Kodai Naraoka

Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai; born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East.^[2] Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.^[3] He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.^[4]

Kodai Naraoka
Naraoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 24) Aomori, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Sho Sasaki Kazumasa Sakai Naraoka Hiroshi
Men's singles
Career record	239 wins, 107 losses
Highest ranking	2 (12 December 2023)
Current ranking	8 (5 August 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2023 Copenhagen Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team 2025 Xiamen Mixed team Thomas Cup 2020 Aarhus Men's team 2022 Bangkok Men's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles 2022 Hangzhou Men's team Asian Championships 2024 Ningbo Men's singles Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Men's team 2024 Selangor Men's team Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles World Junior Championships 2018 Markham Boys' singles 2016 Bilbao Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team 2018 Markham Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2017 Jakarta Mixed team Representing Mixed-NOCs Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.^[5]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
BWF Awards	2022	Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year	Won	[6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21–19, 18–21, 7–21	Silver	[4]

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China	Shi Yuqi	5–21, 15–21	Bronze	[7]

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2024	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Li Shifeng	21–14, 15–21, 12–21	Bronze	[8]

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Arnaud Merklé	21–17, 24–26, 22–20	Bronze	[9]

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Leong Jun Hao	14–21, 20–22	Bronze	[10]
2018	Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	9–21, 11–21	Silver	[11]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[12] 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.^[13]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Korea Masters	Super 300	Jeon Hyeok-jin	17–21, 16–21	Runner-up	[14]
2022	Singapore Open	Super 500	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	21–23, 17–21	Runner-up	[15]
2022	Taipei Open	Super 300	Chou Tien-chen	21–14, 10–21, 6–21	Runner-up	[16]
2022	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Sun Feixiang	10–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner	[17]
2023	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Viktor Axelsen	6–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[18]
2023	China Masters	Super 750	Kenta Nishimoto	21–13, 21–13	Winner	[19]
2024	Australian Open	Super 500	Lee Zii Jia	19–21, 21–11, 18–21	Runner-up	[20]
2024	China Open	Super 1000	Weng Hongyang	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[21]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Osaka International	Yu Igarashi	21–14, 11–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Koki Watanabe	14–21, 21–14, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Lao International	Minoru Koga	22–20, 22–20	Winner
2019	Jamaica International	Kevin Cordón	21–17, 21–8	Winner
2019	Mongolia International	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	9–21, 21–17, 23–21	Winner
2019	Dubai International	Yusuke Onodera	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2019	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Jason Ho-Shue	21–13, 21–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Australian Junior International	Kenya Mitsuhashi	20–22, 21–14, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 4 May 2025.^[22]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Shi Yuqi 14 5 9 –4 Zhao Junpeng 1 1 0 +1 Chou Tien-chen 5 0 5 –5 Anders Antonsen 9 4 5 –1 Viktor Axelsen 6 0 6 –6 Kevin Cordón 1 1 0 +1 Srikanth Kidambi 4 4 0 +4 Prannoy H. S. 7 6 1 +5

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Lakshya Sen 6 4 2 +2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 3 0 3 –3 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1 1 0 +1 Lee Zii Jia 6 3 3 0 Liew Daren 1 1 0 +1 Loh Kean Yew 6 0 6 –6 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 13 5 8 –3 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 2 2 0 +2