Yu Igarashi

is a Japanese badminton player. He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament.

Personal life On 28 August 2024, he announced his marriage to national badminton player, Arisa Higashino.

Achievements Summer Universiade Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Wang Tzu-wei 21–23, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Firman Abdul Kholik 18–21, 20–22 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 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Dutch Open Kento Momota 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Osaka International Hsueh Hsuan-yi 25–23, 21–14 Winner 2017 Finnish Open Rasmus Gemke 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2017 Spanish International Luis Enrique Peñalver 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2018 Osaka International Kodai Naraoka 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2018 South Australia International Loh Kean Yew 21–19, 22–24, 21–11 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament