Takuma Ueda (上田 拓馬, Ueda Takuma, born 21 March 1989) is a male Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team.[1] He was the victor of the final match against Malaysia over Liew Daren in the 2014 Thomas Cup, which saw Japan win the tournament for the first time and in their debut final. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan | 21 March 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 12 (4 July 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 60 (15 June 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China | Wen Kai | 17–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Vietnam Open | Nguyen Tien Minh | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | U.S. Open | Vladimir Ivanov | 20–22, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Russian Open | Stanislav Pukhov | 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Vietnam International | Takeshi Kamura | Chow Pak Chuu Hong Chieng Hun |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner |