Yushi Tanaka Explained

Yushi Tanaka
田中 湧士
Country:Japan
Birth Date:1999 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.70 m[1]
Handedness:Right
Coach:Kento Momota (NTT East)
Kazumasa Sakai (NBA)
Event:Men's singles
Career Record:91 wins, 30 losses
Highest Ranking:26
Date Of Highest Ranking:29 October 2024
Current Ranking:27
Date Of Current Ranking:26 November 2024
Bwf Id:F234895B-8D83-4177-A13E-A18C4DFD929F

is a Japanese badminton player from Kumamoto prefecture and a member of the current Japan national badminton team (Team B).[1] [2] He graduated from the Nihon University, and join NTT East Badminton Team on 1 April 2022.[3]

Career

2021

In December 2021, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) to win the national championship.[4]

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.[5]

Achievements

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2023Kaohsiung MastersSuper 100 Lin Chun-yi21–11, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up[8]
2024Orléans MastersSuper 300 Koo Takahashi21–18, 21–10 Winner[9]
2024U.S. OpenSuper 300 Lei Lanxi15–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner[10]

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2020Jamaica International Takuma Obayashi11–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up[11]
2020Peru Future Series Takuma Obayashi21–13, 8–21, 21–18 Winner[12]
2022Réunion Open Riku Hatano16–21, 17–21 Runner-up[13]
2022Polish International Jan Louda21–13, 21–15 Winner[14]
2022North Harbour International Riku Hatano21–13, 21–18 Winner[15]
2023Estonian International Alex Lanier21–13, 15–21, 21–12 Winner[16]
2023Osaka International Alwi Farhan15–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner[17]
2024Denmark Challenge Alex Lanier15–21, 21–12, 21–11 Winner[18]

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Individual competitions

TournamentBWF World TourBestRef
20232024
Orléans Mastersbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=00FF00 W ('24)
Swiss Open1R1R ('24)
Spain MastersQFQF ('24)
Kaohsiung MastersFF ('23)[19]
U.S. Open2Rbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=00FF00 W ('24)
Canada Openbgcolor=#FFFF00 SFbgcolor=#FFFF00 SF ('24)[20]
Baoji China Mastersstyle=color:#ccc bgcolor=#FFFF00 SFbgcolor=#FFFF00 SF ('24)[21]
Japan OpenQF ('24)[22]
Korea Open1R1R ('24)[23]
Indonesia Masters Super 100bgcolor=#FFFF00 SFSF ('23)
QF
Vietnam Open3R3R ('23)
Hong Kong Open1R1R ('24)[24]
China Open1R1R ('24)[25]
Arctic Open2R2R ('24)[26]
Denmark Open1R1R ('24)[27]
Korea Masters2R2R ('23)[28]
Japan Masters1R1R ('24)[29]
China Masters1R1R ('24)
align=left Year-end ranking5626
Tournament 2023 2024 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 22 October 2024.[30]

PlayerMatchesWinLost
Shi Yuqi1 0 1 –1
Viktor Axelsen1 0 1 –1
Kevin Cordón1 1 0 +1
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting1 1 0 +1
Lee Zii Jia1 0 1 –1
Loh Kean Yew1 0 1 –1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 選手プロフィール 田中湧士. 12 June 2024 . . ja .
  2. Web site: Yushi TANAKA Profile . . 13 August 2024.
  3. Web site: 選手・スタッフ紹介：バドミントン部 . NTT East . 25 August 2024 . ja .
  4. Web site: 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！. Badminton Spirit . 25 August 2024 . ja .
  5. Web site: 【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＞ . Badminton Spirit . 25 August 2024 . ja .
  6. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . bwfbadminton.com . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  8. Web site: 高雄大師賽》左手重砲林俊易逆轉奪冠！梁庭瑜收生涯首座超級賽冠軍 . . 1 October 2023 . 25 August 2024 . zh.
  9. Web site: Bourgeais . Pascal . Qui sont les vainqueurs du Masters d'Orléans de badminton ? . La République du Centre . 17 March 2024 . 23 August 2024 . fr.
  10. Web site: Liew . Vincent . Yushi Tanaka and Natsuki Nidaira win 2024 US Open . badmintonplanet.com . 30 June 2024 . 25 August 2024.
  11. Web site: First Winners in Jamaica – Pan Am Circuit 2020 . . 10 March 2020 . 23 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Peru Future Series Winners – Pan Am Circuit 2020 . . 16 March 2020 . 25 August 2024.
  13. Web site: Matsuda . Keita . 結果 サン・ドニ　レユニオンオープン2022 . . 25 August 2024 . ja.
  14. Web site: Fuchs . Thomas . Japanese players took over in Lublin . . 28 September 2022 . 25 August 2024.
  15. Web site: Japan claim 2 golds; Chinese Taipei take 3 – Finals at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022 . . 23 October 2022 . 23 August 2024.
  16. Web site: Trindade . Joana . Winners from three continents in Tallinn . . 16 January 2023 . 25 August 2024.
  17. Web site: 【大阪国際2023】日本勢が大活躍！田中湧士、齋藤栞、山下＆緑川が優勝！＜決勝戦結果＞ . Badminton Spirit . 2 April 2023 . 25 August 2024 . ja.
  18. Web site: [State Denmark Challenge 2024 Presented by RSL] Denmark, Jepang Berbagi Dua Gelar]. PB Djarum Badminton Club . 11 May 2024 . 23 August 2024 . id.
  19. Web site: 高雄羽球大師賽最終決賽 「左手重砲」林俊易逆轉奪冠 . . 1 October 2023 . 29 August 2024 . zh.
  20. Web site: カナダオープン2024 MS田中選手がベスト4、奈良岡選手がベスト8 . NTT East . 26 November 2024 . ja . 7 July 2024.
  21. Web site: 宝鸡赛｜国羽提前包揽五项冠亚 王正行胡哲安明日对决 . badmintoncn.com . 10 August 2024 . 29 August 2024 . zh.
  22. Web site: Anthony Ginting Out of Japan Open Due to Ankle Injury . . 20 August 2024 . 14 September 2024.
  23. Web site: 羽球》4連勝田中湧士　林俊易安抵韓國賽16強 . TSNA . 28 August 2020 . 29 August 2024 . zh-tw.
  24. Web site: 香港賽》台北公開賽亞軍戚又仁橫掃日本選手 晉級男單16強 . . 11 September 2024 . 14 September 2024 . zh-tw.
  25. Web site: Kano . Shintaro . BWF China Open 2024: Loh Kean Yew squeezes past Tanaka Yushi to second round as Axelsen crashes out . International Olympic Committee . 18 September 2024 . 18 September 2024.
  26. Web site: Boopathy . K. M. . Tenacious Tanaka fails to spoil Zii Jia's day . New Straits Times . 11 October 2024 . 22 October 2024.
  27. Web site: Goh . ZK . BWF Denmark Open 2024: Loh Kean Yew dumps out fifth seed Naraoka to progress to last 16 . International Olympic Committee . 16 October 2024 . 22 October 2024.
  28. Web site: Korea Masters, Serangan Vito Berhasil Kalahkan Tanaka . . 8 November 2023 . 29 August 2024 . id.
  29. Web site: [熊本マスターズ2024] 「負けたけど、応援してもらえたのはすごくうれしかった」（田中湧士）＜2日目／選手コメント-10＞ ]. Badminton Spirit . 26 November 2024 . ja . 13 November 2024.
  30. Web site: Yushi Tanaka head to head . BWF-Tournament Software . 22 October 2024.

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