Yu Igarashi
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1995 Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 36 (20 September 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 82 (13 August 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yu Igarashi (五十嵐 優, Igarashi Yu, born 15 May 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament.[3]
Achievements[]
Summer Universiade[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Wang Tzu-wei
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21–23, 21–23 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 |  Firman Abdul Kholik
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18–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]
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 |
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| 2017 | Dutch Open | Kento Momota
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10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | South Australia International |  Loh Kean Yew
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21–19, 22–24, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Osaka International | Kodai Naraoka
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14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2017 | Spanish International |  Luís Enrique Peñalver
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2017 | Finnish Open |  Rasmus Gemke
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Osaka International |  Hsueh Hsuan-yi
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25–23, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Yu Igarashi". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "選手名鑑一覧 五十嵐 優/ Yu IGARASHI". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links[]
- Yu Igarashi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from Yamagata Prefecture
- Japanese male badminton players
- Universiade silver medalists for Japan
- Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
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