Yuki Kaneko (badminton)

Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team.[1][2] He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue.[3]

Yuki Kaneko
金子 祐樹
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994
Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD with Takuto Inoue 12 July 2018)
16 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 22 March 2022)
Current ranking34 (MD with Takuto Inoue), 16 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo) (5 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Boys' doubles
2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

In 2020, Ayaka Takahashi announced that she had married Kaneko; she is a now-retired teammate in both the Japanese national and Unisys teams. Kaneko is also the mixed doubles partner of Misaki Matsutomo, Takahashi's former women's doubles partner.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Takuto Inoue Lee Chun Hei
Ng Ka Long		 16–21, 17–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300 Takuto Inoue Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 21–16, 21–18 Winner
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Takuto Inoue Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 All England Open Super 1000 Misaki Matsutomo Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino		 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Open Takuto Inoue Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Russian Open Takuto Inoue Kenta Kazuno
Kazushi Yamada		 21–19, 20–22, 13–21 Runner-up
2016 Thailand Open Takuto Inoue Berry Angriawan
Rian Agung Saputro		 21–17, 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 China Masters Takuto Inoue Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin		 14–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2017 U.S. Open Takuto Inoue Lu Ching-yao
Yang Po-han		 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2017 Dutch Open Takuto Inoue Liao Min-chun
Su Cheng-heng		 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Romanian International Takuto Inoue Quentin Vincent
Sebastien Vincent		 21–10, 21–10 Winner
2015 Osaka International Takuto Inoue Kenta Kazuno
Kazushi Yamada		 9–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Austrian Open Takuto Inoue Frederik Colberg
Rasmus Fladberg		 21–19, 21–17 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Yuki Kaneko". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "金子 祐樹 Yuki Kaneko" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "【ルーマニア国際2013】MS 井上、MD 井上／金子が優勝！" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "リオ金の高橋礼華さん結婚、松友とペアの金子祐樹と". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  8. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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