Taichi Saito

Taichi Saito (齋藤 太一, Saitō Taichi, born 21 April 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East club.[1][2]

Taichi Saito
齋藤 太一
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993
Chiba, Japan
Retired6 May 2024
HandednessRight
CoachTan Kim Her
Men's doubles
Career record130 wins, 94 losses
Highest ranking14 (with Akira Koga, 12 December 2023)
Current ranking16 (with Akira Koga, 7 May 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2020 Aarhus Men's team
2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
2024 Selangor Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100 Akira Koga Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
21–16, 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Akira Koga Ou Xuanyi
Zhang Nan
14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Akira Koga Ou Xuanyi
Zhang Nan
21–11, 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2023 Syed Modi International Super 300 Akira Koga Choong Hon Jian
Muhammad Haikal
21–18, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 South Australia International Akira Koga Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Terry Hee
21–11, 19–21, 21–16 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Taichi Saito". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 齋藤 太一" (in Japanese). NTT East. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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