Hirokatsu Hashimoto (橋本 博且, Hashimoto Hirokatsu, born 18 December 1985) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. In 2013, he and his men's doubles partner Noriyasu Hirata, received the Badminton Nippon League's Valuable Player Award. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. His best achievement is to win the 2014 Thomas Cup.[1]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1985 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (MD 26 April 2012) 15 (XD 16 September 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAsian Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China |  Noriyasu Hirata
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 Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
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12–21, 15–21 |  Silver
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BWF World Tour
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[2] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[3]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Hiroyuki Saeki
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 Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
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16–21, 6–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF Superseries
editThe BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | India Open | Noriyasu Hirata
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Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro
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21–17, 21–9 |  Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
editThe 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | New Zealand Open | Noriyasu Hirata
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 Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas
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16–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Dutch Open | Noriyasu Hirata
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Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno
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21–17, 21–13 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Australian Open | Mizuki Fujii
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 Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
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15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Osaka International | Noriyasu Hirata
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Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama
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19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Osaka International | Noriyasu Hirata
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Hiroyuki Endo Yoshiteru Hirobe
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16–21, 23–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2018 | Osaka International | Hiroyuki Saeki
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 Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
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21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Osaka International | Mizuki Fujii
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Kenichi Hayakawa Shizuka Matsuo
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14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Hashimoto Hirokatsu". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Hirokatsu Hashimoto at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Hirokatsu Hashimoto at BWFBadminton.com
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