Kanta Tsuneyama

Kanta Tsuneyama
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Retired	22 August 2024 [1]
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Career record	189 wins, 128 losses (59.62%)
Career title(s)	6
Highest ranking	10 (26 November 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Sudirman Cup 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Thomas Cup 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2020 Aarhus Men's team 2022 Bangkok Men's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2022 Hangzhou Men's team Asian Championships 2023 Dubai Men's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Men's team World Junior Championships 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2014 Taipei Boys' singles 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles 2014 Taipei Mixed team Representing Mixed-NOCs Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Kanta Tsuneyama (常山 幹太, Tsuneyama Kanta, born 21 June 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	13–21, 16–21	Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China	Lee Chia-hsin	Cheam June Wei Ng Tsz Yau	14–21, 21–23	Silver

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Shi Yuqi	21–19, 16–21, 16–21	Silver

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan	Hashiru Shimono	Kim Jae-hwan Kim Jung-ho	16–21, 17–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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 Tour is 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 singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Thailand Open	Super 500	Tommy Sugiarto	21–16, 13–21, 21–9	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Lin Dan	24–22, 21–12	Winner
2021	French Open	Super 750	Chou Tien-chen	15–21, 21–8, 21–17	Winner
2023	Spain Masters	Super 300	Kenta Nishimoto	21–15, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	U.S. Open	Lee Hyun-il	22–24, 8–21	Runner-up
2017	Canada Open	Kento Momota	22–20, 14–21, 21–14	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Austrian Open	Anders Antonsen	9–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Finnish Open	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2016	Spanish International	Anders Antonsen	21–14, 20–22, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Austrian Open	Pablo Abián	21–10, 12–21, 21–11	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 22 August 2024.[6]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Chen Long 2 1 1 0 Lin Dan 5 2 3 –1 Shi Yuqi 6 0 6 –6 Tian Houwei 1 1 0 +1 Zhao Junpeng 3 3 0 +3 Chou Tien-chen 10 3 7 –4 Anders Antonsen 9 2 7 –5 Viktor Axelsen 7 1 6 –5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2 2 0 +2 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 5 0 5 –5 Rajiv Ouseph 2 0 2 –2 Kevin Cordón 1 1 0 +1 Srikanth Kidambi 3 3 0 +3 Parupalli Kashyap 1 1 0 +1 Prannoy H. S. 6 3 3 0 B. Sai Praneeth 2 1 1 0

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Lakshya Sen 4 0 4 –4 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 9 5 4 +1 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1 1 0 +1 Tommy Sugiarto 1 1 0 +1 Kento Momota 7 3 4 –1 Kodai Naraoka 2 1 1 0 Lee Zii Jia 3 0 3 –3 Liew Daren 7 5 2 +3 Loh Kean Yew 3 1 2 –2 Heo Kwang-hee 2 2 0 +2 Lee Hyun-il 2 1 1 0 Son Wan-ho 2 0 2 –2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 1 0 1 –1 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 2 0 2 –2 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 3 3 0 +3

References

1. "[Japan Open 2024] "The long journey has finally come to an end. I have no regrets as a representative of Japan." (Kanta Tsuneyama)". BADMINTON SPIRIT (in Japanese). 22 August 2024.
2. "Players: Kanta Tsuneyama". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
3. "Badminton player: 常山 幹太 Kanta Tsuneyama" (in Japanese). Tonami Transportation Co., Ltd. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
4. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 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!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. "Kanta TSUNEYAMA head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

External links

• Kanta Tsuneyama at BWFBadminton.com
• Kanta Tsuneyama at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Kanta Tsuneyama at Olympics.com
• Kanta Tsuneyama at Olympedia