Tadashi Ōtsuka
| Tadashi Ōtsuka | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Born | April 30, 1978 Nagasaki |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's Doubles | |
| Current ranking | 9 (September 25, 2008) |
| BWF profile | |
Tadashi Ohtsuka (大束忠司, Ōtsuka Tadashi; born 30 April 1978) is a male badminton player from Japan.[1]
Career
[edit]Otsuka competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Keita Masuda. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain.
Ohtsuka played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Keita Masuda, and were defeated in the third round by the eventual champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, of Indonesia, 22-20, 21-19.
Achievements
[edit]BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dutch Open | Keita Masuda
|
 Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
|
7–15, 4–15 |  Runner-up
|
| 2007 | U.S. Open | Keita Masuda
|
 Howard Bach Khan Malaythong
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21–18, 21–11 |  Winner
|
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
- IBF World Grand Prix tournament
IBF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mexico International | Keita Masuda
|
 Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk
|
7–15, 15–13, 10–15 | Runner-up
|
| 2000 | Cuba International | Keita Masuda
|
 José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis
|
15–9, 15–2 | Winner
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| 2000 | French International | Keita Masuda
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Takuya Katayama Yuzo Kubota
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15–6, 15–11 | Winner
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| 2003 | Waikato International | Keita Masuda
|
 Hendri Saputra Denny Setiawan
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7–15, 15–12, 3–15 | Runner-up
|
| 2003 | Guatemala International | Keita Masuda
|
Howard Bach Kevin Han
|
15–6, 15–12 | Winner
|
| 2004 | Iran Fajr International | Keita Masuda
|
Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto
|
4–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 2004 | Mauritius International | Keita Masuda
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Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto
|
15–11, 15–8 | Winner
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mauritius International | Shizuka Yamamoto
|
 Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski
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10–15, 15–7, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2003 | Waikato International | Shizuka Yamamoto
|
 Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen
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4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Tadashi OHTSUKA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tadashi Ohtsuka at BWFBadminton.com
- Tadashi Ohtsuka at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Tadashi Ohtsuka at Olympics.com
- Tadashi Ohtsuka at Olympedia
- Tadashi Ōtsuka – Athens 2004 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Tadashi Ōtsuka – Beijing 2008 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nagasaki
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Japanese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nippon Sport Science University alumni
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games badminton players for Japan
- Japanese badminton biography stubs