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Yugo Kobayashi

For the Japanese footballer, see Yugo Kobayashi (footballer).

Yūgo Kobayashi
Kobayashi at 2019 BWF World Championships
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachLee Wan Wah (2025–)[1]
Hiroyuki Endo (2025–)[1]
Tan Kim Her (2019–2024)[2]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022)
25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 9 August 2018)
Current ranking11 (MD with Takuro Hoki 21 January 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo, born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team.[3][4] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[5] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.

  1. ^ a b "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ^ "With an eye on LA 2028, Tan Kim Her returns for second stint with Indian badminton team". International Olympic Committee. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Players: Yugo Kobayashi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Badminton player: 小林 優吾 Yugo Kobayashi" (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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