Kenichi Tago

Jayce September 6, 2024 8 0

Character Introduction

Kenichi Tago (Japanese: たごけんいち , July 16, 1989) is a Japanese male badminton player. Born in Saitama Prefecture, he was a longtime member of the Japanese national badminton team.In September 2015, he was expelled from the national team for multiple disciplinary violations; in April 2016, he was indefinitely disqualified from the Badminton Association’s Registered Players’ Association and dismissed outright from the company he belonged to for allegedly entering and leaving an illegal casino; the ban was lifted in 2020.

In March 2010, Kenichi Taner played in the All England Badminton Super Tournament, defeating names such as Nguyen Chin Minh, Joachim Persson, Chen Jin, and Bao Chunlai along the way, and ultimately finishing second in the final to Li Zongwei, but having already set the best record for a Japanese men’s singles player. After that, he turned full-time athlete. In November of the same year, Taner represented Japan at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the men’s singles and team events in badminton.

In May 2014, Kenichi Taner appeared in the 2014 Thomas Cup as a starter as the No. 1 singles player for the Japanese men’s team. In the final, when facing the Malaysian No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, despite his inability to break through, he relied on the stronger overall Japanese team to win by defeating the Malaysian team by a total score of 3-2. This time, Kenichi Tanaka not only made history for the Japanese men’s team, but also the moment he became the world champion.

In October 2015, the Japanese national team announced that Kenichi Tanaka had been dismissed from the team, citing numerous disciplinary violations.

On April 7, 2016, Kenichi Tanaka, who was playing in the premier Malaysian badminton super tournament, left Malaysia immediately as he was suspected of entering and exiting an illegal casino and had to return to Japan for police investigation.

On April 8, 2016, Kenichi Taner and junior Kento Momota held an apology press conference in Tokyo. Tianer admitted that he began to indulge in DB when he suspended training after the injury.Tianer said in tears at the press conference that he would take most of the responsibility, and in order to involve the younger generation of Kento Momota feel quite guilty: “I can’t stick to my position, but also involve the younger generation of Momota, I’m sorry for everyone, and I hope that everyone can give Momota another chance. ”

On April 10, 2016, the Badminton Association of Japan held an emergency council to formally deal with the case against Kento Momota. The association ultimately decided that it would not recommend Momota as a representative of the Japanese national team for the Rio Olympics, while Tada was indefinitely disqualified from being a registered player with the Badminton Association.

On November 1, 2020, the Badminton Association of Japan lifted Kenichi Taner’s ban.

Equipment Used

ARCSABER 10; NANORAY Z SPEED Bright Orange; VOLTRIC Z-FORCE II LCW; NANORAY Z SPEED Yellow; DUORA 10; VOLTRIC 80; ARCSABER Z-Slash; ARMORTEC 700; ARMORTEC 900 TECHNIQUE; shb-101m/mid (jp)