Yuki Kaneko (badminton)

Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player from 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]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kaneko.
Yuki Kaneko
金子 祐樹
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994
Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD 12 July 2018)
45 (XD 19 March 2019)
Current ranking11 (MD), 45 (XD) (19 March 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Boys' doubles
2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Takuto Inoue Lee Chun Hei
Ng Ka Long		 16–21, 17–21 Silver

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Takuto Inoue Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 German Open Super 300 Takuto Inoue Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 21–16, 21–18 Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Open Takuto Inoue Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dutch Open Takuto Inoue Liao Min-chun
Su Cheng-heng		 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 U.S. Open Takuto Inoue Lu Ching-yao
Yang Po-han		 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2017 China Masters Takuto Inoue Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin		 14–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2016 Thailand Open Takuto Inoue Berry Angriawan
Rian Agung Saputro		 21–17, 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2014 Russian Open Takuto Inoue Kenta Kazuno
Kazushi Yamada		 21–19, 20–22, 13–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Austrian Open Takuto Inoue Frederik Colberg
Rasmus Fladberg		 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2015 Osaka International Takuto Inoue Kenta Kazuno
Kazushi Yamada		 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2013 Romanian International Takuto Inoue Quentin Vincent
Sebastien Vincent		 21–10, 21–10 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Yuki Kaneko". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "金子 祐樹 Yuki Kaneko" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "【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.
  4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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