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]
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 2003 San Mateo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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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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
editPan Am Championships
editMen'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
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 Job Castillo Luis Montoya
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20–22, 8–11r |  Silver
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Vinson Chiu
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 Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman
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21–17, 23–21 |  Bronze
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Vinson Chiu
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Adam Dong Nyl Yakura
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15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
William Hu
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Jonathan Chien Brian Yang
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13–21, 12–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico |
Allison Lee
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Ryan Ma Chloe Ho
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21–14, 21–16 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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 Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek
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20–22, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | El Salvador International | Vinson Chiu
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Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman
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15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | Uganda International | Vinson Chiu
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 Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila
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14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Allison Lee
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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14–21, 24–22, 21–23 | Runner-up
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- 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