Takuro Hoki

Takuro Hoki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29)
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
CoachTan Kim Her
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Yugo Kobayashi 20 September 2022)
19 (XD with Wakana Nagahara 9 July 2019)
Current ranking8 (MD with Yugo Kobayashi 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Takuro Hoki (保木 卓朗, Hoki Takurō, born 14 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team.[1][2] He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships[3] and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.

  1. ^ "Players: Takuro Hoki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton player: 保木 卓朗 Takurou Hoki" (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (26 August 2019). "Wristy Trickery Wins the Day – Basel 2019". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.