Takuma Obayashi

Takuma Ōbayashi
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 25)
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record125 wins, 55 losses (69.44%)
Highest ranking30 (20 February 2024)
Current ranking36 (3 December 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Takuma Obayashi (大林拓真, Ōbayashi Takuma, born 7 August 1999) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami. He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II.[1][2]

Career

Obayashi made his international senior debut at the Vietnam International Challenge in 2018, and participated in his first BWF World Tour tournament, the Canada Open, later that year. He reached the finals of a senior international tournament for the first time at the Osaka International in 2019, finishing runner-up to countryman and former Saitama Sakae High School teammate Koki Watanabe.[3] Obayashi would go on to win his first international title the following year at the Jamaica International.

Obayashi won his first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters Super 100 II in 2023. That year, he also reached the finals at the Vietnam Open and won two more International Challenge-level tournaments, including the inaugural Saipan International after winning the final against top-seeded Jeon Hyeok-jin. Obayashi later achieved notoriety for his upset victory over Anders Antonsen when making his Super 500-level debut at the 2023 Japan Masters, where he ultimately reached the semifinals before losing to world no. 1 Viktor Axelsen.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Canada Open Super 100 France Alex Lanier 12–21, 21–12, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2023 Vietnam Open Super 100 Chinese Taipei Huang Yu-kai 13–21, 13–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II Super 100 South Korea Choi Ji-hoon 21–8, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Osaka International Japan Koki Watanabe 21–19, 17–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [3]
2020 Jamaica International Japan Yushi Tanaka 21–11, 17–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2020 Peru Future Series Japan Yushi Tanaka 13–21, 21–8, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2022 Canadian International Canada Brian Yang 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2023 Vietnam International Challenge Vietnam Lê Đức Phát 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2023 Saipan International South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Junior level
Team events 2016 2017
Asian Junior Championships B B
World Junior Championships A B
  • Senior level
Team events 2024
Asia Team Championships B

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2016 2017
Asian Junior Championships 3R A
World Junior Championships A QF
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
India Open A NH A 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Masters A NH A Q ('25)
Thailand Masters A NH A QF QF ('24)
Orléans Masters A NH A QF QF ('24)
Swiss Open A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Spain Masters A NH A 1R NH 1R ('24)
Thailand Open A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Malaysia Masters A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Kaohsiung Masters N/A 3R A 3R ('23)
U.S. Open A NH QF 2R QF ('23)
Canada Open 3R A NH F A 2R F ('22)
Japan Open A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Korea Open A NH A 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A 3R NH A 3R A W ('23) [15]
W
Vietnam Open A 2R NH A F A F ('23)
Hong Kong Open A NH A 2R 2R ('24)
China Open A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Arctic Open A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Masters A NH A 2R QF QF ('24) [16]
Japan Masters N/A SF 1R SF ('23) [17]
China Masters A 2R 2R ('24) [18]
Akita Masters 1R QF NH N/A QF ('19)
Year-end ranking 186 141 105 124 117 34 30
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 22 November 2024.[19]

References

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  2. ^ "インドネシアマスターズII 2023 大林選手優勝！！". トナミ運輸バドミントン部. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "大阪国際チャレンジ】日本勢は３種目でV！渡邉、川上、保原＆曽根が王者に！＜IC＞" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Kumamoto Masters: Qualifier Obayashi Stuns Antonsen". BWF World Tour. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ Martinez, Sara Gonzalez (4 October 2022). "Lanier, from Europe to the world". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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  9. ^ "Indonesia Masters II 2023 - Obayashi Juara Tunggal Putra" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  10. ^ "First Winners in Jamaica – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Peru Future Series Winners – Pan Am Circuit 2020". Badminton Pan America. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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  14. ^ "TAKECARE Saipan International Finals Deliver". Badminton Oceania. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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  16. ^ "Kiran George Stuns Fifth-Seed Takuma Obayashi To Enter Semifinals of Korea Masters". Times Now. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Antonsen skuffer i ujævn kvartfinale i Japan" (in Danish). Avisen Danmark. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Antonsen vinder sikkert og kan skimte dansk stormøde" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Takuma Obayashi head to head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 12 June 2024.