| Yushi Tanaka 田中 湧士 | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Birth Date: | 1999 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Height: | 1.70 m[1] |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Coach: | Kento Momota (NTT East) Kazumasa Sakai (NBA) |
| Event: | Men's singles |
| Career Record: | 88 wins, 24 losses |
| Highest Ranking: | 31 |
| Date Of Highest Ranking: | 13 August 2024 |
| Current Ranking: | 31 |
| Date Of Current Ranking: | 13 August 2024 |
| Bwf Id: | F234895B-8D83-4177-A13E-A18C4DFD929F |
is a Japanese badminton player from Kumamoto prefecture and a member of the current Japan national badminton team (Team B).[1] [2] He graduated from the Nihon University, and join NTT East Badminton Team on 1 April 2022.[3]
In December 2021, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) to win the national championship.[4]
Yushi Tanaka won the 2024 Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament under the guidance of Kento Momota as a coach who had recently retired from international competition.[5]
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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | Lin Chun-yi | 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | [8] | |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 |  Koo Takahashi | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner | [9] | |
| 2024 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Lei Lanxi | 15–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner | [10] |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jamaica International | Takuma Obayashi | 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up | [11] | |
| 2020 | Peru Future Series | Takuma Obayashi | 21–13, 8–21, 21–18 | Winner | [12] | |
| 2022 | Réunion Open | Riku Hatano | 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | [13] | |
| 2022 | Polish International |  Jan Louda | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner | [14] | |
| 2022 | North Harbour International | Riku Hatano | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner | [15] | |
| 2023 | Estonian International |  Alex Lanier | 21–13, 15–21, 21–12 | Winner | [16] | |
| 2023 | Osaka International | Alwi Farhan | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner | [17] | |
| 2024 | Denmark Challenge | Alex Lanier | 15–21, 21–12, 21–11 | Winner | [18] |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Result | Year | ||||
| China Open | |||||||
| Japan Open | '24 | ||||||
| Canada Open | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | '24 | |
| Korea Open | '24 | ||||||
| Hong Kong Open | '24 | ||||||
| Orléans Masters | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | '24 | |
| Swiss Open | 1R | 1R | '24 | ||||
| Spain Masters | QF | QF | '24 | ||||
| U.S. Open | 2R | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | W | bgcolor=00FF00 | '24 |
| Korea Masters | 2R | 2R | '23 | ||||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | SF | '23 | |||
| QF | |||||||
| Vietnam Open | 3R | 3R | '23 | ||||
| Kaohsiung Masters | F | F | '23 | ||||
| Baoji China Masters | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | SF | bgcolor=#FFFF00 | '24 | |
| align=left | Year-end ranking | 56 | 31 | ||||
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best | ||||
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2024.[19]
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Cordón | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |