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Takuma Ueda

Takuma Ueda is a male Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team. He was the victor of the final match against Malaysia over Liew Daren in the 2014 Thomas Cup, which saw Japan win the tournament for the first time and in their debut final. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.

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Takuma Ueda
Personal information
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Kokubunji, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Retired31 March 20191
Men's singles
Highest ranking12 (4 July 2013)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Men's singles

Takuma Ueda (上田 拓馬, Ueda Takuma; born 21 March 1989) is a male Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team.2 He was the victor of the final match against Malaysia over Liew Daren in the 2014 Thomas Cup, which saw Japan win the tournament for the first time and in their debut final. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.3

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China China Wen Kai 17–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

World University Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar,
Braga, Portugal 		Japan Kazushi Yamada Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Bona Septano 		15–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze 4

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Russian Open Russia Stanislav Pukhov 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner 5
2012 U.S. Open Russia Vladimir Ivanov 20–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 6
2012 Vietnam Open Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 7
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Vietnam International Japan Takeshi Kamura Malaysia Chow Pak Chuu
Malaysia Hong Chieng Hun 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner 8
  BWF International Challenge tournament
References

References

  1. "Announcement of Coach Fumitake Shimizu's resignation and player Takuma Ueda's retirement". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. "選手・スタッフ紹介 上田 拓馬". Unisys. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. "Ueda Takuma". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "Final report from the World University Championships". German Badminton Association (in German). 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  5. "Russian Open 2010: Ella Diehl had to relinquish her title to a Japanese player". German Badminton Association (in German). 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  6. "US Open: Russian Ivanov won men's singles". German Badminton Association (in German). 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. "Tien Minh successfully defends Yonex Vietnam Open championship". VietNamNet Global. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  8. Nakanishi, Yousuke (27 April 2009). "Vietnam International Challenge 2009 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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