Yuta Watanabe (badminton)

Yūta Watanabe
	Watanabe with Hiroyuki Endo
Personal information
Born	13 June 1997; Suginami, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Left
Coached by	Takeshi Kamura; Jeremy Gan (2018–2024)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (MD with Hiroyuki Endo, 5 March 2019); 1 (XD with Arisa Higashino, 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	51 (XD with Maya Taguchi, 3 March 2026)
	BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Asia Team Championships
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships

Yuta Watanabe (渡辺勇大, Watanabe Yūta; born 13 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. He is a former member of the Japanese national team and joined J-Power in April 2025. He is known for his quick and explosive movements with signature drop shots. Partnered with Arisa Higashino, Watanabe won consecutive mixed doubles bronze medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics. The pair has also secured four medals at the BWF World Championships.