Yuki Kaneko (badminton)
Yuki Kaneko 金子 祐樹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | 22 July 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 7 (MD with Takuto Inoue 12 July 2018) 12 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 21 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 2 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team.[1][2] He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue.[3]
Personal life
[edit]In 2020, Ayaka Takahashi announced that she had married Kaneko; she is a now-retired teammate in both the Japanese national and Unisys teams. Kaneko is also the mixed doubles partner of Misaki Matsutomo, Takahashi's former women's doubles partner.[4]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | ![]() |
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16–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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22–20, 19–21, 23–25 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
[edit]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 13–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | China Masters | ![]() |
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14–21, 6–21 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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22–24, 18–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Romanian International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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9–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–17 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Yuki Kaneko". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "金子 祐樹 Yuki Kaneko" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "【ルーマニア国際2013】MS 井上、MD 井上/金子が優勝!" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "リオ金の高橋礼華さん結婚、松友とペアの金子祐樹と". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Yuki Kaneko at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com