Riichi Takeshita

Riichi Takeshita
Personal information
Born (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989
Saga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking33 (MS 12 March 2015)
123 (MD 2 December 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
2012 Wuhan Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team

Riichi Takeshita (武下利一, Takeshita Riichi; born 28 July 1989) is a former Japanese badminton player from Saga Prefecture.[1][2] A right-handed men's singles specialist, he reached a career-high world ranking of No. 33 in 2015. Takeshita serves as the women's singles coach for the ACT SAIKYO badminton team.

Career

Coaching career

Following his retirement from competition in February 2019, Takeshita served as an assistant coach for the Tonami Transportation team from March 2019 to March 2020.[3] On April 2020, he was appointed as a coach at Ryukoku University.[4] He subsequently joined the ACT SAIKYO badminton team as the women's singles coach, training players such as Tomoka Miyazaki and Manami Suizu.[5][6]

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 18–21, 18–21 Bronze [7]

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Lee Zii Jia 17–21, 21–16, 11–21 Runner-up [10]

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: 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
2013 New Zealand Open Xue Song 21–16, 16–21, 21–17 Winner [11]
2014 Russian Open Vladimir Ivanov 21–16, 5–21, 21–17 Runner-up [12]
2016 New Zealand Open Huang Yuxiang 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up [13]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 New Zealand International Wong Wing Ki 21–19, 21–19 Winner [14]
2013 Austrian International Kento Momota 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up [15]
2014 Osaka International Ng Ka Long 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up [16]
2014 Sydney International Huang Guoxing 9–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–4 Winner [17]
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Sergey Sirant 21–13, 21–18 Winner
2017 Smiling Fish International Pannawit Thongnuam 19–21, 22–24 Runner-up [18]
2018 Sydney International Soo Teck Zhi 21–18, 21–11 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Riichi Takeshita". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "武下利一 Takeshita Riichi". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Riichi Takeshita retires!". Tonami Transportation (in Japanese). 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Assistant coach Riichi Takeshita and player Kohei Gondo leave the team". Tonami Transportation (in Japanese). 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ Hirano, Takaya (2 September 2025). "[Badminton] Spotlight on 19-year-old Tomoka Miyazaki: Eliminated in the Round of 16 at her World Championships debut, comments 'The way it ended was disappointing'". web Sportiva (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  6. ^ "[Japan Ranking Circuit 2025] 'It was good that I could play without obsessing over the score or getting impatient' (Manami Suizu) <Women's Singles Player Comments>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  7. ^ Tanida, Naotsugu (23 July 2017). "2007 Asian Junior Badminton Championships | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ Almond, Florence (7 October 2018). "Two titles for hosts on finals day at BWF Chinese Taipei Open". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  11. ^ Kira, Rin (14 April 2013). "NEW ZEALAND OPEN 2013 Finals – Both youth and experience triumph". Badzine. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Titles Shared on Final Night of Skycity Badminton Open". Scoop. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  14. ^ Worsley, Dave (3 April 2011). "Japan & Singapore Dominate International". infonews.co.nz. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  15. ^ "The winners have been determined... Austrian International Challenge 2013". Austrian Badminton Association (in German). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  16. ^ Komiya, Miyuki (6 April 2014). "OSAKA INT'L 2014 – Home team takes 3". Badzine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  17. ^ Yoshitomi, Keiko (28 September 2014). "Sydney International 2014 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ^ Amsa-ngiam, Lerpong (6 May 2017). "Pannawit claims maiden International Challenge title". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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