Yuho Imai
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| Yūho Imai | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Born | 29 June 1995 Nara Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 69 (XD with Akira Koga, 30 September 2025) 133 (WD with Minami Kawashima, 12 April 2018) |
| BWF profile | |
Yuho Imai (今井 優歩, Imai Yūho; born 29 June 1995) is a Japanese female badminton player.[1][2]
In her early career focusing on women's doubles, Imai won the 2016 Sydney International with Haruka Yonemoto and finished as the runner-up at the 2017 Russia Open Grand Prix with Minami Kawashima.[3][4] Her career-high ranking in women's doubles was No. 133, achieved on 12 April 2018. After the 2019 Akita Masters, she did not compete internationally for several years.
She returned to competition in 2025, shifting her focus to mixed doubles with Akira Koga. They secured their first BWF World Tour title by winning the Kaohsiung Masters, a Super 100 level tournament. The pair defeated World University Games gold medalists Wu Hsuan-yi and Yang Chu-yun in the final.[5] On the International Challenge/Series circuit, the pair won titles at the Mexican International and the Northern Marianas Open, and finished as runners-up at the Northern Marianas International.[6][7] Her career-high ranking in mixed doubles with Koga is No. 69, achieved on 30 September 2025.
