Koki_Watanabe
Koki Watanabe
Japanese badminton player
Koki Watanabe (渡邉 航貴, Watanabe Kōki, born 29 January 1999) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and was part of the Unisys team since 2017.[2] He won his first international title at the 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International tournament.
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25) Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 19 (19 March 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 20 (21 May 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Watanabe started his badminton career when he was four years old, entered the badminton club under the influence of his sister.[3] He later concentrate his badminton career in the kindergarten, and when he was in the elementary school, he won the Saitama school championships in third consecutive years. Watanabe entered the Saitamasakaechugakko Koto school, and won the singles title at the national junior championships, also placed third in the doubles event.[2][3] He was part of the national junior team that competed at the 2015 and 2016 Asia and World Junior Championships, winning the World boys' singles bronze medal in 2015, he also helped the national team win the 2015, 2016 Asian, also 2016 World Junior bronze medals.[4]
In 2018, Watanabe became the runner-up at the BWF Super 100 tournament Russian Open.[5]
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |  Lu Chia-hung |
18–21, 12–21 |  Bronze |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 |  Sourabh Verma |
21–18, 12–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Thomas Rouxel |
18–21, 21–12, 21–19 |  Winner |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Chou Tien-chen |
22–20, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 |  Kento Momota |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Kodai Naraoka |
21–14, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2019 | Osaka International | Takuma Obayashi |
19–21, 21–17, 21–7 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
- "Players: Koki Watanabe". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "選手・スタッフ紹介 渡邉 航貴" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "もらった応援をうまく力に変えて、東京オリンピック出場を目指します！" (in Japanese). Koshigaya City. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "日本選手は準決勝敗退。銅メダル６個！ 世界ジュニア2015《個人戦》５日目結果" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "「ロシアオープン2018」女子ダブルス星千智・中西貴映組 優勝！男子シングルス渡邉航貴 準優勝！女子シングルス海老原詩織 準優勝！" (in Japanese). Unisys. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- 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.
- Koki Watanabe at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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