Howard Bach (born February 22, 1979) 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.teamusa.org When he was seven years old, Bach was brought by his father to a local YMCA and began to play badminton.

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 Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 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 Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 18–21, 9–21 Bronze

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

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

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

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, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

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 Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix 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. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2002 U.S. Open Kevin Han Tony Gunawan Khan Malaythong 15–11, 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up2004 U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 15–5, 15–7 Winner2004 Dutch Open Tony Gunawan Thomas Laybourn Peter Steffensen 15–8, 15–7 Winner2007 U.S. Open Khan Malaythong Tadashi Ohtsuka Keita Masuda 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up2008 U.S. Open Khan Malaythong Halim Haryanto Raju Rai 21–14, 21–19 Winner2009 U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner 21–12, 21–9 Winner2011 U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2007 U.S. Open Eva Lee Keita Masuda Miyuki Maeda21–19, 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up2009 U.S. Open Eva Lee Alvin Lau Jiang Xuelian21–13, 21–12 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

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 1998 Miami International Kevin Han Andy Chong Mathew Fogarty 15–5, 15–12 Winner 1998 Slovenian International Mark Manha Chris Davies Matthew Hughes 15–3, 15–5 Winner 1998 Guatemala International Mark Manha Ryan Miglin Ben Wu 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1998 Mexico International Mark Manha Ryan Miglin Ben Wu Walkover Winner 1999 Peru International Mark Manha Mario Carulla José Antonio Iturriaga 17–14, 15–6 Winner 1999 Jamaica International Mark Manha Bobby Milroy William Milroy 15–8, 10–15, 15–11 Winner 1999 Guatemala International Mark Manha Bryan Moody Brent Olynyk 15–7, 8–15, 15–12 Winner 2000 Canadian International Mark Manha Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk 15–13, 3–15, 15–17 Runner-up 2000 Peru International Mark Manha Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk 6–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2001 Southern Pan Am Classic Kevin Han Tjitte Weistra Pedro Yang 5–7, 7–0, 7–0 Winner 2001 Brazil International Kevin Han Guilherme Pardo Ricardo Trevelin 15–5, 15–6 Winner 2003 Guatemala International Kevin Han Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka 6–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2003 Brazil International Kevin Han José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis 15–6, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2004 Peru International Kevin Han Rodrigo Pacheco Guillermo Perea 15–7, 15–11 Winner 2005 SCBA International Tony Gunawan Raju Rai Khan Malaythong 1–0 Retired Winner2005 U.S. International Tony Gunawan Mike Beres William Milroy 15–1, 15–2 Winner 2006 Canadian International Khan Malaythong Mike Beres William Milroy 16–21, 21–19, 12–21 Runner-up 2007 Miami Pan Am International Khan Malaythong Mike Beres William Milroy 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2007 Norwegian International Khan Malaythong Mikkel Delbo Larsen Jacob Chemnitz 21–15, 21–11 Winner 2007 Irish International Khan Malaythong Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2008 Canadian International Khan Malaythong Keishi Kawaguchi Naoki Kawamae 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2011 Peru International Tony Gunawan Adrian Liu Derrick Ng 21–10, 21–9 Winner 2012 Peru International Tony Gunawan Adrian Liu Derrick Ng 13–21, 21–13, 21–9 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Miami International Cindy Shi Andy Chong Barbara McKinley 15–6, 15–11 Winner2005 U.S. International Eva Lee Khan Malaythong Mesinee Mangkalakiri 13–15, 12–15 Runner-up 2006 Canadian International Eva Lee William Milroy Tammy Sun 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2007 Miami Pan Am International Eva Lee Mike Beres Valerie Loker 17–21, 23–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Irish International Eva Lee Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps 21–10, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

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