Kodai_Naraoka

Kodai Naraoka
奈良岡功大
ならおかこうだい
Kodai Naraoka; 奈良岡功大; ならおかこうだい
	Naraoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	30 June 2001 (age 22); Aomori, Aomori, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Naraoka Hiroshi
Men's singles
Highest ranking	2 (12 December 2023)
Current ranking	5 (23 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asia Team Championships
Youth Olympic Games
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
	BWF profile

Kodai Naraoka

Japanese badminton player

Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with FWD Group.^[2] Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.^[3] He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.^[4]

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In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.^[5]

Achievements

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Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Leong Jun Hao	14–21, 20–22	Bronze
2018	Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	9–21, 11–21	Silver

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Korea Masters	Super 300	Jeon Hyeok-jin	17–21, 16–21	Runner-up	^[8]
2022	Singapore Open	Super 500	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	21–23, 17–21	Runner-up	^[9]
2022	Taipei Open	Super 300	Chou Tien-chen	21–14, 10–21, 6–21	Runner-up	^[10]
2022	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Sun Feixiang	10–21, 21–14, 21–17	Winner	^[11]
2023	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Viktor Axelsen	6–21, 15–21	Runner-up	^[12]
2023	China Masters	Super 750	Kenta Nishimoto	21–13, 21–13	Winner

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Osaka International	Yu Igarashi	21–14, 11–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Koki Watanabe	14–21, 21–14, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Lao International	Minoru Koga	22–20, 22–20	Winner
2019	Jamaica International	Kevin Cordón	21–17, 21–8	Winner
2019	Mongolia International	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	9–21, 21–17, 23–21	Winner
2019	Dubai International	Yusuke Onodera	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2019	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Jason Ho-Shue	21–13, 21–14	Winner

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Kodai Naraoka

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Asian Games

Asian Championships

Youth Olympic Games

World Junior Championships

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Record against selected opponents

References

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