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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-07-25) July 25, 2003 (age 21) San Mateo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 41 (MD with Vinson Chiu, 21 May 2024) 79 (XD with Allison Lee, 14 February 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 47 (MD with Vinson Chiu) 224 (XD with Chloe Ho) (6 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Joshua was also a gold medalist in mixed doubles at the 2019 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships.
Together with his partner Vinson, Joshua qualified for the men's doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 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 |
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
 Vinson Chiu
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 Job Castillo Luis Montoya
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20–22, 8–11 |  Silver
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Vinson Chiu
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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 |
Vinson Chiu
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Adam Dong Nyl Yakura
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15–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | CEPS Louis-J.-Robichaud, Moncton, Canada |
William Hu
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Jonathan Chien Brian Yang
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13–21, 12–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Hotel Mundo Imperial, Acapulco, Mexico |
Allison Lee
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Ryan Ma Chloe Ho
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21–14, 21–16 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Vinson Chiu
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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 | Vinson Chiu
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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 | Vinson Chiu
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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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| 2021 | Guatemala International | Allison Lee
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Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu
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17–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexican International | Allison Lee
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Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai
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14–21, 24–22, 21–23 | Runner-up
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- 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