# Takuro Hoki

Takuro Hoki (保木 卓朗, Hoki Takurō, born 14 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Yugo Kobayashi | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 23–25, 21–9, 15–21 | Silver |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Yugo Kobayashi | He Jiting Tan Qiang | 21–12, 21–18 | Gold |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Yugo Kobayashi | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi | 16–21, 24–26 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (6 titles, 5 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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Yugo Kobayashi | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 21–9, 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Yugo Kobayashi | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Yugo Kobayashi | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 21–11, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yugo Kobayashi | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Yugo Kobayashi | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 21–16, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Yugo Kobayashi | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 13–4$^r$ | Winner |
| 2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Yugo Kobayashi | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 24–22, 16–21, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Yugo Kobayashi | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Yugo Kobayashi | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Australian Open | Super 500 | Yugo Kobayashi | Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Yugo Kobayashi | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 15–21, 21–17, 17–21 | 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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Japan Open | Sayaka Hirota | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
    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 |
| 2016 | U.S. Open | Yugo Kobayashi | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | USA International | Yugo Kobayashi | Adrian Liu Derrick Ng | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Spanish International | Yugo Kobayashi | Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard | 21–10, 21–6 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament