Kanta Tsuneyama

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Kanta Tsuneyama
常山幹太
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28)
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Retired22 August 2024 [1]
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Career record189 wins, 128 losses (59.62%)
Highest ranking10 (26 November 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Dubai Men's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manila Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Taipei Boys' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Representing Olympic flag.svg Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

Contents

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Flag of Indonesia.svg Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 13–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Chia-hsin Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheam June Wei
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Tsz Yau
14–21, 21–23 Silver medal.svg Silver

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shi Yuqi 21–19, 16–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
Flag of Japan.svg Hashiru Shimono Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-hwan
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-ho
16–21, 17–21 Med 3.png 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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Flag of Indonesia.svg Tommy Sugiarto 21–16, 13–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Dan 24–22, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021 French Open Super 750 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Tien-chen 15–21, 21–8, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023 Spain Masters Super 300 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Nishimoto 21–15, 18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-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

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 U.S. Open Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyun-il 22–24, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Canada Open Flag of Japan.svg Kento Momota 22–20, 14–21, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Austrian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 9–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Finnish Open Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–10, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Spanish International Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen21–14, 20–22, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Austrian Open Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 21–10, 12–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  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]

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References

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