Tatsuya Watanabe
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| Born | 18 June 1991 Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 221 (MS) 16 October 2014 111 (MD) 28 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatsuya Watanabe (渡邊 達哉, Watanabe Tatsuya; born 18 June 1991) is a Japanese former badminton player who is currently a women's single coach for the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical.[1]
Playing career
Watanabe competed in both singles and doubles events on the international circuit. As a junior, he won a bronze medal in boys' singles at the 2009 World Junior Championships.[2] During his senior career, he finished as the runner-up in men's singles at the 2013 USA International.[3] In men's doubles, he reached the finals of the 2011 Osaka International with partner Shu Wada and the 2017 Finnish Open with Kohei Gondo.[4]
Coaching career
Following his retirement from competition, in July 2018 Watanabe joined the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical badminton team as the women's singles coach, training players such as Akane Yamaguchi, Riko Gunji and Hina Akechi.[5][6][7]
