Yuta Takei (武井 優太, Takei Yūta, born 29 November 2000) is a Japanese badminton player from Tokyo.[1] He graduated from the Meiji University, and joined NTT East badminton team on 1 April 2023.[2]

Yuta Takei
武井 優太
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23)
Tokyo, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Career record50 wins, 31 losses (61.73%)
Highest ranking25 (with Ayato Endo, 16 May 2023)
Current ranking96 (with Ayato Endo, 8 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 title)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[4]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Open Super 100   Ayato Endo   Takuto Inoue
  Kenya Mitsuhashi
21–15, 21–8   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Santo Domingo Open   Ayato Endo   Osleni Guerrero
  Leodannis Martinez Palacio
21–13, 21–9   Winner [5]
2022 Mongolia International   Ayato Endo   Takuto Inoue
  Kenya Mitsuhashi
21–14, 12–21, 21–19   Winner [6]
2022 Norwegian International   Ayato Endo   Chen Zhi-ray
  Lu Chen
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up [7]
2022 Irish Open   Ayato Endo   Rasmus Kjær
  Frederik Søgaard
21–18, 21–12   Winner [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "チーム&選手情報 武井 優太" (in Japanese). BADMINTON S/J LEAGUE.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 武井 優太" (in Japanese). NTT東日本公式サイト.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Winners - XII Santo Domingo Open 2022 | BWF".
  6. ^ "Winners - MONNIS Mongolia International Challenge 2022 | BWF".
  7. ^ "Winners - FZ FORZA Norwegian International 2022 | BWF".
  8. ^ "Winners - AIG FZ FORZA Irish Open 2022 | BWF".
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