Vinson Chiu (born August 8, 1998) is an American badminton player.[2] He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[3] Chiu also won a silver and a bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and mixed doubles.[4] Chiu currently plays mixed doubles with Jennie Gai. They won their first title together at the Mexican International Challenge in 2021.[5] The duo won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 8, 1998 Southern California, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 43 (MD with Joshua Yuan, 12 March 2024) 29 (XD with Jennie Gai, 18 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 44 (MD with Joshua Yuan) 29 (XD with Jennie Gai) (16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
 Jennie Gai
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 Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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21–17, 17–21, 19–21 |  Silver
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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 |
Joshua Yuan
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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 |
Joshua Yuan
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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 |
Joshua Yuan
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Adam Dong Nyl Yakura
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15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jennie Gai
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Presley Smith Allison Lee
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21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Silver
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
Raymond Hsia
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Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman
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24–22, 10–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Brian Duong
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Ricky Liuzhou Cadmus Yeo
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13–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
Crystal Pan
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Jason Ho-Shue Qingzi Ouyang
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15–21, 5–21 | Bronze
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| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Jamie Hsu
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Brian Yang Katie Ho-Shue
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14–21, 14–21 | Silver
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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 | Tony Gunawan
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 Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz
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16–21, 21–14, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Enrico Asuncion
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Job Castillo Luis Montoya
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16–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Joshua Yuan
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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 | Joshua Yuan
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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 | Joshua Yuan
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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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| 2019 | Uganda International | Breanna Chi
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Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana
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9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Jamaica International | Breanna Chi
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 Artur Silva Pomoceno Lohaynny Vicente
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17–21, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Peru International | Breanna Chi
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 Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza
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22–20, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2019 | Mauritius International | Breanna Chi
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Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana
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21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai
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Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai
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Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu
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21–13, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai
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 Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi
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15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai
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Joshua Yuan Allison Lee
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21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2023 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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22–20, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2023 | Maldives International | Jennie Gai
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 Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing
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13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- 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.
- ^ "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