Daniel Chan Ho Yuen (born 17 January 1985) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player who won bronze at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] He lost his leg in a car accident in 2008.[2] He began representing Hong Kong in international competitions since 2010. He won silver in the WH2 class at the 2018 Asian Para Games. His main rival is said to be Kim Jung-jun.[3]

Chan Ho Yuen
陳浩源
Personal information
Country Hong Kong
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 39)
Hong Kong
Men’s singles WH2
Highest ranking2 (1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Men's doubles

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Kim Kyung-hoon 24–22, 21–10   Bronze

World Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score 𝖸𝖾𝗌
2013 Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Kim Jung-jun 9–21, 14–21   Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England   Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 13–21   Bronze
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea   Kim Kyung-hoon 11–21, 21–12, 18–21   Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 21–13, 18–21   Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan   Kim Jung-jun 21–16, 17–21, 15–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Koernig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany   Sanjeev Kumar   Gobi Ranganathan
  Martin Rooke
12–21, 14–21   Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England   Osamu Nagashima   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Dong-seop
9–21, 13–21   Bronze

Asian Para Games edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Kim Jung-jun 21–15, 6–21, 17–21   Silver
2023 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Daiki Kajiwara 20–22, 11–21   Bronze

Asian Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China   Mai Jianpeng 21–13, 14–21, 18–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Yeo-ju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea
  Ip Chi Keong   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Kim Sung-hun
6–21, 10–21   Bronze
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
  Osamu Nagashima   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Sam-seop
9–21, 10–21   Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara 21–16, 5–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Daiki Kajiwara 9–21, 6r–11   Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara 17–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 1–21   Runner-up
2023 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara 15–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2   To Man-kei   Konstantin Afinogenov
  Ilaria Renggli
19–21, 21–19, 22–20   Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   To Man-kei   Prem Kumar Ale
  Emine Seçkin
21–18, 21–19   Winner
2023 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2   To Man-kei   Chew Jit Thye
  Alphia James
21–7, 21–9   Winner

International Tournaments (18 titles, 16 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Sun-chul 21–11, 21–17   Winner
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International   Madzlan Saibon 22–24, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Irish Para Badminton International   Jordy Brouwer 21–7, 21–2   Winner
2015 Indonesia Para Badminton International   Madzlan Saibon 11–21, 21–17, 19–21   Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Para Badminton International   Lee Yong-ho 21–11, 21–11   Winner
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–18, 21–12   Winner
2017 Irish Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon 21–17, 19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2017 Japan Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 20–22, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 7–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International   Madzlan Saibon 21–15, 21–11   Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International   Madzlan Saibon 21–12, 25–23   Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 25–27, 21–18, 16–21   Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–14, 18–21, 21–13   Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 11–21, 21–18   Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–15, 13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Canada Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–17, 21–11   Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 12–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Thailand Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 21–19, 21–17   Winner
2019 China Para Badminton International   Zhao Xin 21–10, 21–5   Winner
2019 Japan Para Badminton International   Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 14–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Spanish Para Badminton International   Kim Kyung-hoon   Gobi Ranganathan
  Martin Rooke
21–15, 21–6   Winner
2014 England Para Badminton Championships   Jakarin Homhual   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Sam-seop
15–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2015 China Para Badminton International   David Toupé   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Sam-seop
10–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2015 Irish Para Badminton International   David Toupé   Connor Dua-Harper
  David Follett
21–6, 21–12   Winner
2016 Indonesia Para Badminton International   Lee Yong-ho   Kornpeekanok Chatchai
  Aphichat Sumpradit
21–16, 21–11   Winner
2016 Irish Para Badminton International   Thomas Wandschneider   Kim Kyung-hoon
  Lee Sam-seop
19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2017 USA Para Badminton International   Osamu Nagashima   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Sam-seop
11–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International   David Toupé   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
  Madzlan Saibon
21–11, 21–23, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Irish Para Badminton International   Karin Suter-Erath   David Toupé
  Sonja Häsler
21–14, 16–21, 21–14   Winner
2015 Indonesia Para Badminton International   Karin Suter-Erath   Homhual Jakarin
  Amnouy Wetwithan
21–19, 11–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2016 Irish Para Badminton International   Nina Gorodetzky   Lee Sam-seop
  Yuma Yamazaki
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2016 Indonesia Para Badminton International   Lee Yong-ho   Kornpeekanok Chatchai
  Aphichat Sumpradit
21–16, 21–11   Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International   To Man-kei   Kim Jung-jun
  Kim Seung-suk
11–21, 21–12, 11–21   Runner-up

References edit

  1. ^ "Chan Ho Yuen". International Paralympic Committee.
  2. ^ Blennerhassett, Patrick (7 February 2019). "Car crash leads to Olympic gold dreams for Hong Kong badminton player". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Chan Ho Yuen ready to give "120 per cent effort" to achieve his dream". Asian Paralympic Committee.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.