Jason Anthony Ho-Shue OLY (born 29 August 1998) is a Canadian badminton player. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2019 Pan American Games, and at the Pan Am Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He also won the men's singles title at the Pan Am Championships in 2016.[1][2][3]

Jason Ho-Shue
Personal information
Birth nameJason Anthony Ho-Shue
CountryCanada
Born (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario, Canada
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Years active2016–Present
HandednessRight
CoachEfendi Wijaya
Mike Butler
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking41 (MS 4 May 2021)
29 (MD with Nyl Yakura 28 June 2018)
Current ranking65 (MS)
107 (MD with Joshua Hurlburt-Yu) (3 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guatemala City Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Aguascalientes Men's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tijuana Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tijuana Boys' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tijuana Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tijuana Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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In 2015, he settled triple crowns at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in boys' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event. In the mixed team event, he won the bronze medal.[4] In 2016, he became the youngest Canadian badminton player who won the national title in men's singles event.[5] He also won double titles at the XX Pan Am Individual Championships in men's singles and doubles event.[6] He represented his country competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[7] He was a gold medalist in the men's doubles event partnered with Nyl Yakura at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, also won a bronze medal in the men's singles.[8]

In June 2021, Ho-Shue was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] Partnered with Nyl Yakura, he was eliminated in the group stage.[10]

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru   Ygor Coelho 22–20, 20–22, 8–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
  Nyl Yakura   Phillip Chew
  Ryan Chew
21–11, 19–21, 21–18   Gold

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil   Artur Pomoceno 21–17, 21–11   Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala   Ygor Coelho 12–21, 15–21   Silver
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico   Osleni Guerrero 21–16, 19–21, 16–21   Bronze
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala   Brian Yang 13–21, 10–18 retired   Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
  Nyl Yakura   Phillipe Gaumond
  Maxime Marin
21–13, 21–13   Gold
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
  Nyl Yakura   Austin Bauer
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–18, 21–6   Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Nyl Yakura   Phillip Chew
  Ryan Chew
21–17, 21–17   Gold
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
  Nyl Yakura   Osleni Guerrero
  Leodannis Martínez
21–11, 20–22, 21–10   Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Nyl Yakura   Phillip Chew
  Ryan Chew
Walkover   Silver

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico   Artur Pomoceno 21–18, 21–11   Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento,
Tijuana, Mexico
  Jonathan Lai   Austin Bauer
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–15, 21–16   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento,
Tijuana, Mexico
  Qingzi Ouyang   Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Takeisha Wang
21–10, 21–15   Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Jamaica International   Sheng Xiaodong 21–6, 21–13   Winner
2019 Bahrain International   Priyanshu Rajawat 21–16, 7–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Kodai Naraoka 13–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge   Luís Enrique Peñalver 21–19, 21–23, 23–21   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Mexican International   Nyl Yakura   Job Castillo
  Lino Muñoz
18–21, 21–11, 21–17   Winner
2018 Brazil International   Nyl Yakura   Tarun Kona
  Saurabh Sharma
21–7 retired   Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Nyl Yakura   Chen Xin-yuan
  Lin Yu-chieh
21–23, 20–22   Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge   Joshua Hurlburt-Yu   Adam Dong
  Nyl Yakura
21–15, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Jason Ho-Shue". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Jason Ho-Shue". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "XXIV Pan Am Junior Championships, Badminton team event Result". Technoslips Inc. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "OFSAA championships at Nipissing U, Canadore: Badminton's best in city". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Team Canada Arrives in Gold Coast, Australia". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ^ Gillen, Nancy (3 August 2019). "Canada collect four gold medals to dominate badminton at Lima 2019". Inside the Games. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  9. ^ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Ho-Shue Jason". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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