| Taiyo Imai 今井 大湧 | |
| Birth Date: | 11 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Weight: | 62 kg |
| Event: | Men's singles SU5 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 |
| Highest Ranking: | 2 (MS, 16 August 2022) 2 (XD with Noriko Ito, 12 July 2022) |
| Current Ranking: | 6 (MS) 6 (XD with Noriko Ito) |
| Current Ranking Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Bwf Id: | 6140AAE1-3A53-4998-A3AC-23683F4609F0 |
is a Japanese para badminton player.[1] [2] He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[3]
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 |
Men's singles
Men's singles
Men's doubles
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Peru Para Badminton International | Gen Shogaki |  Esteban IsaelCésar Suárez | 21–3, 21–3 | Winner |
 Ricardo CavalliEduardo 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-yeonShin Kyung-hwan | 23–25, 21–10, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | 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 AbbasSuryo Nugroho | 21–18, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles