Shuichi Sakamoto

Shuichi Sakamoto
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979
Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD with Shintaro Ikeda, 21 August 2007)
92 (XD with Miyuki Maeda, 21 June 2005)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles

Shuichi Sakamoto (坂本 修一, Sakamoto Shuichi; born June 14, 1979 in Ibaraki) is a male badminton player from Japan.[1]

Career

Sakamoto won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shintaro Ikeda. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.

Achievement

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shintaro Ikeda Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
16–21, 12–21 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Russian Open Shintaro Ikeda Kristof Hopp
Ingo Kindervater
16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Western Australia International Shuichi Nakao John Gordon
Daniel Shirley
4–7, 4–7, 4–7 Runner-up
2002 Macau Satellite Shuichi Nakao Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
15–5, 2–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2003 Iran Fajr International Shuichi Nakao Yuichi Ikeda
Shōji Satō
15–4, 13–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2003 Sri Lanka International Shuichi Nakao Duminda Jayakody
Chameera Kumarapperuma
15–5, 15–7 Winner
2003 Mauritius International Shuichi Nakao Ingo Kindervater
Björn Siegemund
15–9, 17–15 Winner
2004 New Zealand International Shuichi Nakao Khan Malaythong
Raju Rai
15–3, 10–15, 15–12 Winner
2007 Osaka International Shintaro Ikeda Cho Gun-woo
Han Sang-hoon
18–21, 21–16, 11–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References