Yushi Tanaka 田中 湧士 | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Japan |
Born | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | 5 October 1999
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Handedness | Right[1] |
Coach | Kento Momota (NTT East) Kazumasa Sakai (NBA) |
Men's singles | |
Career record | 88 wins, 24 losses (78.57%) |
Highest ranking | 31 (13 August 2024) |
Current ranking | 31 (13 August 2024) |
BWF profile |
Yushi Tanaka (田中 湧士, Tanaka Yūshi, born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player from Kumamoto prefecture and a member of the current Japan national badminton team (Team B).[1][2] He graduated from the Nihon University, and join NTT East Badminton Team on 1 April 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]2021
[edit]In December 2021, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) to win the national championship.[4]
2024
[edit]Yushi Tanaka won the 2024 Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament under the guidance of Kento Momota as a coach who had recently retired from international competition.[5]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | Lin Chun-yi | 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | [8] |
2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Koo Takahashi | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner | [9] |
2024 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Lei Lanxi | 15–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner | [10] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Jamaica International | Takuma Obayashi | 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up | [11] |
2020 | Peru Future Series | Takuma Obayashi | 21–13, 8–21, 21–18 | Winner | [12] |
2022 | Réunion Open | Riku Hatano | 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | [13] |
2022 | Polish International | Jan Louda | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner | [14] |
2022 | North Harbour International | Riku Hatano | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner | [15] |
2023 | Estonian International | Alex Lanier | 21–13, 15–21, 21–12 | Winner | [16] |
2023 | Osaka International | Alwi Farhan | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner | [17] |
2024 | Denmark Challenge | Alex Lanier | 15–21, 21–12, 21–11 | Winner | [18] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
[edit]- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Individual competitions
[edit]Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best | |
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Result | Year | |||
Level 1 – BWF World Tour Finals | ||||
BWF World Tour Finals | DNQ | |||
Level 2 – BWF World Tour Super 1000 | ||||
China Open | A | |||
Level 3 – BWF World Tour Super 750 | ||||
Japan Open | A | '24 | ||
Level 4 – BWF World Tour Super 500 | ||||
Canada Open | A | SF | SF | '24 |
Korea Open | A | '24 | ||
Hong Kong Open | A | '24 | ||
Level 5 – BWF World Tour Super 300 | ||||
Orléans Masters | A | W | W | '24 |
Swiss Open | A | 1R | 1R | '24 |
Spain Masters | A | QF | QF | '24 |
U.S. Open | 2R | W | W | '24 |
Korea Masters | 2R | 2R | '23 | |
Level 6 – BWF World Tour Super 100 | ||||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | SF | A | SF | '23 |
QF | ||||
Vietnam Open | 3R | A | 3R | '23 |
Kaohsiung Masters | F | A | F | '23 |
Baoji China Masters | N/A | SF | SF | '24 |
Year-end ranking | 56 | 31 | ||
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 2 July 2024.[19]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "選手プロフィール 田中湧士". 日本バドミントン協会(NBA) (in Japanese). 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Yushi TANAKA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介:バドミントン部" (in Japanese). [NTT東日本シンボルチーム].
- ^ "田中湧士が奈良岡功大を下し初優勝!5年ぶりに大学生王者が誕生!" (in Japanese). BADMINTON SPIRIT.
- ^ "【日本ランキングサーキット2024】田中湧士が快勝V!女子は髙橋明日香が後輩の挑戦をはねのけ優勝!<決勝戦結果/シングルス>" (in Japanese). BADMINTON SPIRIT.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Matches - VICTOR Kaohsiung Masters 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - Orleans Masters Badminton presented by VICTOR 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - YONEX US Open 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - VI Jamaica International 2020 | BWF".
- ^ "CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - SAINT-DENIS Réunion Open 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - ORLEN Polish International 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Estonian International 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Yushi Tanaka head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 6 August 2024.