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
Country	Japan
Born	(1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 29) Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Handedness	Left
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	7 (MD with Takuto Inoue 12 July 2018) 12 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 27 December 2022)
Current ranking	13 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 7 February 2023)
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 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.^[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). . 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. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. . Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
8. . IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Yuki Kaneko at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com