Howard Bach

Howard Bach (born 22 February 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.

Howard Bach
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1979-02-22) 22 February 1979
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ResidenceOrange, California, United States
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking9 (5 August 2010)
BWF profile

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.[1] 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 Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

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 (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) 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 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
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 { Winner
2005 U.S. International Eva Lee Bob Malaythong
Mesinee Mangkalakiri
13–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1998 Miami International Cindy Shi Andy Chong
Barbara McKinley
15–6, 15–11 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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