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| Born | Howard Shu (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 Los Alamitos, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 53 (MS June 25, 2015) 229 (XD October 14, 2010) 37 (XD March 12, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Howard Shu (born November 28, 1990) is a two-time Olympic badminton player for Team USA. 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, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]
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 Cordón
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21–19, 14–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
 Paula Lynn Obañana
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.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png) Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai
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15–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru | Kevin Cordón
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15–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Bronze
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| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Osleni Guerrero
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15–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Osleni Guerrero
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14–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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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
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Toby Ng Alex Bruce
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21–9, 14–21, 21–8 |  Silver
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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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | U.S. Open Grand Prix | Eva Lee
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 Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich
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12–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Carebaco International | Rodolfo Ramírez
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14–21, 21–17, 22–20 |  Winner
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| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Osleni Guerrero
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12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Puerto Rico International |  Ygor Coelho
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Giraldilla International | Osleni Guerrero
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Nigeria International |  Luka Wraber
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17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2015 | New Caledonia International |  Yang Chih-hsun
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | Kevin Cordón
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17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Suriname International | Osleni Guerrero
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11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | South Africa International |  Emre Vural
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21–11, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2015 | Botswana International |  Rosario Maddaloni
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21–14, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2019 | El Salvador International |  Uriel Canjura
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11–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2020 | Internacional Mexicano |  Job Castillo
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7–21, 21–15, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | French Guiana International | Camilo Borst
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21–12, 21–16 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Guatemala International | Eva Lee
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Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi
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10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jamie Subandhi
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 Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova
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6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Uganda International | Paula Lynn Obañana
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Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi
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21–9, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Mauritius International | Paula Lynn Obañana
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Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi
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17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Peru International | Paula Lynn Obañana
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Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima
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21–17, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2019 | Benin International | Paula Lynn Obañana
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.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png) Pit Seng Low Louisa Ma
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21–12, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Paula Lynn Obañana
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 Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Howard SHU Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "SHU Howard". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. (alternate link)
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