Phillip Chew Explained

Phillip Chew
Birth Name:Phillip Chew Hung
Country:United States
Birth Date:16 May 1994
Birth Place:Anaheim, California, United States
Residence:Orange County, California, United States
Height:1.72 m
Weight:90 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:28 (MD with Sattawat Pongnairat March 26, 2015)
20 (XD with Jamie Subandhi August 31, 2015)
Current Ranking:35 (MD with Ryan Chew), 108 (XD with Ariel Lee)
Date Of Current Ranking:August 10, 2021
Bwf Id:5E779CA7-5532-4CDA-AF60-31A463306B83

Phillip Hung Chew (born May 16, 1994) is an American badminton player. He won two gold medals in men's and mixed doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1] [2] Chew also participated in the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.[3] He won the 2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships doubles with his brother Ryan Chew.[4] He trains at the Orange County Badminton Club, which is founded by his grandfather, Don Chew.[5]

Career

In 2016, Chew represented the United States in both mixed and men's doubles events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Chew made his second appearance at the Olympic Games in 2020 Tokyo. He competing in the men's doubles event partnered with Ryan Chew, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[6]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada
Sattawat Pongnairat Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
21–18, 21–16 Gold
2019Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
Ryan Chew Jason Ho-Shue
Nyl Yakura
11–21, 21–19, 18–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Pan Am Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Sattawat Pongnairat Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng
15–21, 13–21 Silver
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ryan Chew Jason Ho-Shue
Nyl Yakura
17–21, 17–21 Silver
2021Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Ryan Chew Jason Ho-Shue
Nyl Yakura
Walkover Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Miraflores,
Lima, Peru
Jamie Subandhi Derrick Ng
Alex Bruce
21–14, 10–21, 18–21 Bronze
2014Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Jamie Subandhi Toby Ng
Alex Bruce
16–21, 21–19, 18–21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Santo Domingo Open Halim Haryanto Kevin Cordón
Rodolfo Ramírez
23–21, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009Puerto Rico International Halim Haryanto Kevin Cordón
Rodolfo Ramírez
19–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up
2010Canadian International Halim Haryanto Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder
13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2011Miami International Sattawat Pongnairat Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
16–21, 21–18, 9–21 Runner-up
2012Brazil International Sattawat Pongnairat Gan Teik Chai
Ong Soon Hock
14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2013Peru International Sattawat Pongnairat Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder
18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2014Sydney International Sattawat Pongnairat Bao Zilong
Qi Shuangshuang
6–11, 7–11, 3–11 Runner-up
2015Mercosul International Sattawat Pongnairat Matijs Dierickx
Freek Golinski
13–21, 21–8, 19–21 Runner-up
2015Chile International Challenge Sattawat Pongnairat Adrian Liu
Derrick Ng
13–21, 22–20, 15–21 Runner-up
2016Tahiti International Sattawat Pongnairat Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha
5–9 retired Runner-up
2017Carebaco International Ryan Chew Gareth Henry
Samuel O'Brien Ricketts
21–12, 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2017Guatemala International Ryan Chew Rodolfo Ramírez
Jonathan Solís
21–10, 21–16 Winner
2018Yonex / K&D Graphics International Ryan Chew Lu Chia-hung
Lu Chia-pin
18–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Guatemala International Cee Nantana Ketpura Toby Ng
Grace Gao
11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2011Miami International Paula Lynn Obañana Lasitha Menaka Karunathilake
Chandrika de Silva
21–18, 17–21, 21–10 Winner
2012Brazil International Jamie Subandhi Hugo Arthuso
Fabiana Silva
21–19, 21–16 Winner
2013Peru International Jamie Subandhi Toby Ng
Grace Gao
12–21, 25–23, 17–21 Runner-up
2013Brazil International Jamie Subandhi Yang Chih-hsun
Michelle Li
21–13, 21–19 Winner
2014Guatemala International Jamie Subandhi Howard Shu
Eva Lee
11–10, 5–11, 10–11, 11–8, 5–11 Runner-up
2014USA International Jamie Subandhi Toby Ng
Alex Bruce
21–18, 23–25, 9–21 Runner-up
2015Mercosul International Jamie Subandhi Kevin Li
Rachel Honderich
21–11, 21–17 Winner
2015Sydney International Jamie Subandhi Robin Middleton
Leanne Choo
8–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2015Chile International Challenge Jamie Subandhi Alex Yuwan Tjong
Luana Vicente
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2016Tahiti International Jamie Subandhi Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
18–21, 21–16, 8–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Junior career

Notes and References

  1. News: Pan Am Games 2015 – First continental title for Chew/Pongnairat . Badzine . May 3, 2017.
  2. News: Pan Am Games 2015 – Chew takes 2; 1 gold for Canada . Badzine . May 3, 2017.
  3. News: Q+A: Phillip Chew . www.nbcolympics.com . . May 3, 2017.
  4. Web site: U.S. Players Close Out Pan Ams with Medals Across 3 Events – USA Badminton. 2021-07-23. en-US.
  5. News: Olympian carries family's badminton dreams from Orange County to Rio . . May 3, 2017.
  6. Web site: Chew Phillip . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . 10 August 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210806152522/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1331935-chew-phillip.htm . 6 August 2021.