Yudai Okimoto

Yudai Okimoto (沖本 優大) is a Japanese badminton player from Hiroshima prefecture. He graduated from the Saitama Sakae High School, and joined Biprogy badminton team on April 1, 2024.

Career
Influenced by his older brother, he started playing badminton at the age of five and won the National Elementary School Championship three times in a row.

2023
He was selected to represent Japan's badminton national team (Team B) in men's doubles with Daigo Tanioka, who is from the same generation at Futaba Mirai High School.

At the All Japan High School Selection Tournament in March, he won the men's singles, men's doubles, and team competition, achieving a triple crown as a second-year high school student.

At the Asian Junior Championships in July, he participated in the mixed team event as a men's singles player and contributed to the Japanese team's victory. He also advanced to the finals of the men's singles individual event, but lost to China 's Hu Zhean and came in second.

In November, he participated in the men's doubles at the Korea Masters S300 as a pair with Daigo Tanioka. After winning the qualifying rounds, he defeated the Intercollegiate (All Japan Student Championship) champions Kakeru Kumagai and Kota Ogawa in straight games in the first round of the main tournament. In the second round, he lost to Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei, who are ranked 36th in the world, but the final match was decided 17–21, 21–19, 21–23, making it a great fight for a 17-year-old high school student.

2024
On April 1 2024, Okimoto joined the BIPROGY badminton team to continue his career as a professional badminton player. At BIPROGY, He plays in the men's singles sector coached by former Japanese men's singles player Yu Igarashi.

Asian Junior Championships
Boys' singles

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles


 * BWF International Challenge tournament
 * BWF International Series tournament
 * BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Boys' singles
 * BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
 * BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
 * BWF Junior International Series tournament
 * BWF Junior Future Series tournament