Introduction
Khan "Bob" Malaythong (born 10 April 1981 in Vientiane, Laos) is an American badminton player. He qualified for the U.S. badminton team as a doubles competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Malaythong moved to the United States at age 8. Malaythong teamed with Howard Bach in men's doubles. Malaythong graduated from William Jefferson Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Santa Ana College.
Malaythong portrayed a Chinese badminton player in a Vitamin Water commercial starring David Ortiz and Brian Urlacher.
Bob Malaythong won the U.S. National Badminton Championships six times in the men's doubles event in 2003 with Tony Gunawan and in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 with partner Howard Bach. He also won one mixed doubles National title with Mesinee Mangkalakiri in 2005. Malaythong now currently coaches at the Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, CA, along with fellow Olympian and long-time friend, Raju Rai.
Achievements
Pan American Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Mixed doubles
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Pan Am Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Mixed doubles
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BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | U.S. Open | Howard Bach | Halim Haryanto Raju Rai |
21–14, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2007 | U.S. Open | Howard Bach | Tadashi Ohtsuka Keita Masuda |
18–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2003 | U.S. Open | Tony Gunawan | Lee Sung-yuan Lin Wei-hsiang |
6–15, 15–4, 15–5 | Winner
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| 2002 | U.S. Open | Tony Gunawan | Howard Bach Kevin Han |
11–15, 15–7, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2002 | Puerto Rico Open | Tony Gunawan | José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis |
15–6, 15–3 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Souther Pan Am Classic | Tjitte Weistra | 11–15, 15–5, 8–15 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Canadian International | Howard Bach | Keishi Kawaguchi Naoki Kawamae |
15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Irish International | Howard Bach | Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2007 | Norwegian International | Howard Bach | Mikkel Delbo Larsen Jacob Chemnitz |
21–15, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2007 | Miami Pan Am International | Howard Bach | Mike Beres William Milroy |
18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Canadian International | Howard Bach | Mike Beres William Milroy |
16–21, 21–19, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | SCBA International | Raju Rai | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan |
0–1 Retired | Runner-up
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| 2004 | Carebaco International | Raju Rai | Alexandre Tremblay Tom Lucas Picher |
15–5, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2004 | New Zealand International | Raju Rai | Shuichi Nakao Shuichi Sakamoto |
3–15, 15–10, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 2002 | Souther Pan Am Classic | Tony Gunawan | Philippe Bourret Alexandre Tremblay |
15–4, 15–4 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | U.S. International | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
15–13, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2001 | Southern Pan Am Classic | Mesinee Mangkalakiri | Bradley Graham Nigella Saunders |
7–8, 7–5, 6–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament