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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)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking10 (26 November 2019)
Current ranking11 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asia Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Taipei Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Kanta Tsuneyama (常山 幹太, Tsuneyama Kanta, born 21 June 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin Malaysia Cheam June Wei
Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau
14–21, 21–23 Silver Silver

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei China Shi Yuqi 21–19, 16–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Chinese Taipei
Japan Hashiru Shimono South Korea Kim Jae-hwan
South Korea Kim Jung-ho
16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 21–16, 13–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 China Lin Dan 24–22, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 U.S. Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 22–24, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Canada Open Japan Kento Momota 22–20, 14–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Austrian Open Denmark Anders Antonsen 9–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Finnish Open Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–10, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Spanish International Denmark Anders Antonsen 21–14, 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Austrian Open Spain Pablo Abián 21–10, 12–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Kanta Tsuneyama". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton player: 常山 幹太 Kanta Tsuneyama". www.tonami.co.jp (in Japanese). Tonami Transportation Co., Ltd. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.