| Howard Shu 舒之颢 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Howard Shu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 28, 1990 Los Alamitos, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 53 (MS June 25, 2015) 229 (XD October 14, 2010) 37 (XD March 12, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| BWF profile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | | 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | | | 15–21, 15–21 | |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru | | 15–21, 21–18, 13–21 | |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | | 15–21, 17–21 | |
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | | 14–21, 14–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | | | 21–9, 14–21, 21–8 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. Open Grand Prix | | | 12–21, 14–21 |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carebaco International | | 14–21, 21–17, 22–20 | |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | | 12–21, 21–23 | |
| 2014 | Puerto Rico International | | 16–21, 19–21 | |
| 2015 | Giraldilla International | | 16–21, 16–21 | |
| 2015 | Nigeria International | | 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | |
| 2015 | New Caledonia International | | 21–9, 21–19 | |
| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | | 17–21, 15–21 | |
| 2015 | Suriname International | | 11–21, 16–21 | |
| 2015 | South Africa International | | 21–11, 21–16 | |
| 2015 | Botswana International | | 21–14, 21–11 | |
| 2019 | El Salvador International | | 11–21, 21–11, 13–21 | |
| 2020 | Internacional Mexicano | | 7–21, 21–15, 11–21 | |
| 2023 | French Guiana International | | 21–12, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Guatemala International | | | 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | | | 6–21, 20–22 | |
| 2019 | Uganda International | | | 21–9, 21–12 | |
| 2019 | Mauritius International | | | 17–21, 16–21 | |
| 2019 | Peru International | | | 21–17, 22–20 | |
| 2019 | Benin International | | | 21–12, 21–13 | |
| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | | | 21–16, 21–14 |