Yugo Kobayashi

Yūgo Kobayashi
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachLee Wan Wah (2025–)
Hiroyuki Endo (2025–)
Tan Kim Her (2019–2024)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Takuro Hoki 20 September 2022)
25 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo 9 August 2018)
Current ranking17 (MD with Takuro Hoki 10 June 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2021 HuelvaMen's doubles
2019 BaselMen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2021 VantaaMixed team
2023 SuzhouMixed team
2025 XiamenMixed team
Thomas Cup
2020 AarhusMen's team
2022 BangkokMen's team
Asian Games
2022 HangzhouMen's team
Asian Championships
2023 DubaiMen's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong KongMixed team
Asia Team Championships
2020 ManilaMen's team
World Junior Championships
2012 ChibaMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 GimcheonMixed team
2013 Kota KinabaluMixed team
BWF profile

Yugo Kobayashi (小林 優吾, Kobayashi Yūgo; born 10 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Tonami team. He was the men's doubles silver medalist at the 2019 World Championships and the men's doubles gold medalist at the 2021 World Championships, being first ever Japanese men's doubles to become world champions.