Vinson Chiu (/ˈvɪnsən ˈ/ 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]

Vinson Chiu
邱愷翔
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)
Southern California, U.S.[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking41 (MD with Joshua Yuan, 21 May 2024)
29 (XD with Jennie Gai, 18 July 2023)
Current ranking47 (MD with Joshua Yuan)
30 (XD with Jennie Gai) (16 July 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tijuana Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tijuana Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tijuana Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lima Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Chiu also once partnered with Indonesian legend Tony Gunawan and they went onto win the U.S. International in 2017.

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
  Jennie Gai   Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Josephine Wu
21–17, 17–21, 19–21   Silver

Pan Am Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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
21–17, 23–21   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

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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 Silva 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

References

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  1. ^ "【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.
  2. ^ "CHIU Vinson". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Vinson Chiu| Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Makes the Finals at Yonex Pan Am Individual Championships 2022". USA Badminton. April 29, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Hearn, Don. "Pan Am Juniors – Ouyang defends as Canada takes 4". Badzine. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  6. ^ García, Jair. "Culmina el Mexican International Challenge de Bádminton 2021" (in Spanish). El Sol del Centro. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "U.S. wins four medals at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". USA Badminton. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
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