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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Southern California, U.S.[1] | August 8, 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Joshua Yuan, 21 May 2024) 29 (XD with Jennie Gai, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 47 (MD with Joshua Yuan) 30 (XD with Jennie Gai) (16 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Vinson Chiu (/ˈvɪnsən ˈtʃuː/ VIN-sən CHOO; born August 8, 1998)[2] is an American badminton player.[3] He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[4] Chiu also won a silver and a bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and mixed doubles.[5] Chiu currently plays mixed doubles with Jennie Gai. They won their first title together at the Mexican International Challenge in 2021.[6] The duo won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games.[7]
Chiu also once partnered with Indonesian legend Tony Gunawan and they went onto win the U.S. International in 2017.
Achievements
[edit]Pan American Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
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21–17, 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]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 |
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20–22, 8–11r | ![]() |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
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24–22, 10–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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13–21, 21–14, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
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15–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | U.S. International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
2021 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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16–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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20–22, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Uganda International | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Uganda International | ![]() |
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9–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Jamaica International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–14, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–9 | ![]() |
2019 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2021 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Peru Challenge | ![]() |
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22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Mexican International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2023 | Maldives International | ![]() |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Peru Challenge | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "【美国风云榜】华人高材生争雄美国羽坛" (in Chinese). UNE 新闻速递. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "CHIU Vinson". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Vinson Chiu| Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Makes the Finals at Yonex Pan Am Individual Championships 2022". USA Badminton. April 29, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Hearn, Don. "Pan Am Juniors – Ouyang defends as Canada takes 4". Badzine. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ García, Jair. "Culmina el Mexican International Challenge de Bádminton 2021" (in Spanish). El Sol del Centro. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. wins four medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Vinson Chiu at BWFbadminton.com
- Vinson Chiu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com