Taiyo Imai
Japanese para-badminton player
Badminton player
Taiyo Imai 今井 大湧 Born (1998-08-10 ) 10 August 1998 (age 25) Aichi Prefecture , JapanHeight 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb) Highest ranking 2 (MS 16 August 2022) 2 (XD with Noriko Ito 12 July 2022) Current ranking 3 (MS) 7 (XD with Noriko Ito) (1 November 2022)
Taiyo Imai (今井 大湧 , Imai Taiyo , born 10 August 1998) is a Japanese para badminton player.[1] [2] He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships .[3]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's singles
Asian Championships
Men's singles
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing , China
Suryo Nugroho
13–21, 7–21
Silver
Asian Youth Para Games
Men's singles
Men's doubles
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4] [5]
Men's singles
Year
Tournament
Level
Opponent
Score
Result
2022
Spanish Para Badminton International
Level 1
Méril Loquette
21–18, 21–18
Winner
2022
Dubai Para Badminton International
Level 2
Cheah Liek Hou
11–21, 19–21
Runner-up
2022
4 Nations Para Badminton International
Level 1
Cheah Liek Hou
17–21, 16–21
Runner-up
Mixed doubles
International Tournaments (4 titles, 7 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
2016
Irish Para Badminton International
Cheah Liek Hou
26–24, 9–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2017
Thailand Para Badminton International
Cheah Liek Hou
13–21, 16–21
Runner-up
2017
Peru Para Badminton International
Gen Shogaki
21–9, 18–21, 21–19
Winner
2018
Brazil Para Badminton International
Bartłomiej Mróz
21–19, 10–21, 8–21
Runner-up
2018
Japan Para Badminton International
Bartłomiej Mróz
21–14, 21–11
Winner
2018
Australia Para Badminton International
Suryo Nugroho
21–14, 20–22, 10–21
Runner-up
Men's doubles
Year
Tournament
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2017[a]
Peru Para Badminton International
Gen Shogaki
Esteban Isael César Suárez
21–3, 21–3
Winner
Ricardo Cavalli Eduardo Oliveira
21–11, 21–7
Hironobu Kawabata Tetsuo Ura
21–12, 21–19
Geraldo da Silva Oliveira Genivaldo Duarte
21–7, 21–0
2017
USA Para Badminton International
Tetsuo Ura
Cheah Liek Hou Hairol Fozi Saaba
14–21, 21–23
Runner-up
2018
Spanish Para Badminton International
İlker Tuzcu
Kim Gi-yeon Shin Kyung-hwan
23–25, 21–10, 21–19
Winner
2018[b]
Australia Para Badminton International
Hironobu Kawabata
Gen Shogaki Tetsuo Ura
17–21, 17–21
Runner-up
Pu Gui-yu Yeh En-chuan
21–16, 21–9
James Binnie Antony Forster
21–10, 21–13
Sugil Abbas Suryo Nugroho
21–18, 21–13
Mixed doubles
References
Notes
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
^ This tournament uses a round robin system.