# Yuki Kaneko (badminton)

Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team. He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue.

## Personal life

In 2020, Ayaka Takahashi announced that she had married Kaneko; she is a now-retired teammate in both the Japanese national and Unisys teams. Kaneko is also the mixed doubles partner of Misaki Matsutomo, Takahashi's former women's doubles partner.

## Achievements
### BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Takuto Inoue | Lee Chun Hei Ng Ka Long | 16–21, 17–21 | Silver |

### BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Takuto Inoue | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Takuto Inoue | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Misaki Matsutomo | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Misaki Matsutomo | Dejan Ferdinansyah Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 22–20, 19–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |

### BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Japan Open | Takuto Inoue | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-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 |
| 2014 | Russian Open | Takuto Inoue | Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada | 21–19, 20–22, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Thailand Open | Takuto Inoue | Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro | 21–17, 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | China Masters | Takuto Inoue | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin | 14–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Takuto Inoue | Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han | 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch Open | Takuto Inoue | Liao Min-chun Su Cheng-heng | 22–24, 18–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Romanian International | Takuto Inoue | Quentin Vincent Sebastien Vincent | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2015 | Osaka International | Takuto Inoue | Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada | 9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Austrian Open | Takuto Inoue | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament