Yunosuke Kubota Explained

Yunosuke Kubota 久保田 友之祐
Country:	Japan
Birth Date:	1999 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Height:	1.77 m
Weight:	73 kg
Handedness:	Left
Event:	Men's & mixed doubles
Career Record:	50 wins, 40 losses
Highest Ranking:	50 (MD with Mahiro Kaneko, 14 December 2021) 211 (XD with Chiharu Shida, 5 July 2018)
Bwf Id:	D40DB22C-300E-4773-88AD-4AEA0AC9F5AA

is a former Japanese badminton player from Gunma prefecture. He is the first Japanese player to win the World Junior Championships in boys' doubles.

Career

From the first year of junior high school, he was paired with his same-age friend Mahiro Kaneko.^[1]

2017

At the World Junior Championships, Kaneko/Kubota defeated South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho in the semifinals and beat Di Zijian and Wang Chang in the finals to win the boys' doubles title. This was a historic accomplishment for the first time for a Japanese player in the men's doubles event.^[2]

2018

After graduation from high school, Yunosuke Kubota joined Tonami Transportation badminton club.^[3]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' doubles

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: カネクボ、デビュー戦逆転勝ち！「東京五輪目指す」 . Sports Hochi . ja .
2. Web site: 【世界ジュニア】金子真大＆久保田友之祐が男子ダブルス初制覇の快挙！＜個人戦＞. BADMINTON SPIRIT . ja .
3. Web site: 期待の新戦力加入 . TONAMI Badminton Team . ja .
4. Web site: Winners - Osaka International Challenge 2018 | BWF .
5. Web site: Winners - YONEX German Junior 2017 | BWF .