Kanta Tsuneyama (常山 幹太, Tsuneyama Kanta, born 21 June 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Kanta Tsuneyama
常山幹太
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27)
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking10 (26 November 2019)
Current ranking18 (30 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Men's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Asian Championships edit

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 13–21, 16–21   Bronze

Youth Olympic Games edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China
  Lee Chia-hsin   Cheam June Wei
  Ng Tsz Yau
14–21, 21–23   Silver

Asia Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan   Shi Yuqi 21–19, 16–21, 16–21   Silver

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
  Hashiru Shimono   Kim Jae-hwan
  Kim Jung-ho
16–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Open Super 500   Tommy Sugiarto 21–16, 13–21, 21–9   Winner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300   Lin Dan 24–22, 21–12   Winner
2021 French Open Super 750   Chou Tien-chen 15–21, 21–8, 21–17   Winner
2023 Spain Masters Super 300   Kenta Nishimoto 21–15, 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 U.S. Open   Lee Hyun-il 22–24, 8–21   Runner-up
2017 Canada Open   Kento Momota 22–20, 14–21, 21–14   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Austrian Open   Anders Antonsen 9–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Finnish Open   Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–10, 21–14   Winner
2016 Spanish International   Anders Antonsen 21–14, 20–22, 18–21   Runner-up
2017 Austrian Open   Pablo Abián 21–10, 12–21, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Kanta Tsuneyama". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton player: 常山 幹太 Kanta Tsuneyama" (in Japanese). Tonami Transportation Co., Ltd. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit