Kodai Naraoka 奈良岡 功大 ならおか こうだい | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aomori, Aomori, Japan | 30 June 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Naraoka Hiroshi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 (12 December 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (30 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with FWD Group.[2] Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.[4]
In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He 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.[5]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | 21–19, 18–21, 7–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Shi Yuqi | 5–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Arnaud Merklé | 21–17, 24–26, 22–20 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
The 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Jeon Hyeok-jin | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | [8] |
2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up | [9] |
2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Chou Tien-chen | 21–14, 10–21, 6–21 | Runner-up | [10] |
2022 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Sun Feixiang | 10–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner | [11] |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Viktor Axelsen | 6–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | [12] |
2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | Kenta Nishimoto | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Australian Junior International | Kenya Mitsuhashi | 20–22, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 January 2024.[13]
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