Yugo Kobayashi
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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 | Lee Wan Wah[1] Hiroyuki Endo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022) 25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 9 August 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 16 (MD with Takuro Hoki 8 July 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo; born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team.[2][3] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[4] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Takuro Hoki | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
23–25, 21–9, 15–21 | Silver | [5] |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Takuro Hoki | He Jiting Tan Qiang |
21–12, 21–18 | Gold |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Takuro Hoki | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
16–21, 24–26 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (6 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
21–9, 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Takuro Hoki | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
21–11, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Takuro Hoki | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Takuro Hoki | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
21–16, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
13–4r | Winner |
| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
24–22, 16–21, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Takuro Hoki | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki | Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae |
17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Takuro Hoki | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
15–21, 21–17, 17–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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 | Ref |
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| 2016 | U.S. Open | Takuro Hoki | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | [8] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | U.S. Open | Wakana Nagahara | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba |
21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | USA International | Takuro Hoki | Adrian Liu Derrick Ng |
21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Spanish International | Takuro Hoki | Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard |
21–10, 21–6 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
References
- ^ a b "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Momota, Nagahara, Matsumoto become Japan's 1st repeat badminton world champs". Kyodo News+. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (11 July 2016). "Boe/Mogensen Claim Gold – Yonex US Open Review". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yugo Kobayashi.
- Yugo Kobayashi at BWFBadminton.com
- Yugo Kobayashi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Yugo Kobayashi at Olympics.com
- Yugo Kobayashi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics