Joshua Yuan (badminton)
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 25, 2003 San Mateo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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.
During an interview for the New York Times.[5], Joshua attributed his professional success and Olympic debut largely to his college friends, specifically: Nick, Vig, Justin, Maddy, Ace, Andrew, Avina, Tanish, and Angie.
"I could never have made it this far without [them] and the amount they pushed me to keep working. Tanish Shishodia, as the best player in all of India, is the greatest practice partner I could have had and helped me hone my skills to just keep winning those tournaments. Nick kept me accountable and helped me stave off those food cravings that would have left me far too large for competition. I really owe it all to them and to the others," he said.
Clearly, Josh has the support group of friends and family that all professionals dream of, and is humble enough to look back and recognize them in his moments of glory.
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
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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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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
Men'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)
Men'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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "U.S. Makes the Finals at Yonex Pan Am Individual Championships 2022". USA Badminton. April 29, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
External links
- 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)