Yu Igarashi

Yu Igarashi
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 2024)
Retired1 April 2024[1]
HandednessRight
CoachTakuma Ueda
Men's singles
Career record98 wins, 54 losses
Highest ranking36 (20 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Men's singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Yu Igarashi (五十嵐 優, Igarashi Yū, born 15 May 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament.[4]

Personal life

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On 28 August 2024, he announced his marriage to national badminton player, Arisa Higashino.[5]

Achievements

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Summer Universiade

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei 21–23, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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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
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Indonesia Firman Abdul Kholik 18–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Dutch Open Japan Kento Momota 10–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 South Australia International Singapore Loh Kean Yew 21–19, 22–24, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Osaka International Japan Kodai Naraoka 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish International Spain Luís Enrique Peñalver 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Finnish Open Denmark Rasmus Gemke 17–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Osaka International Chinese Taipei Hsueh Hsuan-yi 25–23, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "井上 拓斗選手、五十嵐 優選手、高上 麟龍選手引退のお知らせ" (in Japanese). biprogy.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Yu Igarashi". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "選手名鑑一覧 五十嵐 優/ Yu IGARASHI". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "ヨネックス大阪インターナショナルチャレンジ2017 高橋沙也加が大会3度目の優勝、インカレ王者の五十嵐優が国際大会初優勝を飾る". www.yonex.co.jp (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "バドミントン"わたがし"東野有紗が結婚 「来世でも一緒にいたい」年上コーチと2ショット 渡辺勇大に続き喜び【全文】". Oricon News (in Japanese). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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