Chan Ho Yuen Explained

Chan Ho Yuen 陳浩源
Birth Date:	17 January 1985
Birth Place:	Hong Kong
Height:	1.81 m
Handedness:	Right
Event:	Men’s singles WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest Ranking:	2 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (XD with Man-Kei To 24 June 2024)
Current Ranking:	1 (MS) 1 (XD with Man-Kei To)
Current Ranking Date:	3 September 2024
Bwfpara Id:	4E9F6256-09F8-4021-9730-A150D1854BE3

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen (born 17 January 1985) is a Hong Kong para-badminton player who won bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.^[1]

Personal life

Chan grew up in Shek Wai Kok Estate in Tsuen Wan. He was a member of the Tsuen Wan District youth badminton team.^[2] During a work travel in China in 2008, he was seriously injured in a car accident and had his left leg below his knee amputated.^[3] After the accident, he became the first para-badminton player in Hong Kong. In 2016, he enrolled in the bachelor of arts (honours) in physical education and recreation management program offered by Hong Kong Baptist University.

Chan married his highschool sweetheart Sandy in 2013.^[4]

Career

He began representing Hong Kong in international competitions since 2009. In 2015 and 2019, he was named as one of the winners for the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards. He won silver in the WH2 class at the 2018 Asian Para Games. He won the first medal for Hong Kong at the Paralympic Games in para-badminton event. His main rival is said to be Kim Jung-jun.^[5]

Because of his achievements in para-badminton, Chan was named as Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection in 2019. He was awarded the Medal of Honour in 2022.^[6]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Kim Kyung-hoon	24–22, 21–10	Bronze
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Daiki Kajiwara	10–21, 10–21	Silver

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score
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 WH1–WH2

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

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Jung-jun	21–15, 6–21, 17–21	Silver
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Daiki Kajiwara	20–22, 11–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH2

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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 (9 titles, 9 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^{[7] [8]}

Men's singles WH2

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, 6–11 retired	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
2023	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Daiki Kajiwara	14–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Thomas Jakobs	16–21, 21–15, 21–17	Winner
2024	4 Nations Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Daiki Kajiwara	16–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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
2023	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 1	To Man-kei	Choi Jung-man Jung Gye-oul	18–21, 21–18, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	To Man-kei	Park Hae-seong Ilaria Renggli	17–21, 21–17, 21–18	Winner
2024	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	To Man-kei	Mohammed Jawad Kadhim Alphia James	21–9, 21–10	Winner
				Zbyněk Sýkora Fatema Asad	21–9, 21–10	Winner
				Yuri Ferrigno Ilaria Renggli	21–15, 21–19	Winner
				Kamil Šnajdar Annika Schroeder	Walkover	Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (18 titles, 16 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Sun-cheol	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 WH1–WH2

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	Chatchai Kornpeekanok 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 WH1–WH2

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	Jakarin Homhual 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	Chatchai Kornpeekanok 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

External links

• • • (profile and photos)
• (results)
• Chan Ho Yuen at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chan Ho Yuen . International Paralympic Committee .
2. News: 2018-01-24 . 陳浩源：追夢大道 全力扣殺 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603005342/https://bunews.hkbu.edu.hk/tc/news/people/daniel-chan-holding-fast-to-dreams . 2022-06-03 . Hong Kong Baptist University . zh.
3. Web site: Patrick . Blennerhassett . Car crash leads to Olympic gold dreams for Hong Kong badminton player . South China Morning Post . 7 February 2019 . 22 July 2021 .
4. Web site: 香港經濟日報HKET . 2021-11-24 . 【輪椅羽壇一哥】拍拖3月遇車禍女友不離不棄 陳浩源感激愛妻扶持 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220603004558/https://topick.hket.com/article/3110790/%E3%80%90%E8%BC%AA%E6%A4%85%E7%BE%BD%E5%A3%87%E4%B8%80%E5%93%A5%E3%80%91%E6%8B%8D%E6%8B%963%E6%9C%88%E9%81%87%E8%BB%8A%E7%A6%8D%E5%A5%B3%E5%8F%8B%E4%B8%8D%E9%9B%A2%E4%B8%8D%E6%A3%84%E3%80%80%E9%99%B3%E6%B5%A9%E6%BA%90%E6%84%9F%E6%BF%80%E6%84%9B%E5%A6%BB%E6%89%B6%E6%8C%81 . 2022-06-03 . 2024-09-29 . 香港經濟日報 (Hong Kong Economic Times) . zh-Hant.
5. Web site: Tokyo 2020: Chan Ho Yuen ready to give "120 per cent effort" to achieve his dream . Asian Paralympic Committee .
6. Web site: 2022-07-26 . 【特區授勳】32體育界人士獲嘉許 奧運獎牌得主齊獲勳章 . 2024-09-22 . 體路 Sportsroad . zh.
7. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
8. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .