Taiyo Imai

is a Japanese para badminton player. He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.

Achievements

World Championships Men's singles

Asian Championships Men's singles

Asian Youth Para Games Men's singles

Men's doubles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Méril Loquette 21–18, 21–18 Winner 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Cheah Liek Hou 11–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Cheah Liek Hou 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Noriko Ito Fredy Setiawan Khalimatus Sadiyah 11–21, 21–18, 7–21 Runner-up 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Noriko Ito Daisuke Fujihara Akiko Sugino 21–16, 21–10 Winner

International Tournaments (4 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Irish Para Badminton International Cheah Liek Hou 26–24, 9–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2017 Thailand Para Badminton International Cheah Liek Hou 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 Peru Para Badminton International Gen Shogaki 21–9, 18–21, 21–19 Winner 2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Bartłomiej Mróz 21–19, 10–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2018 Japan Para Badminton International Bartłomiej Mróz 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2018 Australia Para Badminton International Suryo Nugroho 21–14, 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up Men's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2017 Peru Para Badminton International Gen Shogaki Esteban Isael César Suárez 21–3, 21–3 Winner Ricardo Cavalli Eduardo Oliveira 21–11, 21–7 Hironobu Kawabata Tetsuo Ura 21–12, 21–19 Geraldo da Silva Oliveira Genivaldo Duarte 21–7, 21–0 2017 USA Para Badminton International Tetsuo Ura Cheah Liek Hou Hairol Fozi Saaba 14–21, 21–23 Runner-up 2018 Spanish Para Badminton International İlker Tuzcu Kim Gi-yeon Shin Kyung-hwan 23–25, 21–10, 21–19 Winner 2018 Australia Para Badminton International Hironobu Kawabata Gen Shogaki Tetsuo Ura 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up Pu Gui-yu Yeh En-chuan 21–16, 21–9 James Binnie Antony Forster 21–10, 21–13 Sugil Abbas Suryo Nugroho 21–18, 21–13

Mixed doubles