Quick Facts
Biography
Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki, born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team. He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue. In 2020, Ayaka Takahashi announced that she had married Kaneko; she is a now-retired teammate in both the Japanese national and Unisys teams. Kaneko is also the mixed doubles partner of Misaki Matsutomo, Takahashi's former women's doubles partner.
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|
BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Takuto Inoue | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 21–16, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Takuto Inoue | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 13–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Misaki Matsutomo | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Japan Open | Takuto Inoue | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Russian Open | Takuto Inoue | Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada | 21–19, 20–22, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Thailand Open | Takuto Inoue | Berry Angriawan Rian Agung Saputro | 21–17, 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | China Masters | Takuto Inoue | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin | 14–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | U.S. Open | Takuto Inoue | Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han | 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2017 | Dutch Open | Takuto Inoue | Liao Min-chun Su Cheng-heng | 22–24, 18–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Romanian International | Takuto Inoue | Quentin Vincent Sebastien Vincent | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2015 | Osaka International | Takuto Inoue | Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada | 9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Austrian Open | Takuto Inoue | Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament