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Taiyo Imai

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Taiyo Imai
今井 大湧
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Men's singles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking2 (MS, 16 August 2022)
2 (XD with Noriko Ito, 12 July 2022)
Current ranking6 (MS)
6 (XD with Noriko Ito) (8 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dubai Men's doubles
BWF profile

Taiyo Imai (今井 大湧, Imai Taiyō, born 11 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

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World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 14–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi 13–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi 20–22, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Indonesia Suryo Nugroho 13–21, 7–21 Silver Silver

Asian Youth Para Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Al Wasl Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi 12–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Al Wasl Club,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Japan Kaito Nakamura Indonesia Dheva Anrimusthi
Indonesia Arya Sadewa
16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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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 France Méril Loquette 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 11–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Noriko Ito Indonesia Fredy Setiawan
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah
11–21, 21–18, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Noriko Ito Japan Daisuke Fujihara
Japan Akiko Sugino
21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International Tournaments (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 26–24, 9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Gen Shogaki 21–9, 18–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Poland Bartłomiej Mróz 21–19, 10–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Poland Bartłomiej Mróz 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Indonesia Suryo Nugroho 21–14, 20–22, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017[a] Peru Para Badminton International Japan Gen Shogaki Peru Esteban Isael
Peru César Suárez
21–3, 21–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Brazil Ricardo Cavalli
Brazil Eduardo Oliveira
21–11, 21–7
Japan Hironobu Kawabata
Japan Tetsuo Ura
21–12, 21–19
Brazil Geraldo da Silva Oliveira
Brazil Genivaldo Duarte
21–7, 21–0
2017 USA Para Badminton International Japan Tetsuo Ura Malaysia Cheah Liek Hou
Malaysia Hairol Fozi Saaba
14–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Turkey İlker Tuzcu South Korea Kim Gi-yeon
South Korea Shin Kyung-hwan
23–25, 21–10, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018[b] Australia Para Badminton International Japan Hironobu Kawabata Japan Gen Shogaki
Japan Tetsuo Ura
17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Chinese Taipei Pu Gui-yu
Chinese Taipei Yeh En-chuan
21–16, 21–9
England James Binnie
England Antony Forster
21–10, 21–13
India Sugil Abbas
Indonesia Suryo Nugroho
21–18, 21–13

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Asami Yamada Japan Toshiaki Suenaga
Japan Akiko Sugino
9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Para-badminton Players: Taiyo Imai". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ "今井 大湧 (いまい たいよう)|バドミントン|パラ|選手プロフィル|東京2020オリンピック・パラリンピック|ニュースサイト:時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ Parasapo 4, Tokyo. "今井 大湧|東京パラに出場したバドミントン注目選手|パラサポWEB". パラサポWEB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

Notes

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  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
  2. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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