Takuma Obayashi
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| Born | 7 August 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 132 wins, 71 losses (65.02%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 30 (20 February 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Takuma Obayashi (大林拓真, Ōbayashi Takuma; born 7 August 1999) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami. He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Obayashi made his international senior debut at the Vietnam International Challenge in 2018, and participated in his first BWF World Tour tournament, the Canada Open, later that year. He reached the finals of a senior international tournament for the first time at the Osaka International in 2019, finishing runner-up to countryman and former Saitama Sakae High School teammate Koki Watanabe.[3] Obayashi would go on to win his first international title the following year at the Jamaica International.
Obayashi won his first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 II in 2023. That year, he also reached the finals at the Vietnam Open and won two more International Challenge-level tournaments, including the inaugural Saipan International after winning the final against top-seeded Jeon Hyeok-jin. Obayashi later achieved notoriety for his upset victory over Anders Antonsen when making his Super 500-level debut at the 2023 Japan Masters, where he ultimately reached the semifinals before losing to world no. 1 Viktor Axelsen.[4]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 |  Alex Lanier |
12–21, 21–12, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
[7] |
| 2023 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  Huang Yu-kai |
13–21, 13–17 | Runner-up |
[8] |
| 2023 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Choi Ji-hoon |
21–8, 21–19 |  Winner |
[9] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Osaka International |  Koki Watanabe |
21–19, 17–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
[3] |
| 2020 | Jamaica International | Yushi Tanaka |
21–11, 17–21, 21–12 | Winner |
[10][11] |
| 2020 | Peru Future Series | Yushi Tanaka |
13–21, 21–8, 18–21 | Runner-up |
[12] |
| 2022 | Canadian International |  Brian Yang |
21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
[13] |
| 2023 | Vietnam International |  Lê Đức Phát |
21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
[14] |
| 2023 | Saipan International | Jeon Hyeok-jin |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
[15] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | German Junior | Hikaru Minegishi |
Mahiro Kaneko Yunosuke Kubota |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
[16] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | India Junior International | Natsu Saito |
 Rinov Rivaldy Angelica Wiratama |
18–21, 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
[17] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
Performance timeline
[edit]- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
National team
[edit]- Junior level
| Team events | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | B | B |
| World Junior Championships | A | B |
- Senior level
| Team events | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Asia Team Championships | B |
Individual competitions
[edit]- Junior level
| Events | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | 3R | A |
| World Junior Championships | A | QF |
- Senior level
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| India Open | A | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R ('24) | ||||
| Indonesia Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R ('25) | |||||||
| Thailand Masters | A | NH | A | QF | A | QF ('24) | |||||
| German Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('25) | [18] | ||||
| Swiss Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | |||||
| Orléans Masters | A | NH | A | QF | 2R | Q2 | QF ('24) | ||||
| Thailand Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R ('24, '25) | ||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | |||||
| U.S. Open | A | NH | QF | 2R | A | QF ('23) | |||||
| Canada Open | 3R | A | NH | F | A | 2R | 1R | A | F ('22) | [7] | |
| Japan Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | |||||
| China Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | |||||
| Taipei Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('25) | |||||
| Korea Masters | A | NH | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | QF ('24) | [19][20] | ||
| China Masters | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | [21] | ||||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 3R | NH | A | 3R | A | 2R | A | W ('23) | [9] | |
| W | 2R | ||||||||||
| Vietnam Open | A | 2R | NH | A | F | A | 2R | A | F ('23) | [8] | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | |||||
| Kaohsiung Masters | N/A | 3R | A | 3R ('23) | |||||||
| Korea Open | A | NH | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | |||||
| Arctic Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 2R ('25) | [22] | ||||
| Malaysia Super 100 | N/A | A | 3R | 3R ('25) | |||||||
| Denmark Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | |||||||
| Japan Masters | N/A | SF | 1R | 1R | SF ('23) | [4][23] | |||||
| Akita Masters | 1R | QF | NH | N/A | QF ('19) | ||||||
| Spain Masters | A | NH | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('24) | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 186 | 141 | 105 | 124 | 117 | 34 | 36 | 77 | 30 | ||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Best | Ref |
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 May 2025.[24]
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References
[edit]- ↑ "選手プロフィール" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ "インドネシアマスターズII 2023 大林選手優勝！！". トナミ運輸バドミントン部. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- 1 2 "[Osaka International Challenge] Japanese athletes win in three events! Watanabe, Kawakami, Hobara and Sone become champions! <IC>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Kumamoto Masters: Qualifier Obayashi Stuns Antonsen". BWF World Tour. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Martinez, Sara Gonzalez (4 October 2022). "Lanier, from Europe to the world". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Nguyen Thuy Linh wins trophy at Vietnam Open 2023 badminton tournament". Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Indonesia Masters II 2023 - Obayashi wins Men's Singles" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "First Winners in Jamaica – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ↑ Richards, Dwayne (10 March 2020). "Ricketts, Wilson secure second silver to close Jamaica International Badminton tournament". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "Peru Future Series Winners – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Matsuda, Keita. "結果 カナダインターナショナルチャレンジ". Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Đức Phát vuột chức vô địch Vietnam International Challenge" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "TAKECARE Saipan International Finals Deliver". Badminton Oceania. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Myojin, Kenichi (12 March 2017). "German Junior Championships 2017 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ "Indonesia Wins One Title in India". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 3 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Tan, Ming Wei (27 February 2025). "Shuttlers Justin, June Wei advance to German Open last 16". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ "Kiran George Stuns Fifth-Seed Takuma Obayashi To Enter Semifinals of Korea Masters". Times Now. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Badminton Korea Masters 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 10 November 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Antonsen vinder sikkert og kan skimte dansk stormøde" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Badminton Arctic Open 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 6 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Badminton Kumamoto Masters 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 16 November 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Takuma OBAYASHI head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Takuma Obayashi at BWFBadminton.com
- Takuma Obayashi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)