# Howard Shu

Howard Shu (born November 28, 1990) is an American badminton player. Shu began playing badminton at age 8. His father, who played in Taiwan, encouraged Shu to join him at local badminton clubs, and entered him into the Junior Nationals. Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada | Kevin Cordón | 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | Paula Lynn Obañana | Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai | 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### Pan Am Championships

Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru | Kevin Cordón | 15–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Osleni Guerrero | 15–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Osleni Guerrero | 14–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Eva Lee | Toby Ng Alex Bruce | 21–9, 14–21, 21–8 | Silver |

### BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | U.S. Open Grand Prix | Eva Lee | Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich | 12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | Rodolfo Ramírez | 14–21, 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Osleni Guerrero | 12–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Puerto Rico International | Ygor Coelho | 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Giraldilla International | Osleni Guerrero | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Nigeria International | Luka Wraber | 17–21, 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2015 | New Caledonia International | Yang Chih-hsun | 21–9, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Puerto Rico International | Kevin Cordón | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Suriname International | Osleni Guerrero | 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | South Africa International | Emre Vural | 21–11, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Botswana International | Rosario Maddaloni | 21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | El Salvador International | Uriel Canjura | 11–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Internacional Mexicano | Job Castillo | 7–21, 21–15, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | French Guiana International | Camilo Borst | 21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Guatemala International | Eva Lee | Phillip Chew Jamie Subandhi | 10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2016 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jamie Subandhi | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova | 6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Uganda International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi | 21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mauritius International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Peru International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2019 | Benin International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Pit Seng Low Louisa Ma | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Paula Lynn Obañana | Ahmed Salah Hadia Hosny | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament