Taichi Saito
Japanese badminton player (born 1993)
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Taichi Saito (齋藤 太一, Saitō Taichi; born 21 April 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with NTT East club.[2][3]
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| Born | 21 April 1993 Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Tan Kim Her | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 May 2024 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 130 wins, 94 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 14 (with Akira Koga, 12 December 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2019 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Akira Koga |
 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
21–16, 20–22, 15–21 |  Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Akira Koga |
 Ou Xuanyi Zhang Nan |
14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
[7] |
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Akira Koga |
Ou Xuanyi Zhang Nan |
21–11, 10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
[8] |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Akira Koga |
 Choong Hon Jian Muhammad Haikal |
21–18, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
[9] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | South Australia International | Akira Koga |
 Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Terry Hee |
21–11, 19–21, 21–16 |  Winner |
[10] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 August 2026.[11]
Akira Koga
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