Vinson Chiu
American badminton player (born 1998)
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Vinson Chiu (/ˈvɪnsən ˈtʃuː/ VIN-sən CHOO; born August 8, 1998)[1] 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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| Born | August 8, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Joshua Yuan, May 21, 2024) 29 (XD with Jennie Gai, July 18, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Pan American Games
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
 Jennie Gai |
 Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
21–17, 17–21, 19–21 |  Silver |
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 |
Joshua Yuan |
 Job Castillo Luis Montoya |
20–22, 8–11r | Silver |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Joshua Yuan |
Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
17–21, 21–23 |  Bronze |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Joshua Yuan |
Adam Dong Nyl Yakura |
15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Jennie Gai |
Presley Smith Allison Lee |
21–15, 15–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
Raymond Hsia |
Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman |
24–22, 10–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Brian Duong |
Ricky Liuzhou Cadmus Yeo |
13–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Tijuana, Mexico |
Crystal Pan |
Jason Ho-Shue Qingzi Ouyang |
15–21, 5–21 | Bronze |
| 2016 | CAR la Videna, Lima, Peru |
Jamie Hsu |
Brian Yang Katie Ho-Shue |
14–21, 14–21 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | U.S. International | Tony Gunawan |
 Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz |
16–21, 21–14, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2021 | Mexican International | Enrico Asuncion |
Job Castillo Luis Montoya |
16–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Joshua Yuan |
 Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek |
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | El Salvador International | Joshua Yuan |
Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Uganda International | Joshua Yuan |
 Arjun M. R. Dhruv Kapila |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Uganda International | Breanna Chi |
Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana |
9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Jamaica International | Breanna Chi |
 Artur Pomoceno Lohaynny Vicente |
17–21, 21–14, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Peru International | Breanna Chi |
 Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza |
22–20, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mauritius International | Breanna Chi |
Howard Shu Paula Lynn Obañana |
21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai |
Luis Montoya Vanessa Villalobos |
21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2021 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai |
Nicolas Nguyen Alexandra Mocanu |
21–13, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai |
 Naoki Yamada Moe Ikeuchi |
15–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai |
Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
22–20, 13–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai |
Joshua Yuan Allison Lee |
21–14, 22–24, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2023 | Mexican International | Jennie Gai |
Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Maldives International | Jennie Gai |
 Hoo Pang Ron Teoh Mei Xing |
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Jennie Gai |
Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
