Masayuki Onodera

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Masayuki Onodera
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 27)
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[1]
HandednessRight[2]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking33 (with Hiroki Okamura, 20 December 2022)
Current ranking73 (with Daigo Tanioka, 9 December 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Masayuki Onodera (小野寺 雅之, Onodera Masayuki; born 16 September 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in men's doubles. He is affiliated with the BIPROGY team.[3] His junior career was highlighted by three mixed team bronze medals: one at the 2016 World Junior Championships and two at the Asian Junior Championships in 2015 and 2016. With partner Hiroki Okamura, he achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 33. Their best BWF World Tour result was a runner-up finish at the 2019 Canada Open Super 100. Onodera has won two international titles on the BWF International Challenge/Series circuit: the 2018 Sydney International with Okamura and the 2023 Malaysia International with Takuto Inoue.

Career

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Early career

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Onodera attended Kodaira Daini Junior High School and Saitama Sakae High School. He won three bronze medals with the Japanese mixed team: at the 2015 Asian Junior Championships, and at both the 2016 World and Asian Junior Championships.[4] In 2016, partnering with Hiroki Okamura in boys' doubles, he won titles at the Dutch Juniors and the India Junior International. The pair also finished as runners-up at the German Junior. That same year, Onodera was the runner-up in both singles and doubles at the 2016 National High School Championships (Inter-High).[5]

After high school, Onodera attended Waseda University, majoring in sport sciences and competing for its badminton team.[6] He enrolled with the goal of obtaining a teaching license, inspired by his parents who were teachers. As a freshman in 2017, he helped the Waseda team win the All Japan Student Championships (Inter-Collegiate), the university's first national team title in 24 years.[7] The following year, he was part of the team's successful title defense and also won the men's doubles title with partner Takuma Obayashi.[8][9] Onodera graduated from Waseda University in March 2021.[6]

Senior career

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Onodera began competing in senior international tournaments while still attending Waseda University. In April 2021, after graduating, he joined the BIPROGY badminton team (formerly Nihon Unisys).[10] He partnered with Hiroki Okamura from 2017 to 2022. They won their first senior international title at the 2018 Sydney International and were runners-up at the 2019 Canada Open Super 100, where they lost to Mathias Boe and Mads Conrad-Petersen.[11] In 2022, they were runners-up at the Indonesia International and reached the semifinals at the Canada Open, Korea Masters, and Indonesia Masters Super 100.[12][13] At the Korea Masters, they defeated the reigning All England Open Champions, Bagas Maulana and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.[14] The pair also competed in the 2021 and 2022 World Championships, reaching the second round on both occasions.[15][16]

In 2023, Onodera partnered with Takuto Inoue, winning the Malaysia International and securing a third-place finish at the All Japan Championships.[17][10] He later teamed up with Daigo Tanioka, reaching the semifinals of the 2024 Guwahati Masters and finishing as runners-up at the 2025 Thailand International.[18]

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[20]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Hiroki Okamura Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen 		12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Sydney International Japan Hiroki Okamura Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Terry Hee 		21–6, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 (II) Indonesia International Japan Hiroki Okamura Indonesia Rahmat Hidayat
Indonesia Pramudya Kusumawardana 		21–23, 21–16, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2023 Malaysia International Japan Takuto Inoue Malaysia Fazriq Razif
Malaysia Wong Vin Sean 		21–16, 18–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
2025 Thailand International Japan Daigo Tanioka Thailand Narut Saengkham
Thailand Apichasit Teerawiwat 		15–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
2025 Bendigo International Japan Daigo Tanioka Chinese Taipei Chen Zhi-ray
Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-chieh 		21–17, 21–23, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [21]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Dutch Junior Japan Hiroki Okamura Japan Kyohei Yamashita
Japan Naoki Yamazawa 		17–21, 21–11, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 German Junior Japan Hiroki Okamura Japan Kyohei Yamashita
Japan Naoki Yamazawa 		14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 India Junior International Japan Hiroki Okamura India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Dhruv Kapila 		11–5, 12–14, 11–9, 13–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [22]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

References

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  2. ^ "選手プロフィール 小野寺 雅之" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Players: Masayuki Onodera". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (6 November 2016). "Holders China to face Malaysia in BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships final". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Masayuki ONODERA | Profile". SMASH and NET.TV. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Celebrating the 2020 Graduation [Badminton Club] Captain Masayuki Onodera aims to become a top player "to give back"". Waseda University (in Japanese). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ "[Series] "Reiwa 2 Graduation Commemorative Special" No. 45 Masayuki Onodera / Badminton". Waseda University (in Japanese). 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ "[Intercollegiate Championships] Waseda University wins second consecutive title with overwhelming strength! <Men's Team>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. ^ "[Men's Badminton Club] Wins consecutive Intercollegiate team championships, as well as individual singles and doubles titles, achieving a triple crown!". Waseda University (in Japanese). 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Masayuki ONODERA | Profile". BIPROGY (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (8 July 2019). "Teen Prodigies in Limelight in Canada". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Mansion Sports Malang Indonesia International Challenge 2022: Rahmat/Pramudya's Debut Leads to Title Victory". Badminton Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). 16 October 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  13. ^ "[Korea Masters] Kodai Naraoka takes the runner-up position, the highest ranking for a Japanese player! Onodera and Okamura make it to the top four! <Final Day Results>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 17 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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  17. ^ a b "Japanese Shuttlers Sweep Three Titles At Petronas Malaysia International Badminton Championships". Bernama. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  18. ^ a b "[Thailand International Series 2025] Indonesia Brings Home 1 Champion Title". Djarum Badminton Club (in Indonesian). 11 August 2025. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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  20. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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  22. ^ Myojin, Kenichi (4 September 2016). "Result: Badminton India Junior 2016". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
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