Yugo Kobayashi

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

Yūgo Kobayashi
Kobayashi at 2019 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byLee Wan Wah
Hiroyuki Endo
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Takuro Hoki, 20 September 2022)
25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo, 9 August 2018)
Current ranking8 (MD with Takuro Hoki, 10 March 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 Huelva Men's doubles
2019 Basel Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2025 Xiamen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2020 Aarhus Men's team
2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2026 Qingdao Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team

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

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