Joshua Yuan (badminton)
Yuan at the 2021 Pan Am Junior Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 2003 San Mateo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Vinson Chiu, May 21, 2024) 79 (XD with Allison Lee, February 14, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 47 (MD with Vinson Chiu) 224 (XD with Chloe Ho) (August 6, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
Career
Together with his partner Vinson Chiu, Yuan 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
Pan Am Championships
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 |
Vinson Chiu | Job Castillo Luis Montoya |
20–22, 8–11r | Silver |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Vinson Chiu | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
21–17, 23–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Vinson Chiu | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura |
15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
William Hu | Jonathan Chien Brian Yang |
13–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico |
Allison Lee | Ryan Ma Chloe Ho |
21–14, 21–16 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu | Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek |
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | El Salvador International | Vinson Chiu | Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Uganda International | Vinson Chiu | Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Allison Lee | Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai |
14–21, 24–22, 21–23 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "U.S. Makes the Finals at Yonex Pan Am Individual Championships 2022". USA Badminton. April 29, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Pan Am Junior Players Shined in Canada – Pan Am Junior 2019 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Badminton Olympians Make Their Debut at Paris 2024 - USA Badminton". July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Yen, Ruey. "2024 Paris Calympians: More members of the Team USA". writeforcalifornia.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joshua Yuan.
- Joshua Yuan at BWFBadminton.com
- Joshua Yuan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Joshua Yuan at Team USA
- Joshua Yuan at Olympics.com
- Joshua Yuan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)