Ryota Taohata
| Ryota Taohata 垰畑 亮太 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1988 Okagaki, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 29 (MD 11 July 2013) 97 (XD 15 December 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryota Taohata (垰畑 亮太, Taohata Ryōta; born 21 November 1988) is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Nihon Unisys team since April 2011.[2][3] He was a bronze medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games in the men's doubles event, and was part of the Japanese team that won silver medal at the 2016 Asia Team Championships. He won the mixed doubles titles at the 2012 Canada Open and 2014 Russian Open.[3][4] He retired from the Unisys team on 31 March 2017.[5]
Achievements
East Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |
 Hiroyuki Saeki
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 Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin
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19–21, 21–15, 17–21 |  Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada Open | Hiroyuki Saeki
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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21–12, 16–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2012 | Canada Open | Ayaka Takahashi
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Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto
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21–14, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2014 | Russian Open | Misato Aratama
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 Ivan Sozonov Olga Morozova
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21–12, 21–10 | Winner
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[6] |
| 2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Koharu Yonemoto
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 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
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3–11, 7–11, 12–14 | Runner-up
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[7] |
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Austrian International | Hiroyuki Saeki
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 Anthony Clark Chris Langridge
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Austrian International | Hiroyuki Saeki
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 K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas
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21–23, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Scottish International | Hiroyuki Saeki
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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21–16, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Austrian International | Hiroyuki Saeki
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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21–18, 15–21, 21–18 | Winner
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[8] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
References
- ^ "Announcement of the retirement of players Kenichi Hayakawa and Ryota Taohata" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Players: Ryota Taohata". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b "垰畑 亮太 Ryota Taohata". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Players: Ryota Taohata". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. 5 July 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "早川賢一選手、垰畑亮太選手引退のお知らせ". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Ivanov is the 2014 Russian Open singles champion". National Badminton Federation of Russia (in Russian). 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ Winters, Max (16 October 2016). "Mine defeats Kawakami in all Japanese final at BWF Chinese Taipei Masters". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Badminton Austria International 2013 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
External links
- Ryota Taohata at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)