Taiyo Imai

Taiyo Imai (今井 大湧, Imai Taiyo, born 10 August 1998) is a Japanese para badminton player.[1][2] He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Taiyo Imai
今井 大湧
Personal information
Born (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Men's singles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking2 (MS 16 August 2022)
2 (XD with Noriko Ito 12 July 2022)
Current ranking3 (MS)
7 (XD with Noriko Ito) (1 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2017 Ulsan Men's singles
2022 Tokyo Men's singles
2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Championships
2016 Beijing Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
2017 Dubai Men's singles
2017 Dubai Men's doubles

He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Cheah Liek Hou 14–21, 8–21 Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Dheva Anrimusthi 13–21, 12–21 Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Dheva Anrimusthi 20–22, 8–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Suryo Nugroho 13–21, 7–21 Silver

Asian Youth Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dheva Anrimusthi 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Al Wasl Club,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kaito Nakamura Dheva Anrimusthi
Arya Sadewa
16–21, 16–21 Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Méril Loquette 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Cheah Liek Hou 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Noriko Ito Fredy Setiawan
Khalimatus Sadiyah
11–21, 21–18, 7–21 Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Noriko Ito Daisuke Fujihara
Akiko Sugino
21–16, 21–10 Winner

International Tournaments (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Cheah Liek Hou 26–24, 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Cheah Liek Hou 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Gen Shogaki 21–9, 18–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Bartłomiej Mróz 21–19, 10–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Bartłomiej Mróz 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Suryo Nugroho 21–14, 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017[lower-alpha 1] Peru Para Badminton International Gen Shogaki Esteban Isael
César Suárez
21–3, 21–3 Winner
Ricardo Cavalli
Eduardo Oliveira
21–11, 21–7
Hironobu Kawabata
Tetsuo Ura
21–12, 21–19
Geraldo da Silva Oliveira
Genivaldo Duarte
21–7, 21–0
2017 USA Para Badminton International Tetsuo Ura Cheah Liek Hou
Hairol Fozi Saaba
14–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International İlker Tuzcu Kim Gi-yeon
Shin Kyung-hwan
23–25, 21–10, 21–19 Winner
2018[lower-alpha 2] Australia Para Badminton International Hironobu Kawabata Gen Shogaki
Tetsuo Ura
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
Pu Gui-yu
Yeh En-chuan
21–16, 21–9
James Binnie
Antony Forster
21–10, 21–13
Sugil Abbas
Suryo Nugroho
21–18, 21–13

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Asami Yamada Toshiaki Suenaga
Akiko Sugino
9–21, 17–21 Runner-up

References

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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