Keiichiro Matsui

Kei'ichirō Matsui
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994
Ishikawa, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (MD with Yoshinori Takeuchi, 19 September 2023)
212 (XD with Akane Araki, 5 July 2018)
Current ranking105 (MD with Katsuki Tamate, 8 July 2025)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
2022 Bangkok Men's team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Keiichiro Matsui (松居 圭一郎, Matsui Kei'ichirō; born 5 June 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with the Hitachi team.[1] Born in Ishikawa, he graduated from the Tomioka senior high school, and later educated at the Nippon Sport Science University.[2] He was part of the national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships,[3][4] and the silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[5][6]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Yoshinori Takeuchi Mathias Boe
Mads Conrad-Petersen
18–21, 13–21 Runner-up [9]

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Russian Open Akane Araki Chan Peng Soon
Cheah Yee See
8–11, 13–11, 3–11 Runner-up [10][11]
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Spanish International Yoshinori Takeuchi Jacco Arends
Ruben Jille
17–21, 19–21 Runner-up [12]
2019 Maldives International Yoshinori Takeuchi Arun George
Sanyam Shukla
21–9, 22–20 Winner [13]
2019 Dubai International Yoshinori Takeuchi Shia Chun Kang
Tan Boon Heong
21–14, 21–14 Winner [14]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ^ "松居 圭一郎 Keiichiro Matsui" (in Japanese). Hitachi. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ "松居 圭一郎/ Keiichiro Matsui" (in Japanese). Tmony Japan Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Asia Junior Championships kicks off in Korea" (in Japanese). BadPal. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ "松居組で勢い、日本初戦快勝/バドミントン" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Gritty China Lifts Suhandinata Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (21 July 2019). "Three out of four possible - Boe and Conrad win another tournament" (in Danish). TV 2. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ Ohori, Hitoshi (23 July 2017). "Results: Russian Open 2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Peng Soon, Yee See capture maiden badminton title at Russian Open". Malay Mail. 23 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Dutch Badminton Pair Jacco Arends and Ruben Jille Win Spanish International Title" (in Dutch). Badminton Netherland. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Kaushal Dharmamer wins Maldives International Challenge". Times of India. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  14. ^ Kawamae, Naoki (20 October 2019). "Results: Dubai International Challenge 2019" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.