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Character Introduction
Kōtaka Watanabe (Japanese: わたなべ こうき; January 29, 1999 ) is a Japanese male badminton player and an active member of the Japan national badminton team (Team A).
In November 2015, Watanabe Koki represented Japan at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Lima, Peru, winning third place in the men’s singles.
On December 12, 2021, at the 2021 Badminton World Championships, Japan’s Kōtaka Watanabe eliminated Nigeria’s Opeyori 2:0 in the first round.
On January 17, 2022, the Badminton Association of Japan officially announced the personnel list of the 2022 national team: Men’s Singles Team A: Kōtaka Watanabe (43rd).
In March 2023, Kōtaka Watanabe appeared in the Swiss Open Badminton Championships and won his first career Super 300 Men’s Singles title, defeating Chinese Taipei star Zhou Tiancheng 2-1 in the final.
World Ranking – Men’s Singles 14, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 22, 54581 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 15, 41700 points
Equipment Used
ASTROX 88D PRO; ASTROX 88D; ASTROX 88D PRO new colors; AEROBITE; SHB65Z2MEX; SHB65Z3MEX; 10520YX/20717YX (Competition model)
Major Achievements
- 2024 Canadian Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2024 U.S. Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2023 Gwangju Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Third Place Member
- 2023 Swiss Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2020 Thomas Cup Badminton Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2020 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2019 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2019 Canadian Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2019 Orleans Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2018 USA Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
- 2018 Russia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
- 2016 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
- 2015 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Third Place
- 2015 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
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