Minoru Koga (古賀 穂, Koga Minoru, born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games partnered with Akane Yamaguchi.[2] Koga was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2014 Asian and World Junior Championships.[3] Koga who educated at the Waseda University was the men's singles champion at the 68 National University Championships.[4] He was the runner-up at the 2018 Canada Open.[5]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1996 Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 56 (21 March 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 160 (11 June 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAsian Youth Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
 Akane Yamaguchi
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 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul
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21–19, 19–21, 21–17 |  Gold
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe 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 |
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| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 |  Lu Guangzu
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15–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Slovenian International |  Sourabh Verma
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17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Lao International | Kodai Naraoka
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20–22, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Swedish Open |  Loh Kean Yew
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21–11, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Mexican International |  Jonathan Matias
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10–21, 22–20, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2023 | Thailand International |  Chi Yu-jen
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15–21, 21–17, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2023 | Malaysia International | Takuma Kawamoto
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21–17, 10–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2023 | Bahrain International | Riki Takei
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11–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2024 | Malaysia International | Riku Hatano
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21–19, 15–21, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
editRecord against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 June 2024.[8]
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References
edit- ^ "古賀 穂/ Koga Minoru" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "BADMINTON: Japan upends Thailand for mixed doubles gold". jschina.com.cn. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "2014年世界ジュニアバドミントン選手権大会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "【インカレ】早稲田大・古賀穂が頂点に輝く！＜男子シングルス＞" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "【Super100】櫻本＆高畑が今季４度目のV！＜カナダOP＞" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Minoru Koga head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
External links
edit- Minoru Koga at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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