Takuto Inoue

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Takuto Inoue
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Personal information
Born (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 31)
Genkai, Saga, Japan
Height1.628 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Retired31 March 2024
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD with Yuki Kaneko 12 July 2018)
182 (XD with Yuki Fukushima 12 February 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Boys' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team

Takuto Inoue (井上 拓斗, Inoue Takuto; born 26 February 1995) is a Japanese former badminton player from the BIPROGY (formerly Unisys).[1][2] Primarily competing in men's doubles with Yuki Kaneko, Inoue reached a career-high ranking of world No. 7 on 12 July 2018. Together, they won a BWF Grand Prix Gold title at the 2017 U.S. Open and a BWF World Tour Super 300 title at the 2018 German Open. They also became the first Japanese men's doubles pair since 1982 to reach the final of their home tournament, the 2017 Japan Open Super Series, and were runners-up at the 2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000. In team competitions, Inoue earned silver medals at the 2018 Thomas Cup and the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games men's team event.

Career

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Junior career

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During his junior career, Inoue secured two silver medals at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Chiba: one in boys' doubles with Yuki Kaneko, finishing runners-up to Hong Kong's Lee Chun Hei and Ng Ka Long, and another in the mixed team event.[3][4][5] In mixed team events, he also earned a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships in Gimcheon and a bronze medal at the 2013 Asian Junior Championships in Kota Kinabalu.[6]

Senior career

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Takuto Inoue's senior career began in men's doubles, partnering with Yuki Kaneko. On the International Challenge circuit, Inoue secured his first senior international titles at the 2013 Romanian International, winning both men's singles and men's doubles with Kaneko.[7] They also won the 2017 Austrian Open and were runners-up at the 2015 Osaka International.[8][9]

In the BWF Grand Prix series, Inoue and Kaneko secured their first Grand Prix Gold title at the 2017 U.S. Open, defeating top-seeded Chinese Taipei pair Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.[10][11] They were also runners-up at the 2014 Russia Open, 2016 Thailand Open, 2017 China Masters, and 2017 Dutch Open.[12][13][14][15] During the 2016 Thailand Open, they upset the top-seeded Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in the opening round.[16]

On the BWF Super Series circuit, Inoue and Kaneko became the first Japanese men's doubles pair since 1982 to reach the final of their home tournament, the 2017 Japan Open. They defeated 2016 All England Open champions Vladimir Ivanov and Ivan Sozonov in the semifinals before finishing as runners-up to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[17][18][19]

With the introduction of the BWF World Tour in 2018, Inoue and Kaneko won their first BWF World Tour title at the 2018 German Open Super 300 by defeating Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.[20][21] They were also runners-up at the 2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000, again losing to Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[22][23] They achieved a career-high men's doubles ranking of world No. 7 on 12 July 2018.

In the later stages of his career, Inoue formed new men's doubles partnerships. With Kenya Mitsuhashi, he was a runner-up at the 2022 Canada Open and the 2022 Mongolia International.[24][25][26] He also won the 2023 Malaysia International with Masayuki Onodera .[27]

In team competitions, Inoue earned silver medals at the 2018 Thomas Cup and the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games men's team event.[28][29][30]

Takuto Inoue retired from his playing career on 31 March 2024, after a 11-year tenure with his team, BIPROGY (formerly Unisys).[31]

Achievements

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World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Japan Yuki Kaneko Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei
Hong Kong Ng Ka Long 		16–21, 17–21 Silver Silver [4][3]

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[32] 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.[33]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 German Open Super 300 Japan Yuki Kaneko Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [20][21]
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Japan Yuki Kaneko Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [22][23]
2022 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi Japan Ayato Endo
Japan Yuta Takei 		15–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [24][25]

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[34] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[35] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Japan Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18][19]
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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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 doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Russian Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Japan Kenta Kazuno
Japan Kazushi Yamada 		21–19, 20–22, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2016 Thailand Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Indonesia Berry Angriawan
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro 		21–17, 14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
2017 China Masters Japan Yuki Kaneko Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		14–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
2017 U.S. Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-han 		15–21, 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10][11]
2017 Dutch Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun
Chinese Taipei Su Cheng-heng 		22–24, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Romanian International France Lucas Corvée 10–21, 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Romanian International Japan Yuki Kaneko France Quentin Vincent
France Sébastien Vincent 		21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2015 Osaka International Japan Yuki Kaneko Japan Kenta Kazuno
Japan Kazushi Yamada 		9–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2017 Austrian Open Japan Yuki Kaneko Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg 		21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2022 Réunion Open Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi Japan Shuntaro Mezaki
Japan Haruya Nishida 		21–16, 18–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [36]
2022 Mongolia International Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi Japan Ayato Endo
Japan Yuta Takei 		14–21, 21–12, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [26]
2023 Malaysia International Japan Masayuki Onodera Malaysia Fazriq Razif
Malaysia Wong Vin Sean 		21–16, 18–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [27]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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