Kodai Naraoka

Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is Japanese badminton player from Aomori. He started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.[2] Naraoka represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.[3]

Kodai Naraoka
奈良岡 功大
ならおか こうだい
Naraoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001
Aomori, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking43 (24 December 2019)
Current ranking45 (19 April 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
2020 Aarhus Men's team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
2018 Markham Boys' singles
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina Arnaud Merklé 21–17, 24–26, 22–20 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Leong Jun Hao 14–21, 20–22 Bronze
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Kunlavut Vitidsarn 9–21, 11–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 Jeon Hyeok-jin 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Osaka International Yu Igarashi 21–14, 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Koki Watanabe 14–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Lao International Minoru Koga 22–20, 22–20 Winner
2019 Jamaica International Kevin Cordón 21–17, 21–8 Winner
2019 Mongolia International Kunlavut Vitidsarn 9–21, 21–17, 23–21 Winner
2019 Dubai International Yusuke Onodera 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jason Ho-Shue 21–13, 21–14 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International Kenya Mitsuhashi 20–22, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "選手 奈良岡 功大 （ならおか こうだい）". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "最年少勝利の奈良岡、夢はもちろん「東京五輪で金」／バドミントン". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "【バド×スピ！ 連載〈第14回〉】「最後まであきらめなかったことは今後につながる」". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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