Takuro Hoki

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Takuro Hoki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 26)
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking8 (MD 24 September 2019)
19 (XD 9 July 2019)
Current ranking11 (MD), 25 (XD) (17 March 2020)
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Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Takuro Hoki (保木 卓朗, Hoki Takurō, born 14 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami team.[1][2] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships.[3]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Japan Yugo Kobayashi Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
23–25, 21–9, 15–21 Silver Silver

BWF World Tour[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[5]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Korea Open Super 500 Japan Yugo Kobayashi Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
21–9, 15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Open Japan Sayaka Hirota China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
13–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

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
2016 U.S. Open Japan Yugo Kobayashi Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 USA International Japan Yugo Kobayashi Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Spanish International Japan Yugo Kobayashi Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark David Daugaard
21–10, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Takuro Hoki". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton player: 保木 卓朗 Takurou Hoki". www.tonami.co.jp (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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