Yuki Kaneko (badminton)
| Yuki Kaneko 金子 祐樹 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Born | 22 July 1994 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Spouse | |
| Handedness | Left |
| Men's & mixed doubles | |
| 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 | |
| BWF profile | |
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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]
Personal life
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
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Japan Takuto Inoue | Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei Hong Kong Ng Ka Long |
16–21, 17–21 | Silver Silver |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Japan Takuto Inoue | Indonesia Fajar Alfian Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
21–16, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Takuto Inoue | Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
13–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Japan Misaki Matsutomo | Japan Yuta Watanabe Japan Arisa Higashino |
14–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Japan Misaki Matsutomo | Indonesia Dejan Ferdinansyah Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
22–20, 19–21, 23–25 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japan Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
12–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Japan Kenta Kazuno Japan Kazushi Yamada |
21–19, 20–22, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2016 | Thailand Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Indonesia Berry Angriawan Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro |
21–17, 14–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2017 | China Masters | Japan Takuto Inoue | Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin |
14–21, 6–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao Chinese Taipei Yang Po-han |
15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun Chinese Taipei Su Cheng-heng |
22–24, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Romanian International | Japan Takuto Inoue | France Quentin Vincent France Sebastien Vincent |
21–10, 21–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2015 | Osaka International | Japan Takuto Inoue | Japan Kenta Kazuno Japan Kazushi Yamada |
9–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2017 | Austrian Open | Japan Takuto Inoue | Denmark Frederik Colberg Denmark Rasmus Fladberg |
21–19, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Players: Yuki Kaneko". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "金子 祐樹 Yuki Kaneko" (in 日本語). 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 日本語). 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 日本語). 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
- Yuki Kaneko at BWFBadminton.com
- Yuki Kaneko at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)