Takuro Hoki
Takuro Hoki ( 保 木 卓 朗 , Hoki Takurō, born 14
August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated Takurō Hoki
with Tonami team.[3][4] He was the men's doubles Personal information
silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[5] Country Japan
and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Born 14 August 1995
Championships, being first ever Japanese men's Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
doubles to become world champions.
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Achievements Coach Lee Wan Wah (2025–)[1]
Hiroyuki Endo (2025–)[1]
Tan Kim Her (2019–2024)[2]
BWF World Championships Men's & mixed doubles
Men's doubles Highest 1 (MD with Yugo Kobayashi 20
ranking September 2022)
19 (XD with Wakana Nagahara
9 July 2019)
Current 11 (MD with Yugo Kobayashi 21
ranking January 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
2021 Huelva Men's doubles
2019 Basel Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
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 doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/
81657)
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
Mohammad
St. Jakobshalle, Yugo Ahsan 23–25, 21–9,
2019
Basel, Switzerland Kobayashi Hendra 15–21 Silver
Setiawan
Palacio de los Deportes He Jiting
Yugo
2021 Carolina Marín, 21–12, 21–18
Kobayashi Tan Qiang Gold
Huelva, Spain
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Ong Yew
Yugo 16–21, 24–
2023 Indoor Hall, Sin
Kobayashi 26 Bronze
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Teo Ee Yi
BWF World Tour (6 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series
of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World
Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the
BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
Hiroyuki Endo
Super Yugo 21–9, 15–
2018 Korea Open Yuta Runner-
500 Kobayashi 21, 10–21
Watanabe up
Kim Astrup
Super Yugo Anders 21–18, 21–
2021 Denmark Open
1000 Kobayashi Skaarup 12 Winner
Rasmussen
Marcus
Indonesia Super Yugo Fernaldi Gideon 21–11, 17–
2021
Masters 750 Kobayashi Kevin Sanjaya 21, 21–19 Winner
Sukamuljo
Marcus
Super Yugo Fernaldi Gideon 14–21, 18–
2021 Indonesia Open Runner-
1000 Kobayashi Kevin Sanjaya 21
up
Sukamuljo
Marcus
World Yugo
BWF World Fernaldi Gideon 21–16, 13–
2021 Tour
Tour Finals Kobayashi Kevin Sanjaya 21, 21–17 Winner
Finals
Sukamuljo
Fajar Alfian
Super Yugo
2022 Thailand Open
500
Muhammad 13–4r
Kobayashi Winner
Rian Ardianto
Fajar Alfian
Super Yugo 24–22, 16–
2022 Malaysia Open Muhammad
750 Kobayashi 21, 21–9 Winner
Rian Ardianto
Liang
Singapore Super Yugo 21–13, 21–
2023 Weikeng
Open 750 Kobayashi 18 Winner
Wang Chang
Super Yugo Lee Yang 19–21, 13–
2023 Japan Open Runner-
750 Kobayashi Wang Chi-lin 21
up
Kang Min-
Super Yugo hyuk 17–21, 17–
2023 Australian Open Runner-
500 Kobayashi Seo Seung- 21
up
jae
Fajar Alfian
Super Yugo 15–21, 21–
2024 Japan Masters Muhammad Runner-
500 Kobayashi 17, 17–21
Rian Ardianto up
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a
series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF
Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve
tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to
the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
Wang Yilyu
2017 Japan Open Sayaka Hirota 13–21, 8–21 Runner-up
Huang Dongping
BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (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 doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
Mathias Boe
Yugo 11–21, 20– Runner-
2016 U.S. Open Carsten
Kobayashi 22 up
Mogensen
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
Yugo Adrian Liu 21–17, 21–
2014 USA International
Kobayashi Derrick Ng 19 Winner
Mathias
Spanish Yugo 21–10, 21–
2016 Christiansen
International Kobayashi 6 Winner
David Daugaard
BWF International Challenge tournament
References
1. "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (https://www.badminto
n.or.jp/press_release/docs/pressRelease_20250121.pdf) (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon
Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
2. "With an eye on LA 2028, Tan Kim Her returns for second stint with Indian badminton team"
(https://www.olympics.com/en/news/tan-kim-her-men-doubles-coach-india-badminton).
International Olympic Committee. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "Players: Takuro Hoki" (http://bwfbadminton.com/player/81657/takuro-hoki). Badminton
World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
4. "Badminton player: 保木 卓朗 Takurou Hoki" (http://www.tonami.co.jp/badminton/player/hoki.
htm) (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
5. Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019" (https://bwfwo
rldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2019/08/26/hendras-fourth-ahsans-third-b
asel-2019/). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure" (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches
-new-event-structure/). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (http://bwfba
dminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/) on 1 December
2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!" (http://bwfworldtour.com/
news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/). Badminton World Federation.
Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-singl
e/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/) from the original on 13 January 2018.
Retrieved 15 January 2018.
8. "BWF Launches Super Series" (https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.ba
dminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%
5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5). Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the
original (http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx
_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5) on 6 October 2007.
9. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event" (https://web.archive.org/
web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-
England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx). IBadmintonstore. Archived from the
original (http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elev
ated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
Takuro Hoki (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profil
e/667BF8D6-7C34-4D24-9A3E-390616941311) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(alternate link (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/find.aspx?
a=8&oid=209B123F-AA87-41A2-BC3E-CB57133E64CC&q=81657)) (archived)
Takuro Hoki (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/81657) at BWFBadminton.com
Takuro Hoki (https://olympics.com/en/athletes/takuro-hoki) at Olympics.com
Takuro Hoki (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/takuro-hoki_1541623) at the Paris
2024 Summer Olympics
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