Kodai Naraoka
Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East.[2] Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.[4] In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.[5] Career2019Russian Open 2019In the Russian Open 2019, Naraoka placed fifteenth, losing to Luka Wraber.[6] Mongolia International Challenge 2019In the Mongolia International Challenge 2019, Naraoka placed sixth, losing to Cao Cuong Pham.[7] Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2019In the Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2019, Naraoka placed sixth, losing to Chia Hung Lu.[8] V Jamaica International 2019In the V Jamaica International 2019, Naraoka placed seventh, losing to Rosario Maddaloni.[9] BEER LAO International Series 2019In the BEER LAO International Series 2019, Naraoka placed second, losing to Minoru Koga.[10] 2018 YONEX/K&D GRAPHICS International ChallengeIn the 2018 YONEX/K&D GRAPHICS International Challenge, Naraoka placed sixteenth place, losing to Karan Rajan Rajarajan.[11] CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge 2019In the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge 2019, Naraoka placed sixth, losing to Peng Bo Ren.[12] 20242024 Australian OpenIn the 2024 Australian Open, Naraoka managed to make it to the finals, against arguably his greatest rival, Lee Zii Jia. He lost, 21-16, 12-21, 12-21. Victor Denmark Open 2024In the Victor Denmark Open, Naraoka lost to Jonatan Christie, placing him fifth.[13] Yonex Canada Open 2024In the Yonex Canada Open 2024, Naraoka placed second, losing to Anders Antonsen.[14] Yonex French Open 2024In the Yonex French Open 2024, Naraoka placed fifth, losing to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.[15] YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2024In the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2024, Naraoka placed sixth, losing to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.[16] Toyota Thailand Open 2024In the Toyota Thailand Open 2024, Naraoka placed second, losing to Anders Antonsen.[17] Korea Open 2024In the Korea Open 2024, Naraoka placed fourth, losing to Li Shifeng of China.[18] Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024In the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024, Naraoka placed second, losing to Viktor Axelsen.[19] TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024In the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024, Naraoka was chosen to represent Japan.[20] KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2024In the KFF Singapore Badminton Open 2024, Naraoka placed fifth, losing to Anders Antonsen.[21] KAPAL API Indonesia Open 2024In KAPAL API Indonesia Open 2024, Naraoka lost to Anders Antonsen, placing him fifth.[22] BANK OF NINGBO Badminton Asia Championships 2024In BANK OF NINGBO Badminton Asia Championships 2024, Naraoka placed fourth, losing to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.[23] LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2024In LI-NING Hong Kong Open 2024, Naraoka lost to Li Shifeng, placing him fifth.[24] VICTOR China Open 2024In the VICTOR China Open 2024, Naraoka placed sixth, losing to Anders Antonsen. [25] CLASH ROYALE Arctic Open 2024 powered by YONEXIn the CLASH ROYALE Arctic Open 2024 powered by YONEX, Naraoka placed second, losing to Anders Antonsen.[26] SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2024In the SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2024, Naraoka placed second, losing to Jonatan Christie.[27] 2025Petronas Malaysia Open 2025In the Petronas Malaysia Open 2025, Naraoka placed eight, losing to Li Shifeng.[28] YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2025In the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2025, Naraoka lost to Li Shifeng, placing him sixth.[29] Awards and nominations
AchievementsBWF World ChampionshipsMen's singles
Asian GamesMen's singles
Asian ChampionshipsMen's singles
Youth Olympic GamesBoys' singles
World Junior ChampionshipsBoys' singles
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 6 runners-up)The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[36] 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.[37] Men's singles
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)Men's singles
BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)Boys' singles
Record against selected opponentsRecord against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 January 2025.[46]
References
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