Akira Koga (古賀 輝, Koga Akira, born 8 March 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who also play for the NTT East club.[1] In 2012, his last year as a junior, he was instrumental in Japan's first ever mixed team title at the 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He and Akane Yamaguchi beat Pei Tianyi and Huang Yaqiong to begin the tie.[2] At the World Junior Championships the same year, he and Yamaguchi played the last match of the mixed team tie in the final against China. They lost their third game to Wang Yilyu and Chen Qingchen 22–24, giving China the title.[3]

Akira Koga
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking14 (with Taichi Saito, 12 December 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Orléans Masters Super 100   Taichi Saito   Lee Yang
  Wang Chi-lin
21–16, 20–22, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Akita Masters Super 100   Taichi Saito   Ou Xuanyi
  Zhang Nan
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Taichi Saito   Ou Xuanyi
  Zhang Nan
21–11, 10–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2023 Syed Modi International Super 300   Taichi Saito   Choong Hon Jian
  Muhammad Haikal
21–18, 18–21, 16–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 South Australia International   Taichi Saito   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Terry Hee
21–11, 19–21, 21–16   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 古賀 輝". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). NTT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "2012 Asian Junior Results". tournamentsoftware.com. BWF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2012 World Junior Results". tournamentsoftware.com. BWF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.