Kodai Naraoka


Character Introduction

Naraoka Kōdai (Japanese: ならおか こうだい , June 30, 2001), from Aomori Prefecture, is a Japanese male badminton player and a member of the Japan national badminton team A team.

In September 2017, Naraoka Kōdai appeared at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where Japan won the bronze medal in the first mixed team event, while in the singles event, Naraoka Kōdai won the bronze medal, defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Leong Chun Ho of Malaysia, 0-2 (14-21, 20-22).

In October 2018, he represented Japan at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Naraoka Kondo still fought hard in the three-fourth place finals on the final day, defeating the newly crowned European Junior Champion, Arnaud Mechel of France, in a thrilling 2-1 (21-17, 24-26, 22-20) victory to win the bronze medal in the men’s singles. In November of the same year, he represented Japan at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Markham, Canada, where he helped Japan win the third place in the mixed team in the first team event, and the second place in the men’s singles in the men’s singles final against the tournament’s top seeded and defending champion Kunravut Wittisham, 0-2 (9-21, 11-21), earning him the runner-up spot in the men’s singles at the World Junior Championships.

In February 2019, Naraoka Konda played in the Laos Badminton International Series as the second seed, eventually meeting the men’s singles final with No. 1 seeded player Koga Hiroshi and defeating his opponent 22-20, 22-20 for his first individual title in international competition.

In November 2023, Konda Naraoka played in the China Badminton Masters, winning his first career Super750 title with a 21-13, 21-13 victory over teammate Kenta Nishimoto in the final.

World Ranking – Men’s Singles 5,  Week 30, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 5, 82815 points 

Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 12, 46890 points

 

Equipment Used

ASTROX 99 Pro;  ASTROX 99 Sapphire Navy;  ASTROX 99;  VBS-66 NANO;  NANORAY Z SPEED Bright Orange;  THRUSTER RYUGA II PRO;  A970 NitroLite;  EXBOLT 63;  NANORAY Z SPEED Yellow;  SHB65Z2MEX

Major Achievements

  • 2024 Australian Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner Up
  • Men’s Singles Quarter-finals of Badminton Asia Championships 2024
  • 2024 India Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
  • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Third Place Member
  • 2023 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2023 Japan Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
  • 2023 Korea Open Badminton Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Canada Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Singapore Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships 3rd Runner-up
  • 2023 Malaysia Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2022 Badminton World Finals Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
  • 2022 Australian Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 France Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • Denmark Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals 2022
  • 2022 Vietnam Open Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2022 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2022 Singapore Open Men’s Singles 1st Runner-up
  • 2022 Thailand Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • 2022 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Badminton 3rd Runner-up
  • 2022 Korea Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2020 Thomas Cup Badminton Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
  • 2019 USA Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Dubai Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Russia Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
  • 2019 Mongolia Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Jamaica Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion
  • 2019 Laos Badminton International Men’s Singles Champion
  • Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games 2018 Men’s Singles 3rd Place
  • 2018 World Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
  • 2018 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Place
  • 2017 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Place
  • World Junior Badminton Championships 2017 Mixed Team 3rd Place
  • 2017 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
  • 2017 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up 2016
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