Sho Sasaki
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hokkaido, Japan | 30 June 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Keita Masuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 6 (3 November 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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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Achievements
[edit]Asia Championships
[edit]Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | ![]() |
21–14, 9–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | ![]() |
20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]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
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2011 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | Australian Open | ![]() |
21–11, 12–21. 21–19 | ![]() |
2010 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–19 | ![]() |
2008 | German Open | ![]() |
20–22, 5–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Cuba International | ![]() |
10–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2002 | Nigeria International | ![]() |
15–7, 15–10 | ![]() |
2003 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
11–15, 15–6, 15–12 | ![]() |
2003 | Slovak International | ![]() |
15–10, 15–13 | ![]() |
2007 | Bahrain Satellite | ![]() |
21–10, 21–11 | ![]() |
2007 | Banuinvest International | ![]() |
21–8, 21–12 | ![]() |
2007 | Osaka International | ![]() |
19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2007 | Hatzor International | ![]() |
21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2007 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
2007 | Victorian International | ![]() |
21–10, 21–9 | ![]() |
2007 | Italian International | ![]() |
21–6, 16–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2010 | Osaka International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Ten Days of Dawn | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–12 | ![]() |
2001 | Cuba International | ![]() |
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Sho Sasaki". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Sasaki Sho". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "佐々木 翔/ Sho Sasaki" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Olympics badminton: Lin Dan reaches singles semi-finals". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "バド五輪代表、ロンドン8強の佐々木と初出場8人" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "【バドミントン】賭博・桃田抹消で出場の佐々木、惜しくも敗退…男子シングルス" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Sasaki says sayonara". Badminton World Federation. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Sho Sasaki at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Living people
- Japanese male badminton players
- 1982 births
- Sportspeople from Hokkaido
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan