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Character Introduction
Kobayashi Yugo (July 10, 1995) is a Japanese male badminton player. Born in Miyagi Prefecture, he graduated from Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School and Tomioka High School, and won the men’s doubles title at the Badminton World Championships in 2021.
In October 2014, Jorō Hōki teamed up with Yūgo Kobayashi at the USA Badminton International to win the men’s doubles title, his first international professional title.
In 2019, the Badminton World Championships came to an end in Basel, Switzerland, with the men’s doubles final where the Japanese duo of Jorang Hiroki/Yogo Kobayashi finished as runners-up against the Indonesian duo of Asan/Hendra, 1-2.
On October 3, 2021, Joran Hogi and his teammates finished second in the Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Badminton Championships.
On December 5, 2021, the Japanese duo of Joran Kobayashi and Yogo Kobayashi won the Men’s Doubles title in the final of the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia.
On December 19, 2021, in the Men’s Doubles Final of the Badminton World Championships, Choran Kobayashi and Yogo Kobayashi won the Men’s Doubles title for the first time by defeating He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang 2-0 .
On July 3, 2022, in the Men’s Doubles Final of the 2022 Malaysian Open Badminton Championships, Chorang Paulki/Yogo Kobayashi won the title with a 2-1 victory over Indonesia’s Alfran/Adianto.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 6, Week 30, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 6, 84362 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 11, 42900 points
Equipment Used
DUORA Z-STRIKE; BG-80; BG80 POWER; AERUS Z; SHBA3MEX; 10390A; BA31WAP/E EX; 10349; 10519YX/20716YX (Competition models); 10419/10420
Major Achievements
- 2024 Singapore Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2024 All England Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- French Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals 2024
- India Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals 2024
- Malaysia Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals 2024
- 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Quarter-finalist
- 2023 China Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Australian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Singapore Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Place Member
- 2023 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 All Japan Comprehensive Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2022 Thomas Cup Men’s Badminton Team Championships 3rd Runner-up
- 2021 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Badminton World Finals Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Denmark Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Badminton Runner-up
- 2019 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 Indonesia Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2018 Korea Open Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2016 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2016 Spain Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Finland Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2016 Austrian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2015 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2014 USA Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 USA Badminton International Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
- 2012 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
