Sho Sasaki

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Sho Sasaki

Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, Sasaki Shō, born 30 June 1982) is a Japanese retired badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. He competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] He also competed in four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014.[2]

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Shō Sasaki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 42)
Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachKeita Masuda
Men's singles
Highest ranking6 (3 November 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2015 DongguanMixed team
Thomas Cup
2014 New DelhiMen's team
2012 WuhanMen's team
2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Asia Championships
2014 GimcheonMen's singles
2009 SuwonMen's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 HyderabadMen's team
East Asian Games
2009 Hong KongMen's team
BWF profile
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Career

In 2007 he won the Japanese National Championships in men's singles, and 7 international tournaments: the Bahrain Satellite Badminton Tournament, the Banuinvest International Championships, the Osaka International Challenge, the Israel International, the Mauritius International, the Victorian International and the Italian International.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles, losing to Lin Dan.[4] In 2016, he did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing second in the group stage. He beat Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic, but was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain.[5][6]

In 2017, he announced his retirement from the international badminton event. He ranked as high as No.6 in his career.[7]

Awards

In May 2012 he received the People's Honour Award from Hokuto City, and in 2013, received a Sports Award at the Toyama Shinbun Culture, Performing Arts and Sports Awards Ceremony.[2]

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Sho Sasaki at 2010 Dutch Open

Achievements

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Asia Championships

Men's Singles

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Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea China Lin Dan 21–14, 9–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea China Bao Chunlai 20–22, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Singles

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Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam Open Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 U.S. Open Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Australian Open Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 21–11, 12–21. 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Dutch Open India Ajay Jayaram 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 German Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 20–22, 5–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

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Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Cuba International Japan Shōji Satō 10–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Nigeria International Japan Shōji Satō 15–7, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Giraldilla International Wales Richard Vaughan 11–15, 15–6, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Slovak International Japan Hidetaka Yamada 15–10, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Bahrain Satellite Spain Pablo Abián 21–10, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Banuinvest International Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Osaka International Japan Shōji Satō 19–21, 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Hatzor International Czech Republic Petr Koukal 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Mauritius International Denmark Niels Christian Kaldau 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Victorian International Japan Yousuke Nakanishi 21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Italian International Canada Andrew Dabeka 21–6, 16–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Osaka International Japan Kazushi Yamada 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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Men's doubles

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Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Ten Days of Dawn Japan Shōji Satō Iran Afshin Bozorgzadeh
Iran Ali Shahhoseini
15–9, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Cuba International Japan Shōji Satō Cuba Reizel Acosta
Cuba Lázaro Jerez
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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