Vinson Chiu 邱愷翔 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Southern California, U.S. [1] | August 8, 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Joshua Yuan, 21 May 2024) 29 (XD with Jennie Gai, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 47 (MD with Joshua Yuan) 30 (XD with Jennie Gai) (16 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Vinson Chiu (born August 8, 1998) is an American badminton player. [2] He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships. [3] Chiu also won a silver and a bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and mixed doubles. [4] Chiu currently plays mixed doubles with Jennie Gai. They won their first title together at the Mexican International Challenge in 2021. [5] The duo won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games. [6]
Chiu also once partnered with Indonesian legend Tony Gunawan and they went onto win the U.S. International in 2017.
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | Jennie Gai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu | 21–17, 17–21, 19–21 | Silver |
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 | Joshua Yuan | Job Castillo Luis Montoya | 20–22, 8–11r | Silver |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | Joshua Yuan | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | 21–17, 23–21 | Bronze |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Joshua Yuan | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura | 15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Jennie Gai | Presley Smith Allison Lee | 21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico | Raymond Hsia | Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman | 24–22, 10–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru | Brian Duong | Ricky Liuzhou Cadmus Yeo | 13–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico | Crystal Pan | Jason Ho-Shue Qingzi Ouyang | 15–21, 5–21 | Bronze |
2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru | Jamie Hsu | Brian Yang Katie Ho-Shue | 14–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | U.S. International | Tony Gunawan | Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz | 16–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2021 | Mexican International | Enrico Asuncion | Job Castillo Luis Montoya | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Mexican International | Joshua Yuan | Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | El Salvador International | Joshua Yuan | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2024 | Uganda International | Joshua Yuan | Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Uganda International | Breanna Chi | Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana | 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Jamaica International | Breanna Chi | Artur Silva Pomoceno Lohaynny Vicente | 17–21, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Peru International | Breanna Chi | Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza | 22–20, 21–9 | Winner |
2019 | Mauritius International | Breanna Chi | Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai | Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai | Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu | 21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai | Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi | 15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu | 22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | Winner |
2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai | Joshua Yuan Allison Lee | 21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | Winner |
2023 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu | 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
2023 | Maldives International | Jennie Gai | Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing | 13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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