Yudai Okimoto

Yudai Okimoto (沖本 優大, Okimoto Yudai, born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Hiroshima prefecture.[2][3] He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and joined Biprogy badminton team on April 1, 2024.[4]

Yudai Okimoto
沖本 優大
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachYu Igarashi
Men's singles & men's doubles
Career recordMS, 42 wins, 7 losses (85.71%)
MD, 20 wins, 10 losses (66.67%)
Highest ranking528 (MS, 25 June 2024)
117 (MD with Daigo Tanioka, 14 November 2023)
Current ranking528 14 (MS, 25 June 2024)
233 2 (MD with Daigo Tanioka, 25 June 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2023 YogyakartaBoy's singles
BWF profile

Career

Influenced by his older brother, he started playing badminton at the age of five and won the National Elementary School Championship three times in a row.

2023

He was selected to represent Japan's badminton national team (Team B) in men's doubles with Daigo Tanioka, who is from the same generation at Futaba Mirai High School.

At the All Japan High School Selection Tournament in March, he won the men's singles, men's doubles, and team competition, achieving a triple crown as a second-year high school student.

At the Asian Junior Championships in July, he participated in the mixed team event as a men's singles player and contributed to the Japanese team's victory. He also advanced to the finals of the men's singles individual event, but lost to China 's Hu Zhean and came in second.

In November, he participated in the men's doubles at the Korea Masters S300 as a pair with Daigo Tanioka. After winning the qualifying rounds, he defeated the Intercollegiate (All Japan Student Championship) champions Kakeru Kumagai and Kota Ogawa in straight games in the first round of the main tournament. In the second round, he lost to Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei, who are ranked 36th in the world, but the final match was decided 17–21, 21–19, 21–23, making it a great fight for a 17-year-old high school student.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Hu Zhe An 21–13, 14–21, 14–21 Silver [5]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Finnish International Grégoire Deschamp 17–21, 21–9, 21–17 Winner [6]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 German Junior Eogene Ewe 21–16, 14–21, 21–18 Winner [7]
2023 Dutch Junior International Hu Zhe An 21–7, 11–21, 14–3 retired Winner [8]
2022 Malaysia Junior International Sora Ogaki 17–21 12–21 Runner-up [9]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "選手・スタッフ紹介". biprogy.com (in Japanese). 11 June 2024.
  2. "Yudai OKIMOTO | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. "沖本 優大 | 選手プロフィール | 公益財団法人日本バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association.
  4. "4/1（月）に熊谷 翔選手、沖本 優大選手、谷岡 大后選手、坂井 叶選手が加入しました" (in Japanese). Biprogy.com.
  5. "BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023 (Individual) | BWF".
  6. "Matches - YONEX Finnish International 2024 | BWF".
  7. "Matches - YONEX German Junior 2023 | BWF".
  8. "Matches - YONEX Dutch Junior International 2023 | BWF".
  9. "Matches - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
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