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Draft:Yudai Okimoto

The native form of this personal name is Okimoto Yudai. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Yudai Okimoto
沖本 優大
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19)
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachYu Igarashi
Men's singles & men's doubles
Career recordMS, 52 wins, 9 losses (86.44%)
MD, 20 wins, 10 losses (66.67%)
Highest ranking185 (MS, 22 October 2024)
117 (MD with Daigo Tanioka, 14 November 2023)
Current ranking185 (MS, 22 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yogyakarta Boy's singles
BWF profile

Yudai Okimoto (沖本 優大, Okimoto Yudai, born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Hiroshima prefecture.[2][3] He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and joined Biprogy badminton team on April 1, 2024.[4]

Career

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Influenced by his older brother, he started playing badminton at the age of five and won the National Elementary School Championship three times in a row.

2023

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He was selected to represent Japan's badminton national team (Team B) in men's doubles with Daigo Tanioka, who is from the same generation at Futaba Mirai High School.

At the All Japan High School Selection Tournament in March, he won the men's singles, men's doubles, and team competition, achieving a triple crown as a second-year high school student.

At the Asian Junior Championships in July, he participated in the mixed team event as a men's singles player and contributed to the Japanese team's victory. He also advanced to the finals of the men's singles individual event, but lost to China 's Hu Zhean and came in second.

In November, he participated in the men's doubles at the Korea Masters S300 as a pair with Daigo Tanioka. After winning the qualifying rounds, he defeated the Intercollegiate (All Japan Student Championship) champions Kakeru Kumagai and Kota Ogawa in straight games in the first round of the main tournament. In the second round, he lost to Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei, who are ranked 36th in the world, but the final match was decided 17–21, 21–19, 21–23, making it a great fight for a 17-year-old high school student.

2024

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On April 1 2024, Okimoto joined the BIPROGY badminton team to continue his career as a professional badminton player. At BIPROGY, He plays in the men's singles sector coached by former Japanese men's singles player Yu Igarashi.

Achievements

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Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia   Hu Zhean 21–13, 14–21, 14–21   Silver [5]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Finnish International   Grégoire Deschamp 17–21, 21–9, 21–17   Winner [6]
2024 Réunion Open   Tharun Mannepalli 15–21, 15–21   Runner-up [7]
2024 Mauritius International   Rizki Ansyahri 16–21, 21–7, 21–14   Winner [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 German Junior   Eogene Ewe 21–16, 14–21, 21–18   Winner [9]
2023 Dutch Junior   Hu Zhean 21–7, 11–21, 14–3 retired   Winner [10]
2022 Malaysia Junior   Sora Ogaki 17–21 12–21   Runner-up [11]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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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

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Junior level

Team events 2023
Asian Junior Championships G
World Junior Championships 5th

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Events 2023
Asian Junior Championships S
World Junior Championships QF
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2024
Malaysia Super 100 2R 2R ('24)
Year-end ranking 185
Tournament 2024 Best

References

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  1. ^ a b "選手・スタッフ紹介" (in Japanese). BIPROGY Inc. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Yudai OKIMOTO | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "沖本 優大 | 選手プロフィール | 公益財団法人日本バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ "4/1（月）に熊谷 翔選手、沖本 優大選手、谷岡 大后選手、坂井 叶選手が加入しました" (in Japanese). BIPROGY Inc. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "BNI Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2023 (Individual) | BWF".
  6. ^ "Tässä Ovat Sulkapallon Yonex Finnish Internationalin Voittajat" (in Finnish). Suomen Sulkapalloliitto. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. ^ Marchal, Pierre (8 July 2024). "Open de Saint-Denis Réunion de Badminton : un niveau international" (in French). Zinfos974. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ "「モーリシャスインターナショナル2024」男子シングルス 沖本 優大、女子ダブルス 大澤 佳歩・⽥部 真唯（山陰合同銀行） 初優勝！" (in Japanese). BIPROGY Inc. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "YONEX German Junior: Japan, China und Korea siegen" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Matches - YONEX Dutch Junior International 2023 | BWF".
  11. ^ "Matches - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
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