Yuta Watanabe (badminton)

Yuta Watanabe
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997
Suginami, Japan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's doubles & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 72 (MD) 29 Sep 2016
61 (XD) 21 Jul 2016
Current ranking 72 (MD)
63 (XD) (29 Sep 2016)
BWF profile
In this Japanese name, the family name is Watanabe.

Yuta Watanabe (渡辺 勇大 Watanabe Yūta, born 13 June 1997) is a male badminton player from Japan.[1][2]

Career

In 2014, he won the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in mixed doubles event.[3][4] In 2016, he won the Vietnam International tournament in mixed doubles event and became the runner-up in men's doubles event.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boy's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento “La Videna”
Lima, Peru Peru
Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi China He Jiting
China Zheng Siwei
13-21, 16-21 Bronze

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim”
Alor Setar, Malaysia Malaysia
Japan Arisa Higashino China Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen
19-21, 12-21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boy's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand China Lin Guipu 10-21, 12-21 Bronze

Boy's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi China Huang Kaixiang
China Zheng Siwei
10-21, 8-21 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.

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Russian Open Japan Arisa Higashino Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Goh Liu Ying
13-21, 21-23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam International Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi Malaysia Ong Yew Sin
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
19-21, 14-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Austrian Open Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge
14-21, 16-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam International Japan Arisa Higashino Thailand Tinn Isriyanet
Thailand Pacharapun Chochuwong
21-16, 21-14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Yuta Watanabe". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "渡辺 勇大 Yuta Watanabe". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Jati BWF World Junior Championships 2014 (EYE-Level Cup)". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "BWF World Junior Championships 2014 – Day 5: It's Eka Putri's Day". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. "Vietnam wins two gold medals at Hanoi Challenger". www.vietnambreakingnews.com. VietnamBreakingNews. Retrieved 4 October 2016.


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