Sho Sasaki
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| Born |
30 June 1982 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔 Sasaki Shō, born 30 June, 1982 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese 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
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 advanced to the knocked-out stage after place second in the group stage. He beat Petr Koukal of Czech Republic, but was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of the 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]
Achievements
Asia Championships
Men's Singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea |  Lin Dan |
21–14, 9–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Bao Chunlai |
20–22, 10–21 |  Bronze |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Vietnam Open |  Nguyen Tien Minh |
13–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2011 | U.S. Open | Nguyen Tien Minh |
21–17, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2011 | Australian Open |  Wong Choong Hann |
21–11, 12–21. 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Dutch Open |  Ajay Jayaram |
21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2008 | German Open |  Lee Hyun-il |
20–22, 5–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Osaka International | Kazushi Yamada |
21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2007 | Italian International |  Andrew Dabeka |
21–6, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2007 | Victorian International | Yousuke Nakanishi |
21–10, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2007 | Mauritius International |  Niels Christian Kaldau |
21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2007 | Hatzor International |  Petr Koukal |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2007 | Osaka International | Shoji Sato |
19–21, 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2007 | Banuinvest International |  Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |
21–8, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2007 | Bahrain Satellite |  Pablo Abián |
21–10, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2003 | Slovak International | Hidetaka Yamada |
15–10, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2003 | Giraldilla International |  Richard Vaughan |
11–15, 15–6, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2002 | Nigeria International | Shoji Sato |
15–7, 15–10 | Winner |
Men's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn | Shoji Sato |
 Afshin Bozorgzadeh Ali Shahhosseini |
15–9, 15–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ↑ "Sho Sasaki". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
- Sho Sasaki at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of August 10, 2017 | |
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