Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with FWD Group.[2] Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.[4]
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In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He 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.[5]
Achievements edit
BWF World Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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21–19, 18–21, 7–21 |  Silver
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Asian Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |  Shi Yuqi
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5–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Li Shifeng
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21–14, 15–21, 12–21 | Bronze
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Youth Olympic Games edit
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Arnaud Merklé
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21–17, 24–26, 22–20 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships edit
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Leong Jun Hao
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14–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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| 2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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9–21, 11–21 | Silver
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Korea Masters | Super 300 |  Jeon Hyeok-jin
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17–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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[8] |
| 2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
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21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up
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[9] |
| 2022 | Taipei Open | Super 300 |  Chou Tien-chen
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21–14, 10–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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[10] |
| 2022 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Sun Feixiang
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10–21, 21–14, 21–17 |  Winner
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[11] |
| 2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 |  Viktor Axelsen
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6–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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[12] |
| 2023 | China Masters | Super 750 |  Kenta Nishimoto
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21–13, 21–13 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Osaka International | Yu Igarashi
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21–14, 11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Koki Watanabe
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14–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Lao International | Minoru Koga
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22–20, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2019 | Jamaica International |  Kevin Cordón
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21–17, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2019 | Mongolia International | Kunlavut Vitidsarn
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9–21, 21–17, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2019 | Dubai International | Yusuke Onodera
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International |  Jason Ho-Shue
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) edit
Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Australian Junior International | Kenya Mitsuhashi
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20–22, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- 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 edit
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 January 2024.[13]
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References edit
- ^ a b "選手 奈良岡 功大 （ならおか こうだい）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "選手プロフィール" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kunlavut outlasts Naraoka in men's final at badminton world championships". The Japan Times. 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nguyen Thuy Linh wins trophy at Vietnam Open badminton tournament". Vietnam Plus. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "アクセルセンがマレーシアOP優勝、奈良岡は疲労隠せず準V". AFPBB. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Kodai Naraoka head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
External links edit
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