Yu_Igarashi
Yu Igarashi
Japanese badminton player
Yu Igarashi (五十嵐 優, Igarashi Yu, born 15 May 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament.[3]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29) Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 36 (20 September 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 82 (13 August 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Summer Universiade
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Wang Tzu-wei |
21–23, 21–23 |  Bronze |
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 |  Firman Abdul Kholik |
18–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Dutch Open |  Kento Momota |
10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | South Australia International |  Loh Kean Yew |
21–19, 22–24, 21–11 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Kodai Naraoka |
14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2017 | Spanish International |  Luís Enrique Peñalver |
21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Finnish Open |  Rasmus Gemke |
17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Osaka International |  Hsueh Hsuan-yi |
25–23, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- "Players: Yu Igarashi". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "選手名鑑一覧 五十嵐 優/ Yu IGARASHI". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "ヨネックス大阪インターナショナルチャレンジ2017 高橋沙也加が大会３度目の優勝、インカレ王者の五十嵐優が国際大会初優勝を飾る". www.yonex.co.jp (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- 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.
- Yu Igarashi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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