Draft:Mahiro Kaneko
| Mahiro Kaneko 金子 真大 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 December 1999 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | MD, 65 wins, 49 losses (57.02%) XD, 13 wins, 9 losses (59.09%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 50 (MD with Yunosuke Kubota, 14 December 2021) 199 (XD with Akane Watanabe, 29 March 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 204 (with Shunya Ota, 30 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mahiro Kaneko (金子 真大, Kaneko Mahiro, born 10 December 1999) is a Japanese badminton player from Fukuoka prefecture. He is the first Japanese player to win the World Junior Championships in boys' doubles.
Career
[edit]From the first year of junior high school, he was paired with his same-age friend Yunosuke Kubota.[1]
2017
[edit]At the World Junior Championships, Kaneko/Kubota defeated South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho in the semifinals and beat Di Zijian and Wang Chang in the finals to win the boys' doubles title. This was a historic accomplishment for the first time for a Japanese player in the men's doubles event.[2]
2018
[edit]After graduation from high school, Mahiro Kaneko joined Tonami Transportation badminton club.[3]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Junior Championships
[edit]Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |  Yunosuke Kubota
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 Di Zijian Wang Chang
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21–14, 15–21, 21–13 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Canadian International | Hashiru Shimono
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 Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard
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17–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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[4] |
| 2024 | Northern Marianas Open | Shunya Ota
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Takumi Nomura Yuichi Shimogami
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20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up
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[5] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
[edit]Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | German Junior | Yunosuke Kubota
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Hikaru Minegishi Takuma Obayashi
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21–15, 21–18 |  Winner
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[6] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "カネクボ、デビュー戦逆転勝ち！「東京五輪目指す」" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi.
- ^ "【世界ジュニア】金子真大＆久保田友之祐が男子ダブルス初制覇の快挙！＜個人戦＞" (in Japanese). BADMINTON SPIRIT.
- ^ "期待の新戦力加入" (in Japanese). TONAMI Badminton Team.
- ^ "Winners - YONEX Canadian International Challenge 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - YONEX German Junior 2017 | BWF".
External links
[edit]- Mahiro Kaneko at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)