Kodai Naraoka

Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is Japanese badminton player from Aomori. He started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.[2] Naraoka represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.[3]

Naraoke celebrates his victory after a quarter-finals match in the 2022 Taipei Open
Naraoka at the 2022 Taipei Open

Kodai Naraoka
奈良岡 功大
ならおか こうだい
Naraoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001
Aomori, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking3 (2 May 2023)
Current ranking3 (2 May 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina France Arnaud Merklé 21–17, 24–26, 22–20 Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 14–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 9–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2022 Singapore Open Super 500 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–23, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2022 Taipei Open Super 300 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21–14, 10–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2022 Vietnam Open Super 100 China Sun Feixiang 10–21, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2023 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 6–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Osaka International Japan Yu Igarashi 21–14, 11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Japan Koki Watanabe 14–21, 21–14, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Lao International Japan Minoru Koga 22–20, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Jamaica International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Mongolia International Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 9–21, 21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai International Japan Yusuke Onodera 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Jason Ho-Shue 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi 20–22, 21–14, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 4 November 2022.

References
  1. "選手 奈良岡 功大 （ならおか こうだい）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. "最年少勝利の奈良岡、夢はもちろん「東京五輪で金」／バドミントン" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "【バド×スピ！ 連載〈第14回〉】「最後まであきらめなかったことは今後につながる」" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  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. Palar, Sanjeev (17 April 2022). "Home heroes sweep majority of titles at 2022 Korea Masters as Olympic champ Chen Yu Fei beaten by He Bingjiao again". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. "Anthony ends slump to win Singapore Badminton Open". The Jakarta Post. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. "Tai and Chou thrill with Taipei Open finals wins". Taipei Times. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  9. "Nguyen Thuy Linh wins trophy at Vietnam Open badminton tournament". Vietnam Plus. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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