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.
Achievements
Pan Am Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ^ "Pan Am Junior Players Shined in Canada – Pan Am Junior 2019 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "U.S. Badminton Olympians Make Their Debut at Paris 2024 - USA Badminton". 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Yen, Ruey. "2024 Paris Calympians: More members of the Team USA". writeforcalifornia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
External links
- Joshua Yuan at BWFBadminton.com
- Joshua Yuan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
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