Takuto Inoue (井上 拓斗, Inoue Takuto, born 26 February 1995) is a Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team.[1][2] He won his first senior international title at the 2013 Romanian International tournament in the men's singles and doubles event.[3]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1995 Genkai, Saga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.628 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD with Yuki Kaneko 12 July 2018) 182 (XD with Yuki Fukushima 12 February 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 58 (MD with Kenya Mitsuhashi 22 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
BWF World Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Yuki Kaneko
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 Lee Chun Hei Ng Ka Long
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16–21, 17–21 |  Silver
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BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) edit
The 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 Tour is 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.[5]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Yuki Kaneko
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 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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21–16, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuki Kaneko
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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13–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Kenya Mitsuhashi
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Ayato Endo Yuta Takei
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15–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Superseries (1 runner-up) edit
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Japan Open | Yuki Kaneko
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up) edit
The 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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| 2014 | Russian Open | Yuki Kaneko
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Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada
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21–19, 20–22, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Thailand Open | Yuki Kaneko
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Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro
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21–17, 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | China Masters | Yuki Kaneko
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 Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin
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14–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | U.S. Open | Yuki Kaneko
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Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han
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15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2017 | Dutch Open | Yuki Kaneko
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Liao Min-chun Su Cheng-heng
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22–24, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Romanian International |  Lucas Corvée
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10–21, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Romanian International | Yuki Kaneko
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Quentin Vincent Sébastien Vincent
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2015 | Osaka International | Yuki Kaneko
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Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada
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9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Austrian Open | Yuki Kaneko
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 Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022 | Réunion Open | Kenya Mitsuhashi
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Shuntaro Mezaki Haruya Nishida
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21–16, 18–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mongolia International | Kenya Mitsuhashi
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Ayato Endo Yuta Takei
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14–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Malaysia International | Masayuki Onodera
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 Fazriq Razif Wong Vin Sean
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21–16, 18–21, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Takuto Inoue". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "井上 拓斗 Takuto Inoue" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Takuto wins singles and doubles titles in Romanian Int'l Series" (in Japanese). Badpal. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links edit
- Takuto Inoue at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com