Kenichi Tago is a male badminton player from the Japan. In 2010, he suprisingly reached the final of the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships final. En route to the final he beats three seeded players including Joachim Persson, Chen Jin and Bao Chunlai. In the final, Tago lost to the first seed and reigning World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia with a score of 21–19 and 21–19.
personal detail:
Date of birth July 16, 1989 (1989-07-16) (age 20)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Select list of performances
* February 25, 2009: Defeated Mathieu Pohl 21-10 21-12 in Mens Singles 2009 Yonex German Open Badminton Championships
* February 26, 2009: Defeated Scott Evans (Ireland) 21-17 21-10 in Mens Singles 2009 Yonex German Open Badminton Championships
* February 26, 2009: Lost to Ji Hoon Hong 14-21 21-11 20-22 in Mens Singles 2009 Yonex German Open Badminton Championships
* March 2010: First Round of 2010 All-England Championships: Defeated Tien Minh Nguyen 21-10 21-17
* March 2010: Second Round of 2010 All-England Championships: Defeated Joachim Persson 22-24 21-15 21-8
* March 12, 2010: Quarter-Finals of 2010 All-England Championships: Defeated Jin Chen (Chn) 22-20, 19-21, 21-13 (78m)
* March 13, 2010: Tago becomes the first Japanese player for nearly half a century to reach the men's singles final at the 2010 All-England Championships when he saved a match point to beat Bao Chunlai 18-21, 22-20, 21-17.
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