Yudai Okimoto
| Yudai Okimoto 沖本 優大 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 2005 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Yu Igarashi | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | MS, 42 wins, 7 losses (85.71%) MD, 20 wins, 10 losses (66.67%) | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 542 (MS, 18 June 2024) 117 (MD with Daigo Tanioka, 14 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 542  10 (MS, 18 June 2024) 231 1 (MD with Daigo Tanioka, 18 June 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Asian Junior Championships[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Hu Zhe An
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21–13, 14–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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[5] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)[edit]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Finnish International |  Grégoire Deschamp
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17–21, 21–9, 21–17 |  Winner
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[6] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | German Junior |  Eogene Ewe
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21–16, 14–21, 21–18 | Winner
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[7] |
| 2023 | Dutch Junior International | Hu Zhe An
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21–7, 11–21, 14–3 retired | Winner
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[8] |
| 2022 | Malaysia Junior International |  Sora Ogaki
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17–21 12–21 |  Runner-up
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[9] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ a b "選手・スタッフ紹介". biprogy.com (in Japanese). 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Yudai OKIMOTO | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "4/1（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.
- ^ "BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023 (Individual) | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Finnish International 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX German Junior 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Dutch Junior International 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
External links[edit]
- Yudai Okimoto at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com