Howard Bach

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.<ref>teamusa.org</ref> 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	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	15–11, 10–15, 15–11	Gold Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

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

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

BWF Superseries

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Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Fang Chieh-min Template:Flagicon Lee Sheng-mu	14–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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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	Result
2002	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	15–11, 7–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen	15–5, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Thomas Laybourn Template:Flagicon Peter Steffensen	15–8, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Ohtsuka Template:Flagicon Keita Masuda	18–21, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Raju Rai	21–14, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Koch Template:Flagicon Peter Zauner	21–12, 21–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2011	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	9–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon Keita Masuda Template:Flagicon Miyuki Maeda	21–19, 11–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon Alvin Lau Template:Flagicon Jiang Xuelian	21–13, 21–12	Template:Gold1 Winner

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BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Miami International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	10–15, 1–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Miami International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Andy Chong Template:Flagicon Mathew Fogarty	15–5, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Slovenian International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Chris Davies Template:Flagicon Matthew Hughes	15–3, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Guatemala International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Ryan Miglin Template:Flagicon Ben Wu	15–6, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Mexico International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Ryan Miglin Template:Flagicon Ben Wu	Walkover	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Mario Carulla Template:Flagicon José Antonio Iturriaga	17–14, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Jamaica International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Bobby Milroy Template:Flagicon William Milroy	15–8, 10–15, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Guatemala International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Bryan Moody Template:Flagicon Brent Olynyk	15–7, 8–15, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2000	Canadian International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Ma Che Kong Template:Flagicon Yau Tsz Yuk	15–13, 3–15, 15–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Mark Manha	Template:Flagicon Ma Che Kong Template:Flagicon Yau Tsz Yuk	6–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001	Southern Pan Am Classic	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Tjitte Weistra Template:Flagicon Pedro Yang	5–7, 7–0, 7–0	Template:Gold1 Winner
2001	Brazil International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Guilherme Pardo Template:Flagicon Ricardo Trevelin	15–5, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2003	Guatemala International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Keita Masuda Template:Flagicon Tadashi Ohtsuka	6–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Brazil International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon José Antonio Crespo Template:Flagicon Sergio Llopis	15–6, 11–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Kevin Han	Template:Flagicon Rodrigo Pacheco Template:Flagicon Guillermo Perea	15–7, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	SCBA International	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Raju Rai Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	1–0 Retired	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	U.S. International	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon William Milroy	15–1, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	Canadian International	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon William Milroy	16–21, 21–19, 12–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon William Milroy	18–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Mikkel Delbo Larsen Template:Flagicon Jacob Chemnitz	21–15, 21–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Michael Fuchs Template:Flagicon Roman Spitko	21–15, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	Canadian International	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong	Template:Flagicon Keishi Kawaguchi Template:Flagicon Naoki Kawamae	15–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2011	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Adrian Liu Template:Flagicon Derrick Ng	21–10, 21–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2012	Peru International	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Adrian Liu Template:Flagicon Derrick Ng	13–21, 21–13, 21–9	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Miami International	Template:Flagicon Cindy Shi	Template:Flagicon Andy Chong Template:Flagicon Barbara McKinley	15–6, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	U.S. International	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon Khan Malaythong Template:Flagicon Mesinee Mangkalakiri	13–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Canadian International	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon William Milroy Template:Flagicon Tammy Sun	21–19, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Miami Pan Am International	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon Mike Beres Template:Flagicon Valerie Loker	17–21, 23–21, 20–22	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Irish International	Template:Flagicon Eva Lee	Template:Flagicon Wouter Claes Template:Flagicon Nathalie Descamps	21–10, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner

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