# Vinson Chiu

Vinson Chiu (/ˈvɪnsən ˈtʃuː/ VIN-sən CHOO; born August 8, 1998) is an American badminton player. He won a silver medal with his partner Joshua Yuan in the men's doubles at the 2022 Pan Am Championships. Chiu also won a silver and a bronze at the 2016 Pan Am Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and mixed doubles. Chiu currently plays mixed doubles with Jennie Gai. They won their first title together at the Mexican International Challenge in 2021. The duo won the silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games.
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 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Joshua Yuan | Job Castillo Luis Montoya | 20–22, 8–11$^r$ | 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

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)

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