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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 42) Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He also competed in four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014.
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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles, losing to Lin Dan. 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.
In 2017, he announced his retirement from the international badminton event. He ranked as high as No.6 in his career.
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.
Achievements
Asia Championships
Men's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |  Lin Dan
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21–14, 9–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Bao Chunlai
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20–22, 10–21 |  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
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Vietnam Open |  Nguyen Tien Minh
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13–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2011 | U.S. Open | Nguyen Tien Minh
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21–17, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Australian Open |  Wong Choong Hann
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21–11, 12–21. 21–19 | Winner
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| 2010 | Dutch Open |  Ajay Jayaram
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21–16, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2008 | German Open |  Lee Hyun-il
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20–22, 5–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Cuba International |  Shōji Satō
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10–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 2002 | Nigeria International | Shōji Satō
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15–7, 15–10 | Winner
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| 2003 | Giraldilla International |  Richard Vaughan
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11–15, 15–6, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2003 | Slovak International | Hidetaka Yamada
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15–10, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2007 | Bahrain Satellite |  Pablo Abián
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21–10, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2007 | Banuinvest International |  Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
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21–8, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2007 | Osaka International | Shōji Satō
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19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2007 | Hatzor International |  Petr Koukal
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21–15, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2007 | Mauritius International |  Niels Christian Kaldau
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21–10, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2007 | Victorian International | Yousuke Nakanishi
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21–10, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2007 | Italian International |  Andrew Dabeka
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21–6, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2010 | Osaka International | Kazushi Yamada
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn | Shōji Satō
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 Afshin Bozorgzadeh Ali Shahhoseini
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15–9, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2001 | Cuba International | Shōji Satō
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 Reizel Acosta Lázaro Jerez
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Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Sho Sasaki". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "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
- Sho Sasaki at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Sho Sasaki at BWFBadminton.com
- Sho Sasaki at Olympedia (archive)
- Sho Sasaki at Olympics.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