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Yushi Tanaka
Japanese badminton player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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2020
Tanaka made his senior international debut in 2020, having not competed on the international junior circuit. That same year, he was selected for the Japanese national team for the first time.[5] He won his first international title at the Peru Future Series and was the runner-up at the Jamaica International, facing compatriot Takuma Obayashi in both finals.[6][7][8]
2021
With his international season largely restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanaka's main achievement in 2021 was winning the All Japan Badminton Championships in December, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) in the final.[9]
2022
After graduating from Nihon University, Tanaka joined the NTT East Badminton Team in April.[5] That year, he won two international titles: the Polish International, defeating Jan Louda, and the North Harbour International, where he overcame Riku Hatano.[10][11] He also reached the final of the Réunion Open, finishing as the runner-up to Hatano.[12] By the end of the year, Tanaka had entered the world's top 100, ranked at No. 91
2023
In 2023, Tanaka secured two BWF International Challenge/Series titles: the Estonian International, defeating Alex Lanier, and the Osaka International, defeating Alwi Farhan.[13][14] He was the runner-up at the Super 100 Kaohsiung Masters, losing to Lin Chun-yi.[15] He also reached the semifinals at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 I. On 2 October 2023, he achieved a new career-high world ranking of No. 41
2024
In March, Tanaka won his first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 Orléans Masters, defeating compatriot Koo Takahashi.[16] He then won the Denmark Challenge in May, where he defeated Alex Lanier.[17] In June, Tanaka secured his second Super 300 title at the U.S. Open, defeating Lei Lanxi of China in the final.[18][19] On the BWF World Tour, he reached the semifinals at the Canada Open, where he was defeated by Koki Watanabe.[20] He also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Japan Open, losing to Shi Yuqi.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23][24]
2025
In 2025, Yushi Tanaka represented the Japan national team in men's singles under the guidance of coaches Sho Sasaki and Kazumasa Sakai.[25] As a member of the team, he contributed to the bronze medal win at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February.[26]
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.[27][28] 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.[29][30][31] Later, at the Super 1000 Indonesia Open in June, he reached the second round where he was defeated by first-seed Shi Yuqi.[32] He achieved a new career-high world ranking of No. 19 as of 24 June 2025.
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Personal life
Tanaka announced on his Instagram on 19 February 2025 that he and his partner had registered their marriage on 5 February 2025.[33]
Achievements
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[34] 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.[35]
Men's singles
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's singles
- 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
Individual competitions
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Record against selected opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 28 July 2025.[52]
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