Koo Takahashi

Japanese badminton player
Badminton player
Koo Takahashi
高橋 洸士
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 22)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight[1]
CoachKazumasa Sakai (NBA)
Men's singles
Career record63 wins, 32 losses (66.32%)
Highest ranking48 (27 August 2024)
Current ranking50 (10 September 2024)
BWF profile

Koo Takahashi (高橋 洸士, Takahashi Koo, born 20 September 2001) is a Japanese badminton player. He is from Fukuoka prefecture and a member of the current Japan national team (Team B).[1][2] He join Tonami Transportation team on 1 April 2020.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of 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 singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 India Kiran George 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Yushi Tanaka 18–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Santo Domingo Open Israel Misha Zilberman 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Individual competitions

Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024
Orléans Masters A F F ('24)
Swiss Open A Q1 Q1 ('24)
Spain Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Thailand Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Malaysia Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Kaohsiung Masters 1R A 1R ('23)
U.S. Open QF 1R QF ('23)
Canada Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Japan Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 F A F ('23)
QF
Vietnam Open QF A QF ('23)
Macau Open NH
Korea Masters 1R 1R ('23)
Kumamoto Masters Q2 Q2 ('23)
Year-end ranking 65 52
Tournament 2023 2024 Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 28 August 2024.[9]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.
Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 1 0 1 –1
India Srikanth Kidambi 1 1 0 +1
India Parupalli Kashyap 1 1 0 +1
Japan Kodai Naraoka 2 0 2 –2
Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen 1 0 1 –1

References

  1. ^ a b c "選手プロフィール 高橋　洸士". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Koo Takahashi | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "期待の新戦力加入" (in Japanese). Tonami Transportation Co.,Ltd.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ Palshikar, Prathamesh (10 September 2023). "Indonesia Masters 2023 badminton: India's Kiran George wins singles title". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  7. ^ Bourgeais, Pascal (17 March 2024). "Qui sont les vainqueurs du Masters d'Orléans de badminton ?" (in French). La République du Centre. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Israelí Misha Zilberman gana Abierto de Badminton en Dominicana" (in Spanish). Prensa Latina. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Koo Takahashi head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 23 August 2024.