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Tatsuya Watanabe
Personal information
Born (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 34)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking221 (MS) 16 October 2014
111 (MD) 28 October 2010
BWF profile
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Alor Setar Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team

Tatsuya Watanabe (渡邊 達哉, Watanabe Tatsuya; born 18 June 1991) is a Japanese former badminton player who is currently a women's single coach for the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical.[1]

Career

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Playing career

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Watanabe competed in both singles and doubles events on the international circuit. As a junior, he won a bronze medal in boys' singles at the 2009 World Junior Championships.[2] During his senior career, he finished as the runner-up in men's singles at the 2013 USA International.[3] In men's doubles, he reached the finals of the 2011 Osaka International with partner Shu Wada and the 2017 Finnish Open with Kohei Gondo.[4]

Coaching career

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Following his retirement from competition, in July 2018 Watanabe joined the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical badminton team as the women's singles coach, training players such as Akane Yamaguchi, Riko Gunji and Hina Akechi.[5][6][7]

Achievements

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World Junior Championships

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Boys' Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia
China Tian Houwei 20–22, 13–21 Bronze Bronze [2]

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 USA International United States Hock Lai Lee 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [3]

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Osaka International Japan Shu Wada Japan Takatoshi Kurose
Japan Keigo Sonoda
14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2017 Finnish Open Japan Kohei Gondo Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun
Chinese Taipei Su Cheng-heng
16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [4]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Tatsuya WATANABE | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Liew, Vincent (31 October 2009). "Iskandar and Yao Han-Kah Ming through to the finals". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Araki, Jun (11 November 2013). "USA International Challenge 2013 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b Matsuda, Keita (9 April 2017). "Result: Badminton Finland Open 2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Watanabe leaves the team!". Tonami Transportation (in Japanese). 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Coach Tatsuya Watanabe has joined the team!". Saishunkan Badminton (in Japanese). 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Saishunkan Badminton | Player and staff". Saishunkan Badminton (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "OSAKA INT'L 2011 – New generation". Badzine. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
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