is a Japanese badminton player. He is from Fukuoka prefecture and a former member of the Japan national team. He joined Tonami Transportation team on 1 April 2020.
Career 2022–2024 Takahashi represented Japan at the 2022 Asia Team Championships, where the team was eliminated in the group stage. Later that year, he reached his first international final at the 2022 Santo Domingo Open, an International Series event, where he finished as the runner-up.
In 2023, Takahashi reached the quarterfinals of both the U.S. Open and the Vietnam Open. He also advanced to his first BWF World Tour final at the 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I, finishing as the runner-up to India's Kiran George.
In 2024, Takahashi reached the final of the Super 300 Orléans Masters, finishing as the runner-up to compatriot Yushi Tanaka. Later in the year, he claimed his first international title by winning the Indonesia International, defeating fellow Japanese player Riku Hatano.
2025–present Takahashi reached a career-high world ranking of 40 on 4 March 2025. Early in the 2025 season, he reached the semifinals of the Super 300 German Open. During the tournament, he defeated fourth seed Christo Popov in the second round before losing to Loh Kean Yew.
Achievements BWF World Tour (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 singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Kiran George 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Yushi Tanaka 18–21, 10–21 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Santo Domingo Open Misha Zilberman 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 (II) Indonesia International Riku Hatano 21–18, 21–11 Winner 2026 Northern Marianas Open Park Sang-yong 19–21, 21–19, 15–21 Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Team events 2022 Ref Asia Team Championships 5th
Individual competitions Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2023 2024 2025 2026 German Open A SF A SF ('25) Swiss Open A Q1 1R A 1R ('25) Ruichang China Masters A 3R 3R ('26) Orléans Masters A F 1R A F ('24) Thailand Open A 1R Q2 A 1R ('24) Baoji China Masters A 2R 2R ('26) Malaysia Masters A 2R A 2R ('24) Macau Open NH QF A QF ('24) U.S. Open QF 1R A QF ('23) Canada Open A 1R 1R Q2 1R ('24, '25) Japan Open A 2R A 2R ('24) Taipei Open A 1R A 1R ('25) Korea Masters 1R 1R 1R A 1R ('23, '24, '25) Indonesia Masters Super 100 F A 3R A F ('23) QF 2R Vietnam Open QF A QF ('23) Kaohsiung Masters 1R A 2R 2R ('25) Korea Open A 1R A 1R ('24) Arctic Open A 1R 1R ('25) Malaysia Super 100 A SF 1R SF ('24) Japan Masters Q2 1R Q1 1R ('24) Spain Masters A 2R NH 2R ('24) Year-end ranking 65 44 91 40 Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref
Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 December 2025.
Player Matches Win Lost Chou Tien-chen 1 0 1 –1 Christo Popov 2 2 0 +2 Srikanth Kidambi 2 1 1 0 Parupalli Kashyap 1 1 0 +1
Player Matches Win Lost Kodai Naraoka 2 0 2 –2 Loh Kean Yew 1 0 1 –1 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 1 0 1 –1
References
External links
Koo Takahashi at Badminton Association of Japan Koo Takahashi at TONAMI Badminton Team