Yushi Tanaka

Yushi Tanaka (田中 湧士, Tanaka Yushi, born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player from Kumamoto prefecture and a member of the current Japan national badminton team (Team B). He graduated from the Nihon University, and join NTT East Badminton Team on April 1, 2022.[2]

Yushi Tanaka
田中 湧士
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
HandednessRight
CoachKento Momota
Men's singles
Career record78 wins, 22 losses (78.00%)
Highest ranking41 (10 October 2023)
Current ranking54 7 (25 June 2024)
Medal record
Mens's badminton
Representing  Japan
BWF profile

Career

2021

In December 2021, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka to win the national championship.[3]

2024

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.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Lin Chun-yi 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up [7]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Koo Takahashi 21–18, 21–10 Winner [8]
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 Lei Lanxi 15–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Jamaica International Takuma Obayashi 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up [9]
2020 Peru Future Series Takuma Obayashi 21–13, 8–21, 21–18 Winner [10]
2022 Réunion Open Riku Hatano 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up [11]
2022 Polish International Jan Louda 21–13, 21–15 Winner [12]
2022 North Harbour International Riku Hatano 21–13, 21–18 Winner [13]
2023 Estonian International Alex Lanier 21–13, 15–21, 21–12 Winner [14]
2023 Osaka International Alwi Farhan 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner [15]
2024 Denmark Challenge Alex Lanier 15–21, 21–12, 21–11 Winner [16]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline
Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team
Team events20232024
Asia Team Championships NH A
Asia Mixed Team Championships A NH
Asian Games A NH
Thomas Cup NH A
Sudirman Cup A NH

Individual competitions


Tournament 2023 2024 Best
ResultYear
Level 1 – BWF World Tour Finals
BWF World Tour Finals DNQ
Level 4 – BWF World Tour Super 500
Canada Open A
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 SF '23
QF
Vietnam Open 3R 3R '23
Kaohsiung Masters F A F '23
Baoji China Masters N/A
Year-end ranking 56 41
Tournament20232024Best

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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].
  3. "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.
  4. "【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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "Matches - VICTOR Kaohsiung Masters 2023 | BWF".
  8. "Matches - Orleans Masters Badminton presented by VICTOR 2024 | BWF".
  9. "Matches - VI Jamaica International 2020 | BWF".
  10. "CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 | BWF".
  11. "Matches - SAINT-DENIS Réunion Open 2022 | BWF".
  12. "Matches - ORLEN Polish International 2022 | BWF".
  13. "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
  14. "Matches - YONEX Estonian International 2023 | BWF".
  15. "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
  16. "Matches - VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 | BWF".
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