Howard Shu

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. Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Achievements

Pan American Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Kevin Cordón 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Polideportivo 3,Lima, Peru Paula Lynn Obañana Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru Kevin Cordón 15–21, 21–18, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Osleni Guerrero 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Osleni Guerrero 14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Eva Lee Toby Ng Alex Bruce 21–9, 14–21, 21–8 Silver Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) 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 Eva Lee Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich 12–21, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 9 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Carebaco International Rodolfo Ramírez 14–21, 21–17, 22–20 Winner 2013 Santo Domingo Open Osleni Guerrero 12–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2014 Puerto Rico International Ygor Coelho 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Giraldilla International Osleni Guerrero 16–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 Nigeria International Luka Wraber 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 Winner 2015 New Caledonia International Yang Chih-hsun 21–9, 21–19 Winner 2015 Puerto Rico International Kevin Cordón 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2015 Suriname International Osleni Guerrero 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2015 South Africa International Emre Vural 21–11, 21–16 Winner 2015 Botswana International Rosario Maddaloni 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2019 El Salvador International Uriel Canjura 11–21, 21–11, 13–21 Runner-up 2020 Internacional Mexicano Job Castillo 7–21, 21–15, 11–21 Runner-up 2023 French Guiana International Camilo Borst 21–12, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Guatemala International Eva Lee Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 Winner 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jamie Subandhi Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova 6–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2019 Uganda International Paula Lynn Obañana Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi 21–9, 21–12 Winner 2019 Mauritius International Paula Lynn Obañana Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Peru International Paula Lynn Obañana Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima 21–17, 22–20 Winner 2019 Benin International Paula Lynn Obañana Pit Seng Low Louisa Ma 21–12, 21–13 Winner 2019 Côte d'Ivoire International Paula Lynn Obañana Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny 21–16, 21–14 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament