Yugo Kobayashi
Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo, born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami team.[1][2] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships.[3]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 1995 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 8 (MD 24 September 2019) 25 (XD 30 August 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 11 (MD 17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |  Takuro Hoki |
 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
23–25, 21-9, 15–21 |  Silver |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), 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 | Takuro Hoki |
Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
21–9, 15–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | U.S. Open | Takuro Hoki |
 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. Open | Wakana Nagahara |
 Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba |
21–16, 21–18 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | USA International | Takuro Hoki |
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21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Spanish International | Takuro Hoki |
Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard |
21–10, 21–6 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Yugo Kobayashi". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Badminton player: 小林 優吾 Yugo Kobayashi". www.tonami.co.jp (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.