Tadashi Ōtsuka

Tadashi Otsuka
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born April 30, 1978
Japan Nagasaki
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness Right
Men's Doubles
Current ranking 9 (September 25, 2008)
BWF profile
In this Japanese name, the family name is "Ōtsuka".

Tadashi Ohtsuka (大束忠司 Ōtsuka Tadashi, born April 30, 1978 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki) is a male badminton player from Japan.

Career

Otsuka competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Keita Masuda. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain.

Ohtsuka played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Keita Masuda, and were defeated in the third round by the eventual champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, of Indonesia, 22-20, 21-19.

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