Yugo Kobayashi 小林優吾 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Kobayashi at 2019 BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | 10 July 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tan Kim Her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (MD with Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022) 25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 9 August 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (MD with Takuro Hoki 16 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo, born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team.[1][2] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[3] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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23–25, 21–9, 15–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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21–12, 21–18 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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16–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–9, 15–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–12 | ![]() |
2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–11, 17–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–16, 13–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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13–4r | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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24–22, 16–21, 21–9 | ![]() |
2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
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 |
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2016 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | USA International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–6 | ![]() |