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{{Short description|Vietnamese-American badminton player (born 1979)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2021}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Howard Bach
| image                   = Howard_Bach.jpg
| size                    = 220 px
| birth_name              = 
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|1979|2|22}}
| birth_place             = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], Vietnam
| residence               = [[Orange, California]], United States
| height                  = 1.68 m
| weight                  = 75 kg
| event                   = Men's doubles
| highest_ranking         = 9
| date_of_highest_ranking = 5 August 2010
| current_ranking         = 
| date_of_current_ranking = 
| country                 = United States
| years_active            = 
| coach                   = 
| handedness              = Right
| best_result             = 
| bwfbadminton_id         = 6783
| bwf_id                  = CFC04F50-AE2A-4EB7-A176-2B112F0B9FD7
| medals-expand           = yes
| medals                  = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 IBF World Championships|2005 Anaheim]] | [[2005 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton World Cup|World Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2005 Badminton World Cup|2005 Yiyang]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Rio de Janeiro]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Am Badminton Championships|Pan Am Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2007 Calgary]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2001 Lima]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships|1997 Winnipeg]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2007 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2007 Calgary]] | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2001 Lima]] | Men's singles }}
}}

'''Howard Bach''' (born February 22, 1979) is a [[Vietnamese-American]] male [[badminton]] player from the [[United States]]. He was the [[2005 IBF World Championships|2005 world champion]] in the men's doubles with [[Tony Gunawan]].

==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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120425021031/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BA/Howard-Bach.aspx teamusa.org]</ref> When he was seven years old, Bach was brought by his father to a local [[YMCA]] and began to play badminton.

== 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.{{fact|date=October 2025}}

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.{{fact|date=October 2025}} 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''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center"| [[2005 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles|2005]]
| align="left"| [[Arrowhead Pond]], [[Anaheim]], United States
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sigit Budiarto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Candra Wijaya]]
| align="left"| 15–11, 10–15, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== World Cup ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2005 Badminton World Cup|2005]]
| align="left" | Olympic Park, [[Yiyang]], China
| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sigit Budiarto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Candra Wijaya]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 9–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Pan American Games ===
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]]
| align="left"| [[Winnipeg Convention Centre]],<br />[[Winnipeg]], Canada
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Manha]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brent Olynyk]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Iain Sydie]]
| align="left"| 17–15, 8–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]]
| align="left"| [[Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo|UASD Pavilion]],<br />[[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|GUA}} [[Erick Anguiano]]<br />{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Pedro Yang]]
| align="left"| 15–5, 15–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's Doubles|2007]]
| align="left"| [[Riocentro Sports Complex|Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B]],<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Khan Malaythong]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[William Milroy (badminton)|William Milroy]]
| align="left"| 20–22, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Doubles|2011]]
| align="left"| [[Multipurpose Gymnasium]],<br />[[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Halim Ho]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sattawat Pongnairat]]
| align="left"| 21–10, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007]]
| align="left"| [[Riocentro Sports Complex|Riocentro Sports Complex Pavilion 4B]],<br />[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eva Lee (badminton)|Eva Lee]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Valerie Loker]]
| align="left"| 21–19, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center"| [[Badminton at the 2011 Pan American Games – Mixed doubles|2011]]
| align="left"| [[Multipurpose Gymnasium]],<br />[[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paula Lynn Obañana]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toby Ng]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grace Gao (badminton)|Grace Gao]]
| align="left"| 11–21, 21–19, 14–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Pan Am Championships ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"| [[2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2001]]
| align="left"| [[Lima]], Peru
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| 3–7, 1–7, 8–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"| [[1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships|1997]]
| align="left"| Winnipeg Canoe Club,<br />[[Winnipeg]], Canada
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Edstrom]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Hales]]
| align="left"| 15–10, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"| [[2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2001]]
| align="left"| [[Lima]], Peru
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Keith Chan (badminton)|Keith Chan]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[William Milroy (badminton)|William Milroy]]
| align="left"| 7–0, 7–1, 7–3
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"| [[2007 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2007]]
| align="left"| Calgary Winter Club,<br />[[Calgary]], Canada
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Khan Malaythong]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} William Milroy
| align="left"| 13–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"| [[2007 Pan Am Badminton Championships|2007]]
| align="left"| Calgary Winter Club,<br />[[Calgary]], Canada
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eva Lee (badminton)|Eva Lee]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Valerie Loker]]
| align="left"| 21–18, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF Superseries ===
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |publisher=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were [[BWF Superseries|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |publisher=IBadmintonstore |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| align="center"| [[2010 Singapore Super Series#Finals 3|2010]]
| align="left"| [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Fang Chieh-min]]<br     />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Lee Sheng-mu]]
| align="left"| 14–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
:{{Color box|#B0C4DE|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries Finals]] tournament
:{{Color box|#DAA520|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries|BWF Superseries Premier]] tournament
:{{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Superseries]] tournament

=== BWF Grand Prix ===
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2002
| align="left"| [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Khan Malaythong]]
| align="left"| 15–11, 7–15, 7–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2004
| align="left"| [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Boe]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]]
| align="left"| 15–5, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2004
| align="left"| [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Thomas Laybourn]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Steffensen]]
| align="left"| 15–8, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2007
| align="left"| U.S. Open
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadashi Ohtsuka]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keita Masuda]]
| align="left"| 18–21, 11–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2008
| align="left"| U.S. Open
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Halim Haryanto]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Raju Rai]]
| align="left"| 21–14, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2009
| align="left"| U.S. Open
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jürgen Koch]]<br />{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Zauner]]
| align="left"| 21–12, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center"|2011
| align="left"| U.S. Open
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Sung-hyun]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Yong-dae]]
| align="left"| 9–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2007
| align="left"| [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eva Lee (badminton)|Eva Lee]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keita Masuda]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Miyuki Maeda]]
| align="left"|21–19, 11–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D4F1C5"
| align="center"|2009
| align="left"| U.S. Open
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alvin Lau]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jiang Xuelian]]
| align="left"|21–13, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
:{{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF]] & IBF Grand Prix tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[USA International|Miami International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| 10–15, 1–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[USA International|Miami International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Han]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Chong]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mathew Fogarty]]
| align="left"| 15–5, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[Slovenian International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Manha]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Chris Davies (badminton)|Chris Davies]]<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Matthew Hughes (badminton)|Matthew Hughes]]
| align="left"| 15–3, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[Guatemala International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ryan Miglin]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Wu (badminton)|Ben Wu]]
| align="left"| 15–6, 15–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexico International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Miglin<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Wu
| align="left"| Walkover
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1999
| align="left"| [[Peru International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Mario Carulla]]<br />{{flagicon|PER}} [[José Antonio Iturriaga]]
| align="left"| 17–14, 15–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1999
| align="left"| [[Jamaica International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bobby Milroy]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[William Milroy (badminton)|William Milroy]]
| align="left"| 15–8, 10–15, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1999
| align="left"| Guatemala International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Bryan Moody]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brent Olynyk]]
| align="left"| 15–7, 8–15, 15–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2000
| align="left"| [[Canadian Open (badminton)|Canadian International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Ma Che Kong]]<br />{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Yau Tsz Yuk]]
| align="left"| 15–13, 3–15, 15–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2000
| align="left"| Peru International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Manha
| align="left"| {{flagicon|HKG}} Ma Che Kong<br />{{flagicon|HKG}} Yau Tsz Yuk
| align="left"| 6–15, 6–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2001
| align="left"| Southern Pan Am Classic
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tjitte Weistra]]<br />{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Pedro Yang]]
| align="left"| 5–7, 7–0, 7–0
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2001
| align="left"| [[Brazil International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Guilherme Pardo]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ricardo Trevelin]]
| align="left"| 15–5, 15–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2003
| align="left"| Guatemala International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keita Masuda]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadashi Ohtsuka]]
| align="left"| 6–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2003
| align="left"| Brazil International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Antonio Crespo]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Llopis]]
| align="left"| 15–6, 11–15, 10–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2004
| align="left"| Peru International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Han
| align="left"| {{flagicon|PER}} [[Rodrigo Pacheco (badminton)|Rodrigo Pacheco]]<br />{{flagicon|PER}} [[Guillermo Perea]]
| align="left"| 15–7, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2005
| align="left"| SCBA International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Gunawan]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raju Rai]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Khan Malaythong]]
| align="left"| 1–0 Retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2005
| align="left"| [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Beres<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} William Milroy
| align="left"| 15–1, 15–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2006
| align="left"| Canadian International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Beres<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} William Milroy
| align="left"| 16–21, 21–19, 12–21 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"| 2007
| align="left"| Miami Pan Am International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} William Milroy
| align="left"| 18–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2007
| align="left"| [[Norwegian International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Delbo Larsen]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jacob Chemnitz]]
| align="left"| 21–15, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2007
| align="left"| [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Fuchs (badminton)|Michael Fuchs]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Roman Spitko]]
| align="left"| 21–15, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2008
| align="left"| [[Canadian International (badminton)|Canadian International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong
| align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keishi Kawaguchi]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoki Kawamae]]
| align="left"| 15–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2011
| align="left"| Peru International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Adrian Liu]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Derrick Ng]]
| align="left"| 21–10, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2012
| align="left"| Peru International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Adrian Liu<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Derrick Ng
| align="left"| 13–21, 21–13, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 1998
| align="left"| [[USA International|Miami International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cindy Shi]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Chong]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Barbara McKinley]]
| align="left"| 15–6, 15–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2005
| align="left"| [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eva Lee (badminton)|Eva Lee]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Khan Malaythong]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mesinee Mangkalakiri]]
| align="left"| 13–15, 12–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"| 2006
| align="left"| [[Canadian Open (badminton)|Canadian International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[William Milroy (badminton)|William Milroy]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tammy Sun]]
| align="left"| 21–19, 21–15 
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"| 2007
| align="left"| Miami Pan Am International
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee
| align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Mike Beres]]<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Valerie Loker]]
| align="left"| 17–21, 23–21, 20–22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center"| 2007
| align="left"| [[Irish Open (badminton)|Irish International]]
| align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee
| align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wouter Claes]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nathalie Descamps]]
| align="left"| 21–10, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
:{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{BWFB|6783}}
* {{BWFT|CFC04F50-AE2A-4EB7-A176-2B112F0B9FD7|member_id=6783}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104070744/http://www.ocbadmintonclub.com/OCBCTP-Team/Profile-Bach_Howard.shtml |date=November 4, 2014 |title=Howard Bach at Orange County Badminton Club}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|howard-bach|org_archive=20210129211709}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=howard-bach|old_id=BA/Howard-Bach|archive=20230425194335}}

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