Joshua Yuan (badminton)
Appearance
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Mateo, California, U.S. | July 25, 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Vinson Chiu, 21 May 2024) 79 (XD with Allison Lee, 14 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 46 (MD with Joshua Yuan) 224 (XD with Chloe Ho) (6 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Joshua Yuan (born July 25, 2003) is an American badminton player. He won a silver medal with his partner Vinson Chiu in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[1] Joshua was also a gold medalist in mixed doubles at the 2019 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships.[2]
Together with his partner Vinson, Joshua qualified for the men's doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4] The duo were placed in Group D but did not get past the group stages.
Achievements
[edit]Pan Am Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Vinson Chiu | Job Castillo Luis Montoya |
20–22, 8–11r | Silver |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Vinson Chiu | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–17, 23–21 | Bronze |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Vinson Chiu | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura |
15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
William Hu | Jonathan Chien Brian Yang |
13–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico |
Allison Lee | Ryan Ma Chloe Ho |
21–14, 21–16 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek |
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | El Salvador International | Vinson Chiu | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2024 | Uganda International | Vinson Chiu | Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Mexican International | Allison Lee | Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai |
14–21, 24–22, 21–23 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Makes the Finals at Yonex Pan Am Individual Championships 2022". USA Badminton. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Pan Am Junior Players Shined in Canada – Pan Am Junior 2019 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "U.S. Badminton Olympians Make Their Debut at Paris 2024 - USA Badminton". 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Yen, Ruey. "2024 Paris Calympians: More members of the Team USA". writeforcalifornia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Yuan at BWFBadminton.com
- Joshua Yuan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com