Yushi Tanaka

Japanese badminton player
Badminton player
Yushi Tanaka
田中 湧士
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 24)
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
HandednessRight[1]
CoachKento Momota (NTT East)
Kazumasa Sakai (NBA)
Men's singles
Career record88 wins, 24 losses (78.57%)
Highest ranking31 (13 August 2024)
Current ranking31 (13 August 2024)
BWF profile

Yushi Tanaka (田中 湧士, Tanaka Yūshi, born 5 October 1999) 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

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Koo Takahashi 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2024 U.S. Open Super 300 China Lei Lanxi 15–21, 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Jamaica International Japan Takuma Obayashi 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2020 Peru Future Series Japan Takuma Obayashi 21–13, 8–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2022 Réunion Open Japan Riku Hatano 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
2022 Polish International Czech Republic Jan Louda 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
2022 North Harbour International Japan Riku Hatano 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2023 Estonian International France Alex Lanier 21–13, 15–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
2023 Osaka International Indonesia Alwi Farhan 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
2024 Denmark Challenge France Alex Lanier 15–21, 21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]
  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.

Individual competitions

Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2023 2024 Result Year
China Open A
Japan Open A QF QF '24
Canada Open A SF SF '24
Korea Open A '24
Hong Kong Open A '24
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
Indonesia Masters Super 100 SF A SF '23
QF
Vietnam Open 3R A 3R '23
Kaohsiung Masters F A F '23
Baoji China Masters N/A SF SF '24
Year-end ranking 56 31
Tournament 2023 2024 Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 August 2024.[19]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.
China Shi Yuqi 1 0 1 –1
Guatemala Kevin Cordón 1 1 0 +1
Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 1 1 0 +1

References

  1. ^ a b c "選手プロフィール 田中湧士" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Yushi TANAKA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介：バドミントン部". NTT East (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "【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. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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" (in Chinese). The Liberty Times. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ Bourgeais, Pascal (17 March 2024). "Qui sont les vainqueurs du Masters d'Orléans de badminton ?" (in French). La République du Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ Liew, Vincent (30 June 2024). "Yushi Tanaka and Natsuki Nidaira win 2024 US Open". badmintonplanet.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ^ "First Winners in Jamaica – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Peru Future Series Winners – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  13. ^ Matsuda, Keita. "結果 サン・ドニ　レユニオンオープン2022" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  14. ^ Fuchs, Thomas (28 September 2022). "Japanese players took over in Lublin". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Japan claim 2 golds; Chinese Taipei take 3 – Finals at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022". Badminton Oceania. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  16. ^ Trindade, Joana (16 January 2023). "Winners from three continents in Tallinn". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  17. ^ "【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＞" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  18. ^ "[State Denmark Challenge 2024 Presented by RSL] Denmark, Jepang Berbagi Dua Gelar" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum Badminton Club. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Yushi Tanaka head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 August 2024.