Yuta Watanabe
Japan · Mixed doubles · Born 13.06.1997 (29 years) · Height: 1.67 m · Left-handed#12
Mixed doubles
58,600
Points
12
Titles
381
Matches
264–117
Wins / Losses (69%)
Matches
Results Season 2026
Korea Open
Friday 6 November 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 6 November 2026
Gao Jia Xuan / Wu Meng Ying
Quarter-finalL
Gao Jia Xuan / Wu Meng Ying
9-21 21-14 21-18
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 5 November 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Jafar Hidayatullah / R. Nastine
Round of 32W
Jafar Hidayatullah / R. Nastine
17-21 12-21Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
French Open
Thursday 22 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 22 October 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-18 16-21 10-21
Lee Chia Hsin / Wu Guan Xun
Round of 16L
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · Round of 32
Denmark Open
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe17-21 22-20 20-22Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi
Round of 16L
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe22-20 21-16Gao Jia Xuan / Wu Meng Ying
Round of 32W
China Masters
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping
Round of 32L
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping21-9 19-21 27-25Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32L
World Championships
Thursday 20 August 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping
Round of 16L
Feng Yan Zhe / Huang Dong Ping21-19 21-18Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-14 21-13
Chan Yin Chak / Ng Tsz Yau
Round of 32W
Korea Masters
Sunday 9 August 2026 · Final
Saturday 8 August 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 8 August 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Semi-finalW
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-14 17-21 21-10Gao Jia Xuan / Wu Meng Ying
Semi-finalW
Friday 7 August 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 7 August 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalW
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe23-21 20-22 21-13
Kim Yu Jung / T. Shin
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 6 August 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 5 August 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-12 21-17
Samuel Jones / Lizzie Tolman
Round of 32W
Taipei Open
Sunday 2 August 2026 · Final
Saturday 1 August 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 1 August 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Semi-finalW
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-17 22-20Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
Semi-finalW
Friday 31 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 31 July 2026
Nicole Gonzales Chan / Ye Hong Wei
Quarter-finalW
Nicole Gonzales Chan / Ye Hong Wei18-21 7-21Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 30 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 30 July 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-11 21-17Sung Yu-Hsuan / Tsai Fu Cheng
Round of 16W
Tuesday 28 July 2026 · Round of 32
China Open
Friday 24 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 24 July 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalL
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe11-21 21-19 19-21
Supissara Paewsampran / Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 23 July 2026 · Round of 16
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Callum Hemming / Estelle Van Leeuwen
Round of 32W
Callum Hemming / Estelle Van Leeuwen15-21 21-16 16-21Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Japan Open
Thursday 16 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito
Round of 16L
Akira Koga / Natsu Saito21-10 17-21 21-8Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Tuesday 14 July 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe22-20 21-18Hsu Yin-Hui / Liu Kuang Heng
Round of 32W
Singapore Open
Thursday 28 May 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 28 May 2026
Tanisha Crasto / Dhruv Kapila
Round of 16L
Tanisha Crasto / Dhruv Kapila
8-21 21-17 21-16Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Wednesday 27 May 2026 · Round of 32
Asia Championships
Saturday 11 April 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 11 April 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Semi-finalL
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe18-21 11-21Jang Ha Jeong / Kim Jae Hyeon
Semi-finalL
Friday 10 April 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 10 April 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalW
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe26-24 21-16Hu Ling Fang / Yang Po-Hsuan
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 9 April 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-19 24-22Nicole Gonzales Chan / Ye Hong Wei
Round of 16W
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-8 21-16Hung Kuei Chun / Tsang Hiu Yan
Round of 32W
Orleans Masters
Friday 20 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 20 March 2026
Jheng Yu Chieh / Liu Kuang Heng
Quarter-finalL
Jheng Yu Chieh / Liu Kuang Heng21-12 21-15Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-finalL
Thursday 19 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 19 March 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-9 21-12Callum Hemming / Estelle Van Leeuwen
Round of 16W
Wednesday 18 March 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Indah Cahya Sari Jamil / Adnan Maulana
Round of 32W
Indah Cahya Sari Jamil / Adnan Maulana24-26 21-14 21-23Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Swiss Open, Qualifying
Tuesday 10 March 2026 · (qualifying)
Indonesia Masters
Thursday 22 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 22 January 2026
Alexandra Bøje / Mathias Christiansen
Round of 16L
Alexandra Bøje / Mathias Christiansen
21-13 21-17Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 16L
Wednesday 21 January 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Jennie Gai / Presley Smith
Round of 32W
Jennie Gai / Presley Smith
15-21 9-21Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 32W
Indonesia Masters, Qualifying
Tuesday 20 January 2026 · Quarter-final (qualifying)
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Quarter-final (qualifying)W
Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe21-11 21-14Chen Zhi Yi / Francesca Corbett
Quarter-final (qualifying)W
India Open
Tuesday 13 January 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Lai Pei Jing / Jimmy Wong
Round of 64L
Lai Pei Jing / Jimmy Wong
21-10 23-21Maya Taguchi / Yuta Watanabe
Round of 64L
World ranking
| # | Player | Country | Tournaments | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei |
20 | 68,010 | — | |
| 8 |  China |
20 | 66,560 | — | |
| 9 |  Indonesia |
16 | 63,020 | — | |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei |
20 | 59,310 | — | |
| 11 |  Malaysia |
19 | 58,750 | — | |
| 12 | Japan |
18 | 58,600 | — | |
| 13 | Japan |
19 | 56,310 | ||
| 14 |  Hoo Pang RonLai Pei Jing |
Malaysia |
11 | 56,040 | |
| 15 |  Hong Kong |
10 | 55,070 | ||
| 16 |  USA |
21 | 53,520 | ||
| 17 |  Thailand |
20 | 52,880 | — |
BWF World Ranking, week 46 2026. Source: BWF.
Statistics
Key figures
CareerDeciding 3rd game
65–43
60%
After losing game 1
25–93
21%
After winning game 1
239–21
92%
Finals
11–8
58%
Semi-finals
21–22
49%
Longest winning streak
12
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
5–7
42%
After losing game 1
0–10
0%
After winning game 1
25–3
89%
Finals
2–0
100%
Semi-finals
2–1
67%
Longest winning streak
11
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
3–3
50%
After losing game 1
3–7
30%
After winning game 1
15–0
100%
Finals
1–0
100%
Semi-finals
1–1
50%
Longest winning streak
6
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
3–3
50%
After losing game 1
1–8
11%
After winning game 1
21–2
91%
Finals
1–1
50%
Semi-finals
2–1
67%
Longest winning streak
7
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
10–7
59%
After losing game 1
6–14
30%
After winning game 1
35–3
92%
Finals
1–3
25%
Semi-finals
5–4
56%
Longest winning streak
8
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
6–4
60%
After losing game 1
2–6
25%
After winning game 1
24–3
89%
Finals
1–1
50%
Semi-finals
3–2
60%
Longest winning streak
7
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
6–2
75%
After losing game 1
6–3
67%
After winning game 1
27–2
93%
Semi-finals
1–1
50%
Longest winning streak
12
wins in a row
After losing game 1
0–1
0%
After winning game 1
1–0
100%
Longest winning streak
1
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
12–6
67%
After losing game 1
2–12
14%
After winning game 1
43–3
93%
Finals
3–2
60%
Semi-finals
4–5
44%
Longest winning streak
8
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
11–5
69%
After losing game 1
4–14
22%
After winning game 1
27–2
93%
Finals
2–0
100%
Semi-finals
2–5
29%
Longest winning streak
6
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
4–3
57%
After losing game 1
0–10
0%
After winning game 1
6–1
86%
Semi-finals
0–1
0%
Longest winning streak
3
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
4–3
57%
After losing game 1
1–5
17%
After winning game 1
11–2
85%
Semi-finals
0–1
0%
Longest winning streak
3
wins in a row
Deciding 3rd game
1–0
100%
After losing game 1
0–2
0%
After winning game 1
4–0
100%
Finals
0–1
0%
Semi-finals
1–0
100%
Longest winning streak
3
wins in a row
After losing game 1
0–1
0%
Longest winning streak
0
wins in a row
H2H
MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026Wins / Losses
Wins / Losses
2014–2026Per discipline
Per year
Partners
| Partner | Matches together |
|---|---|
| A. Higashino | 329 |
| Maya Taguchi | 62 |
| M. Matsutomo | 7 |
| Hina Osawa | 4 |
Tournaments and titles
| Tournament | Best result | Appearances | Matches (W–L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All England Open | Winner 2022, 2018 | 8 | 26–5 |
| Hong Kong Open | Winner 2019, 2018 | 4 | 14–2 |
| Japan Open | Winner 2023 | 9 | 17–8 |
| Malaysia Open | Winner 2024 | 6 | 12–5 |
| World Tour Finals | Winner 2019 | 4 | 9–8 |
| India Open | Winner 2023 | 5 | 7–4 |
| Malaysia Masters | Winner 2019 | 3 | 7–2 |
| Korea Masters | Winner 2026 | 2 | 6–1 |
| Taipei Open | Winner 2026 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Malaysia Super 100 | Winner 2025 | 1 | 5–0 |
| Indonesia Open | Final 2023 | 6 | 15–6 |
| Singapore Open | Final 2023 | 5 | 6–5 |
| Thailand Open | Final 2019 | 2 | 7–2 |
| Russian Open | Final 2015 | 1 | 3–2 |
| China Open | Semi-final | 6 | 15–8 |
| World Championships | Semi-final | 7 | 15–7 |
| French Open | Semi-final | 6 | 14–5 |
| Asia Championships | Semi-final | 5 | 11–5 |
| Korea Open | Semi-final | 5 | 10–5 |
| China Masters | Semi-final | 4 | 4–4 |
| Olympic Games Mix-Doubles | Bronze medal match | 2 | 4–2 |
| Daihastu Indonesia Masters | Semi-final | 1 | 3–1 |
| German Open | Quarter-final | 5 | 4–5 |
| Orleans Masters | Quarter-final | 1 | 2–1 |
| Canada Open | Quarter-final | 1 | 2–1 |
| New Zealand Open | Quarter-final | 1 | 2–1 |
| Macau Open | Quarter-final | 1 | 2–0 |
| Indonesia Masters II | Quarter-final | 1 | 1–0 |
| Denmark Open | Round of 16 | 7 | 10–6 |
| Indonesia Masters | Round of 16 | 4 | 3–4 |
| Ruichang China Masters | Round of 16 | 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | Round of 16 | 1 | 1–1 |
| OUE Singapore Open | Round of 16 | 1 | 0–1 |
| Japan Masters | Round of 32 | 2 | 3–2 |
| Australian Open | Round of 32 | 2 | 1–1 |