Takuma Ueda

Takuma Ueda (上田 拓馬, Ueda Takuma; born 21 March 1989) is a male Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team.^[1] He was the victor of the final match against Malaysia over Liew Daren in the 2014 Thomas Cup, which saw Japan win the tournament for the first time and in their debut final. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.^[2]

Takuma Ueda
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 36) Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	12 (4 July 2013)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Men's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China	Wen Kai	17–21, 12–21	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Vietnam Open	Nguyen Tien Minh	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2012	U.S. Open	Vladimir Ivanov	20–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2010	Russian Open	Stanislav Pukhov	21–17, 21–17	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Vietnam International	Takeshi Kamura	Chow Pak Chuu Hong Chieng Hun	21–14, 21–14	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament