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Japanese badminton player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koki Watanabe (渡邉 航貴, Watanabe Kōki, born 29 January 1999) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and was part of the BIPROGY team since 2017.[2] He won his first international title at the 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International tournament.
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | 29 January 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Kazumasa Sakai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 165 wins, 97 losses (62.98%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 14 (9 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 14 (10 September 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Watanabe started his badminton career when he was four years old, entered the badminton club under the influence of his sister.[3] He later concentrate his badminton career in the kindergarten, and when he was in the elementary school, he won the Saitama school championships in third consecutive years. Watanabe entered the Saitamasakaechugakko Koto school, and won the singles title at the national junior championships, also placed third in the doubles event.[2][3] He was part of the national junior team that competed at the 2015 and 2016 Asia and World Junior Championships, winning the World boys' singles bronze medal in 2015, he also helped the national team win the 2015, 2016 Asian, also 2016 World Junior bronze medals.[4]
In 2018, Watanabe became the runner-up at the BWF Super 100 tournament Russian Open.[5]
Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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BWF Awards | 2019 | Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru | Lu Chia-hung | 18–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 | Sourabh Verma | 21–18, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Thomas Rouxel | 18–21, 21–12, 21–19 | Winner | |
2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Chou Tien-chen | 22–20, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner | [9] |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kento Momota | 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | [10] |
2024 | Canada Open | Super 500 | Alex Lanier | 20–22, 21–17, 21–6 | Winner | [11] |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kodai Naraoka | 21–14, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner | [12] |
2019 | Osaka International | Takuma Obayashi | 19–21, 21–17, 21–7 | Winner | [13] |
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