Yuki Kaneko (badminton)
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| Born | 22 July 1994 Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jeremy Gan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD with Takuto Inoue 12 July 2018) 12 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuki Kaneko (金子 祐樹, Kaneko Yūki; born 22 July 1994) is a Japanese former badminton player who is currently a doubles coach for the BIPROGY (formerly Unisys). Primarily competing in men's doubles with Takuto Inoue, Kaneko reached a career-high ranking of world No. 7 on 12 July 2018. Together, they won a BWF Grand Prix Gold title at the 2017 U.S. Open and a BWF World Tour Super 300 title at the 2018 German Open. They also became the first Japanese men's doubles pair since 1982 to reach the final of their home tournament, the 2017 Japan Open Super Series, and were runners-up at the 2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000.
Kaneko later transitioned to mixed doubles, partnering Misaki Matsutomo, with whom he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 12 on 27 December 2022. Their achievements include being runners-up at the 2021 All England Open Super 1000 and the 2023 Syed Modi International Super 300. In team competitions, Kaneko earned silver medals at the 2021 Sudirman Cup, the 2018 Thomas Cup and the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games men's team event.