Canadian badminton player (born 1998)
Badminton player
| Jason Ho-Shue |
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| Birth name | Jason Anthony Ho-Shue |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Born | (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 25)
Markham, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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| Years active | 2016–Present |
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| Handedness | Right |
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| Coach | Efendi Wijaya
Mike Butler |
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| Highest ranking | 41 (MS 4 May 2021)
29 (MD with Nyl Yakura 28 June 2018) |
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| Current ranking | 65 (MS)
107 (MD with Joshua Hurlburt-Yu) (3 January 2023) |
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| BWF profile |
Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (born 29 August 1998) is a Canadian badminton player. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2019 Pan American Games, and at the Pan Am Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He also won the men's singles title at the Pan Am Championships in 2016.[1][2][3]
Career
In 2015, he settled triple crowns at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in boys' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event. In the mixed team event, he won the bronze medal.[4] In 2016, he became the youngest Canadian badminton player who won the national title in men's singles event.[5] He also won double titles at the XX Pan Am Individual Championships in men's singles and doubles event.[6] He represented his country competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[7] He was a gold medalist in the men's doubles event partnered with Nyl Yakura at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, also won a bronze medal in the men's singles.[8]
In June 2021, Ho-Shue was named to Canada's Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] Partnered with Nyl Yakura, he was eliminated in the group stage.[10]
