Yushi Tanaka

Yushi Tanaka (田中湧士, Tanaka Yūshi; born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player and a member of the Japan national team.^[2][3] A graduate of Nihon University, Tanaka has represented the NTT East Badminton Team since April 2022.^[4] He has won two Super 300 titles: the Orléans Masters and the U.S. Open.

Yūshi Tanaka
Tanaka at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25) Kikuchi, Kumamoto, Japan[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Handedness	Right[2]
Coach	Sho Sasaki Kazumasa Sakai Kento Momota
Men's singles
Career record	101 wins, 44 losses (69.66%)
Highest ranking	19 (24 June 2025)
Current ranking	27 (22 July 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Qingdao Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

2021

In December, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) to win the national championship.^[5]

2024

In March, Tanaka won his first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 Orléans Masters, defeating compatriot Koo Takahashi.^[6] He followed this by winning the Denmark Challenge in May, where he defeated France's Alex Lanier.^[7] In June, Tanaka secured his second Super 300 title at the U.S. Open, defeating Lei Lanxi of China in the final.^[8][9] On the BWF World Tour, he reached the semifinals at the Canada Open, where he was defeated by Koki Watanabe.^[10] He also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Japan Open, losing to Shi Yuqi.^[11] His world ranking improved from No. 56 at the start of the year to a career-high No. 27 by year-end, entering the top 30.

Nationally, Tanaka won the Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament in May.^[12] He also won the All Japan Badminton Championships in December, defeating top seed Kodai Naraoka in the semifinal. These national achievements were attained under the guidance of Kento Momota, a two-time world champion who had retired from international badminton earlier that year.^[13][14]

2025

In 2025, Yushi Tanaka represented the Japan national team in men's singles under the guidance of coaches Sho Sasaki and Kazumasa Sakai.^[15] As a member of the team, he contributed to the bronze medal win at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February.^[16]

On the BWF World Tour, at the Super 1000 All England Open in March, he upset eighth-seed Kodai Naraoka in the first round before being eliminated in the second round by the eventual runner-up, Lee Chia-hao.^[17][18] In May, Tanaka reached the semifinals of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters, securing victories over Prannoy H. S. and Christo Popov, before being defeated by former world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi.^[19][20][21] Later, at the Super 1000 Indonesia Open in June, he reached the second round where he was defeated by first-seed Shi Yuqi.^[22] He achieved a new career-high world ranking of No. 19 as of 24 June 2025.

Personal life

Tanaka announced on his Instagram on 19 February 2025 that he and his partner had registered their marriage on 5 February 2025.^[23]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[24] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.^[25]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Kaohsiung Masters	Super 100	Lin Chun-yi	21–11, 17–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[26]
2024	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Koo Takahashi	21–18, 21–10	Winner	[6]
2024	U.S. Open	Super 300	Lei Lanxi	15–21, 21–18, 21–15	Winner	[8][9]

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2020	Jamaica International	Takuma Obayashi	11–21, 21–17, 12–21	Runner-up	[27][28]
2020	Peru Future Series	Takuma Obayashi	21–13, 8–21, 21–18	Winner	[29]
2022	Réunion Open	Riku Hatano	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[30]
2022	Polish International	Jan Louda	21–13, 21–15	Winner	[31]
2022	North Harbour International	Riku Hatano	21–13, 21–18	Winner	[32]
2023	Estonian International	Alex Lanier	21–13, 15–21, 21–12	Winner	[33]
2023	Osaka International	Alwi Farhan	15–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner	[34]
2024	Denmark Challenge	Alex Lanier	15–21, 21–12, 21–11	Winner	[7]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events	2025	Ref
Asia Mixed Team Championships	B	[16]

Individual competitions

Event	2025	Ref
Asian Championships	2R	[35]
World Championships	Q

Tournament	BWF World Tour			Best	Ref
	2023	2024	2025
Malaysia Open	A		2R	2R ('25)	[36]
India Open	A		1R	1R ('25)	[37]
Indonesia Masters	A		1R	1R ('25)
Orléans Masters	A	W	2R	W ('24)
All England Open	A		2R	2R ('25)	[17][18]
Swiss Open	A	1R	2R	2R ('25)
Spain Masters	A	QF	NH	QF ('24)
Thailand Open	A		1R	1R ('25)
Malaysia Masters	A		SF	SF ('25)	[19][20][21]
Singapore Open	A		1R	1R ('25)	[38]
Indonesia Open	A		2R	2R ('25)	[22]
U.S. Open	2R	W	A	W ('24)	[8][9]
Canada Open	A	SF	A	SF ('24)	[39]
Japan Open	A	QF	1R	QF ('24)	[40]
China Open	A	1R	1R	1R ('24, '25)	[41]
Baoji China Masters	N/A	SF	A	SF ('24)	[42]
Hong Kong Open	A	1R	Q	1R ('24)	[43][44]
Vietnam Open	3R	A		3R ('23)
China Masters	A	1R	Q	1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100	SF	A	A	SF ('23)
	QF
Kaohsiung Masters	F	A		F ('23)	[45]
Korea Open	A	1R	Q	1R ('24)	[46]
Arctic Open	A	2R	Q	2R ('24)	[47]
Denmark Open	A	1R		1R ('24)	[48]
Korea Masters	2R	A		2R ('23)	[49]
Japan Masters	A	1R		1R ('24)	[50]
Year-end ranking	56	27		19
Tournament	2023	2024	2025	Best	Ref

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 28 July 2025.^[51]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Shi Yuqi 3 0 3 –3 Chou Tien-chen 2 0 2 –2 Anders Antonsen 1 0 1 –1 Viktor Axelsen 1 0 1 –1 Kevin Cordón 1 1 0 +1 Srikanth Kidambi 1 0 1 –1 Prannoy H. S. 1 1 0 +1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 1 1 0 +1 Kodai Naraoka 1 1 0 +1 Lee Zii Jia 1 0 1 –1 Loh Kean Yew 1 0 1 –1