Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team.[1][2] He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue.[3]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1994 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD with Takuto Inoue 12 July 2018) 12 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 21 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 2 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
In 2020, Ayaka Takahashi announced that she had married Kaneko; she is a now-retired teammate in both the Japanese national and Unisys teams. Kaneko is also the mixed doubles partner of Misaki Matsutomo, Takahashi's former women's doubles partner.[4]
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 |  Takuto Inoue
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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, 3 runners-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
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13–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Misaki Matsutomo
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Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
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14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Misaki Matsutomo
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Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
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22–20, 19–21, 23–25 | 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,[7] 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.[8] 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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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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 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Romanian International | Takuto Inoue
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 Quentin Vincent Sebastien Vincent
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2015 | Osaka International | Takuto Inoue
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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 | Takuto Inoue
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 Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Yuki Kaneko". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "金子 祐樹 Yuki Kaneko" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "【ルーマニア国際2013】MS 井上、MD 井上／金子が優勝！" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "リオ金の高橋礼華さん結婚、松友とペアの金子祐樹と". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ 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
- Yuki Kaneko at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com