Yu Igarashi

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Yu Igarashi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|15}}

| birth_place = Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

| height = 171 cm

| weight =

| spouse = {{marriage|Arisa Higashino|2024}}

| retired = 1 April 2024{{cite web |title=井上拓斗選手、五十嵐優選手、高上麟龍選手引退のお知らせ |url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/news/240401_1_announce.html |publisher=biprogy.com |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=1 April 2024 |language=Japanese}}

| country = Japan

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach = Takuma Ueda

| event = Men's singles

| career_record = 98 wins, 54 losses

| highest_ranking = 36

| date_of_highest_ranking = 20 September 2018

| current_ranking =

| date_of_current_ranking =

| played =

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| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 64179

}}

{{nihongo|Yu Igarashi|五十嵐優|Igarashi Yū|born 15 May 1995}} is a Japanese badminton player.{{cite web | title=Players: Yu Igarashi |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/64179/yu-igarashi |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=8 April 2017}}{{cite web | title=選手名鑑一覧五十嵐優/ Yu IGARASHI |url=http://www.smash-net.tv/player/details/id/304/ |website=www.smash-net.tv |access-date=8 April 2017 |language=ja}} He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament.{{cite news | title=ヨネックス大阪インターナショナルチャレンジ2017 高橋沙也加が大会３度目の優勝、インカレ王者の五十嵐優が国際大会初優勝を飾る |url=http://www.yonex.co.jp/badminton/news/2017/04/1704031700.html |website=www.yonex.co.jp |publisher=Yonex |access-date=8 April 2017 |language=ja}}

Personal life

On 28 August 2024, he announced his marriage to national badminton player, Arisa Higashino.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=バドミントン"わたがし"東野有紗が結婚「来世でも一緒にいたい」年上コーチと2ショット渡辺勇大に続き喜び【全文】 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2342184/full/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Oricon News |language=ja }}

Achievements

= Summer Universiade =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|univ}} Wang Tzu-wei

| align="left" | 21–23, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Akita Masters

| align="left" | Super 100

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Firman Abdul Kholik

| algin="left" | 18–21, 20–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) =

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Dutch Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kento Momota

| align="left" | 10–21, 12–21