Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo, born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team.[1][2] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[3] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
| Yugo Kobayashi 小林優吾 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Kobayashi at 2019 BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1995 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tan Kim Her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022) 25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 9 August 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (MD with Takuro Hoki 13 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF World Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
 Takuro Hoki
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 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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23–25, 21–9, 15–21 |  Silver
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| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Takuro Hoki
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 He Jiting Tan Qiang
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21–12, 21–18 |  Gold
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Asian Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Takuro Hoki
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 Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi
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16–21, 24–26 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (6 titles, 4 runners-up)
editThe 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 Tours are 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 |
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| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki
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Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
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21–9, 15–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Takuro Hoki
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 Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
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21–18, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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21–11, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Takuro Hoki
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Takuro Hoki
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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21–16, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki
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Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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13–4r | Winner
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| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki
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Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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24–22, 16–21, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki
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Liang Weikeng Wang Chang
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21–13, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki
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 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
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19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki
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 Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae
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17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | U.S. Open | Takuro Hoki
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | U.S. Open | Wakana Nagahara
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 Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba
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21–16, 21–18 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | USA International | Takuro Hoki
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 Adrian Liu Derrick Ng
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21–17, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2016 | Spanish International | Takuro Hoki
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Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard
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21–10, 21–6 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Yugo Kobayashi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Badminton player: 小林 優吾 Yugo Kobayashi" (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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