20 Winner
2019Benin International Paula Lynn Obañana Pit Seng Low
Louisa Ma
21–12, 21–13 Winner
2019Côte d'Ivoire International Paula Lynn Obañana Ahmed Salah
Hadia Hosny
21–16, 21–14 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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