Howard Bach

Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.

Early life

He was born in Vietnam, Howard Bach came to the U.S. at the age of two, when his father, Cam Sen Bach, emigrated to San Francisco with his family in 1982. From 1991–1993, he attended Marina Middle School in San Francisco. When he was five years old, Howard Bach was brought by his father to the Golden Gate YMCA in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. It was here that over the next 11 years, Howard Bach would be coached by his father in badminton. Bach was a 16-year-old student at Galileo High School when he decided to dedicate himself to the sport of badminton. During his early years, he was also coached and mentored by USA coach of the year, Dick Ng. At age 16, he moved to Colorado Springs to train at the U.S. Olympic Site.

Career

2004 Olympics

Bach competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kevin Han. They defeated Dorian James and Stewart Carson of South Africa in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark.

2005 World Badminton Championships

From a modest 13th seeded position Howard Bach partnered with Tony Gunawan to win the final of the men's doubles 15-11, 10-15, 15-11, against the Indonesian pair, Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto. Thus winning the United States's first ever gold at the World Championships.
The Championships were held at the Arrowhead Pond arena in Anaheim, California.

2008 Olympics

He partnered with Bob Malaythong in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, advancing to the quarterfinals – the furthest any American has ever reached. They were defeated by the Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.

2012 Olympics

Bach and Tony Gunawan competed in the 2012 London Olympics. They were eliminated during the pool play.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Tony Gunawan	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	15–11, 10–15, 15–11	Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Tony Gunawan	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	18–21, 9–21	Bronze

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Tony Gunawan	Halim Ho Sattawat Pongnairat	21–10, 21–14	Gold
2007	Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bob Malaythong	Mike Beres William Milroy	20–22, 13–21	Silver
2003	UASD Pavilion, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Kevin Han	Pedro Yang Erick Anguiano	15–5, 15–3	Gold
1999	Winnipeg, Canada	Mark Manha	Brent Olynyk Iain Sydie	17–15, 8–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico	Paula Obanana	Toby Ng Grace Gao	11–21, 21–19, 14–21	Bronze
2007	Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Eva Lee	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	21–19, 21–16	Gold

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Lima, Peru	Kevin Han	3–7, 1–7, 8–6	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Bob Malaythong	Mike Beres William Milroy	13–21, 19–21	Silver
2001	Lima, Peru	Kevin Han	Keith Chan William Milroy	7–0, 7–1, 7–3	Gold
1997	Winnipeg Canoe Club, Winnipeg, Canada	Kevin Han	Mike Edstrom Chris Hales	15–10, 15–7	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Calgary Winter Club, Calgary, Canada	Eva Lee	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	21–18, 21–17	Gold

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Singapore Open	Tony Gunawan	Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	U.S. Open	Tony Gunawan	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	9–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	U.S. Open	Tony Gunawan	Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner	21–12, 21–9	Winner
2008	U.S. Open	Bob Malaythong	Halim Haryanto Raju Rai	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2007	U.S. Open	Bob Malaythong	Tadashi Ohtsuka Keita Masuda	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2004	Dutch Open	Tony Gunawan	Thomas Laybourn Peter Steffensen	15–8, 15–7	Winner
2004	U.S. Open	Tony Gunawan	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2002	U.S. Open	Kevin Han	Tony Gunawan Bob Malaythong	15–11, 7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	U.S. Open	Eva Lee	Alvin Lau Jiang Xuelian	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2007	U.S. Open	Eva Lee	Keita Masuda Miyuki Maeda	21–19, 11–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Miami International	Kevin Han	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Peru International	Tony Gunawan	Adrian Liu Derrick Ng	13–21, 21–13, 21–9	Winner
2011	Peru International	Tony Gunawan	Adrian Liu Derrick Ng	21–10, 21–9	Winner
2008	Canadian International	Bob Malaythong	Keishi Kawaguchi Naoki Kawamae	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2007	Irish International	Bob Malaythong	Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2007	Norwegian International	Bob Malaythong	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Jacob Chemnitz	21–15, 21–11	Winner
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Bob Malaythong	Mike Beres William Milroy	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2006	Canadian International	Bob Malaythong	Mike Beres William Milroy	16–21, 21–19, 12–21	Runner-up
2005	U.S. International	Tony Gunawan	Mike Beres William Milroy	15–1, 15–2	Winner
2005	SCBA International	Tony Gunawan	Raju Rai Bob Malaythong	1–0 Retired	Winner
2004	Peru International	Kevin Han	Rodrigo Pacheco Guillermo Perea	15–7, 15–11	Winner
2003	Brazil International	Kevin Han	José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis	15–6, 11–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2003	Guatemala International	Kevin Han	Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka	6–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2001	Brazil International	Kevin Han	Guilherme Pardo Ricardo Trevelin	15–5, 15–6	Winner
2001	Southern Pan Am Classic	Kevin Han	Tjitte Weistra Pedro Yang	5–7, 7–0, 7–0	Winner
2000	Peru International	Mark Manha	Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2000	Canadian International	Mark Manha	Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk	15–13, 3–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1999	Guatemala International	Mark Manha	Bryan Moody Brent Olynyk	15–7, 8–15, 15–12	Winner
1999	Jamaica International	Mark Manha	Bobby Milroy William Milroy	15–8, 10–15, 15–11	Winner
1999	Peru International	Mark Manha	Mario Carulla José Antonio Iturriaga	17–14, 15–6	Winner
1998	Mexico International	Mark Manha	Ryan Miglin Ben Wu	Walkover	Winner
1998	Guatemala International	Mark Manha	Ryan Miglin Ben Wu	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1998	Slovenian International	Mark Manha	Chris Davies Matthew Hughes	15–3, 15–5	Winner
1998	Miami International	Kevin Han	Andy Chong Mathew Fogarty	15–5, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Irish International	Eva Lee	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps	21–10, 21–13	Winner
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Eva Lee	Mike Beres Valerie Loker	17–21, 23–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2006	Canadian International	Eva Lee	William Milroy Tammy Sun	21–19, 21–15	Popular articles Javier Milei - Argentine libertarian economist, author, radio conductor and public speaker sympathetic to the Austrian School of economic thought. He became widely known for his regular ... Jimmy Carter - American politician, philanthropist, and former farmer who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previ... UEFA Euro 2024 - The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply Euro 2024 , will be the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial internationa... Argentina - country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also b... Sam Altman - American entrepreneur, investor, programmer, and blogger. He is the former president of Y Combinator and now the CEO of OpenAI. 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