is a male
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player from Japan.
Career
Otsuka competed in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner
. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese former badminton player. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players of all time.
Sport career
Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive s ...
and
Cai Yun
Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player ...
of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
He also competed in mixed doubles with partner
Shizuka Yamamoto
is a badminton player from Japan.
She competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Seiko Yamada. They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32.
Yamamoto also competed in ...
. They were defeated in the round of 32 by
Robert Blair and
Natalie Munt
Natalie Munt (born 8 November 1977) is a badminton player from the United Kingdom who currently resides in London. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες ...
of
Great Britain
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.
Ohtsuka played at the
2007 BWF World Championships
The 2007 BWF World Championships is the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007.
Host city selection
Aarhus and Kuala Lumpur were the candida ...
in men's doubles with
, and were defeated in the third round by the eventual champions
Markis Kido and
Hendra Setiawan, of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, 22-20, 21-19.
External links
BWF Player Profile
1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nagasaki
Olympic badminton players for Japan
Japanese male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Nippon Sport Science University alumni
Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Japan
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