Taichi Saito

Taichi Saito (齋藤 太一, Saitō Taichi; born 21 April 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East club.^[2][3]

Taichi Saito
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 32) Chiba, Japan
Retired	31 May 2024 [1]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Tan Kim Her
Men's doubles
Career record	130 wins, 94 losses
Highest ranking	14 (with Akira Koga, 12 December 2023)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Thomas Cup 2020 Aarhus Men's team 2022 Bangkok Men's team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Men's team 2024 Selangor Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

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	Ref
2019	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Akira Koga	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21–16, 20–22, 15–21	Runner-up	[6]
2019	Akita Masters	Super 100	Akira Koga	Ou Xuanyi Zhang Nan	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[7]
2019	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Akira Koga	Ou Xuanyi Zhang Nan	21–11, 10–21, 20–22	Runner-up	[8]
2023	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Akira Koga	Choong Hon Jian Muhammad Haikal	21–18, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up	[9]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	South Australia International	Akira Koga	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Terry Hee	21–11, 19–21, 21–16	Winner	[10]

  BWF International Challenge tournament