Mahiro Kaneko 金子 真大 | |
Country: | Japan |
Birth Date: | 1999 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Weight: | 67 kg |
Handedness: | Right |
Event: | Men's & mixed doubles |
Career Record: | MD, 65 wins, 49 losses XD, 13 wins, 9 losses |
Highest Ranking: | 50 (MD with Yunosuke Kubota, 14 December 2021) 199 (XD with Akane Watanabe, 29 March 2018) |
Current Ranking: | 204 (with Shunya Ota, 30 July 2024) |
Bwf Id: | ACDDC5CC-F08C-463B-9B4C-2B309D91BC39 |
is a Japanese badminton player from Fukuoka prefecture. He is the first Japanese player to win the World Junior Championships in boys' doubles.
From the first year of junior high school, he was paired with his same-age friend Yunosuke Kubota.[1]
At the World Junior Championships, Kaneko/Kubota defeated South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Kim Won-ho in the semifinals and beat Di Zijian and Wang Chang in the finals to win the boys' doubles title. This was a historic accomplishment for the first time for a Japanese player in the men's doubles event.[2]
After graduation from high school, Mahiro Kaneko joined Tonami Transportation badminton club.[3]
Boys' doubles
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | |
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2022 | Canadian International | Hashiru Shimono | Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard | 17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | [4] | |
2024 | Northern Marianas Open | Shunya Ota | Takumi Nomura Yuichi Shimogami | 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up | [5] |
BWF International Challenge tournament
Boys' doubles
BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament