Yunosuke Kubota

Yunosuke Kubota (久保田 友之祐) is a former Japanese badminton player from Gunma prefecture. He is the first Japanese player to win the World Junior Championships in boys' doubles.

Career
From the first year of junior high school, he was paired with his same-age friend Mahiro Kaneko.

2017
At the World Junior Championships, Kaneko/Kubota defeated South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho in the semifinals and beat Di Zijian and Wang Chang in the finals to win the boys' doubles title. This was a historic accomplishment for the first time for a Japanese player in the men's doubles event.

2018
After graduation from high school, Yunosuke Kubota joined Tonami Transportation badminton club.

BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runners-up)
Mixed doubles


 * BWF International Challenge tournament