# Yushi Tanaka

Yushi Tanaka (田中湧士, Tanaka Yūshi, born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese badminton player and a member of the Japan national team. A graduate of Nihon University, Tanaka has represented the NTT East Badminton Team since April 2022. He has won two Super 300 titles: the Orléans Masters and the U.S. Open.

## Career
### 2021

In December, Tanaka reached the final of the All Japan Badminton Championships, unexpectedly defeating the pre-tournament favorite Kodai Naraoka (14–21, 21–17, 21–14) to win the national championship.

### 2024

Tanaka won the 2024 Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament under the coaching guidance of two-time World Champion Kento Momota, who had recently retired from international competition.

### 2025

Tanaka was selected for the 2025 Japan National Team. In 2025, the Nippon Badminton Association appointed Sho Sasaki and Kazumasa Sakai as men's singles coaches.
In February, Tanaka represented Japan at the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. He played two matches with one win and one loss. In the group stage, He secured a win against Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul of Thailand but was defeated by Hu Zhe'an from China in the semifinals. Japan was defeated by China (2–3) in the semifinals and was awarded a bronze medal.

## Personal life

Tanaka announced on his Instagram on 19 February 2025 that he and his partner had registered their marriage on 5 February 2025.

## Achievements
### BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | Lin Chun-yi | 21–11, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Koo Takahashi | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2024 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Lei Lanxi | 15–21, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2020 | Jamaica International | Takuma Obayashi | 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Peru Future Series | Takuma Obayashi | 21–13, 8–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2022 | Réunion Open | Riku Hatano | 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Polish International | Jan Louda | 21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2022 | North Harbour International | Riku Hatano | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Estonian International | Alex Lanier | 21–13, 15–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Osaka International | Alwi Farhan | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2024 | Denmark Challenge | Alex Lanier | 15–21, 21–12, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

| Team events | 2025 | Ref |
| Asia Mixed Team Championships | B | |

### Individual competitions

| Event | 2025 | Ref |
| Asian Championships | Q | |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Malaysia Open | A | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | |
| India Open | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |
| Orléans Masters | A | W | 2R | W ('24) | |
| All England Open | A | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | |
| Swiss Open | A | 1R | Q | 1R ('24) | |
| Spain Masters | A | QF | NH | QF ('24) | |
| Kaohsiung Masters | F | A | | F ('23) | |
| U.S. Open | 2R | W | | W ('24) | |
| Canada Open | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Baoji China Masters | N/A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Japan Open | A | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| Korea Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | SF | A | | SF ('23) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | QF | A | | SF ('23) | |
| Vietnam Open | 3R | A | | 3R ('23) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| China Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Arctic Open | A | 2R | | 2R ('24) | |
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Korea Masters | 2R | A | | 2R ('23) | |
| Japan Masters | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| China Masters | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Year-end ranking | 56 | 27 | | 22 | |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 9 January 2025.
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| Shi Yuqi | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Chou Tien-chen | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Viktor Axelsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Kevin Cordón | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Lee Zii Jia | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Loh Kean Yew | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |