Shōji Satō

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Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji, born 19 September 1982) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He now works as a NTT East singles coach.[2]

Shōji Satō
Shizuka Matsuo and Shoji Sato
Personal information
Birth name佐藤翔冶
CountryJapan
Born (1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 41)
Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Retired2012
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD with Naoki Kawamae 22 March 2012)
12 (XD with Shizuka Matsuo 20 September 2012)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
BWF profile

Career edit

Sato started to playing badminton when he was a kid, influenced by his parents who used to playing badminton as a hobby. He then joined Kodaira club when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006.[3]

Sato made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2004 Athens, competed in the men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16.[1][4]

Sato also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0–2 down to win 3–2 over the hosts.

At the 2012 London Olympics, he competed with Naoki Kawamae in the men's doubles.[1]

Achievements edit

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Dutch Open   Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21–18, 21–17   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Australian Open   Naoki Kawamae   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2011 Russian Open   Naoki Kawamae   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
21–18, 21–17   Winner
2011 India Grand Prix Gold   Naoki Kawamae   Andrei Adistia
  Christopher Rusdianto
21–17, 12–21, 23–21   Winner
2012 Swiss Open   Naoki Kawamae   Fang Chieh-min
  Lee Sheng-mu
21–13, 21–14   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Ten Days of Dawn   Afshin Bozorgzadeh 17–14, 15–2   Winner
2001 Cuba International   Sho Sasaki 15–10, 15–5   Winner
2001 Nigeria International   Sho Sasaki 7–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2003 Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis   Arif Rasidi 15–13, 15–13   Winner
2003 Iran Fajr International   Yousuke Nakanishi 15–4, 17–14   Winner
2003 South Africa International   Hidetaka Yamada 11–15, 15–12, 15–7   Winner
2003 Wellington International   Sho Sasaki 15–4, 17–14   Winner
2003 New Zealand International   Hidetaka Yamada 3–15, 15–4, 15–1   Winner
2003 Australian International   Yuichi Ikeda 15–13, 15–9   Winner
2003 Bulgarian International   Conrad Hückstädt Walkover   Winner
2003 Brazil International   Tōru Matsumoto 15–13, 15–4   Winner
2003 Slovenian International   Przemyslaw Wacha 15–7, 7–15, 15–6   Winner
2004 Swedish International   Bjorn Joppien 15–9, 15–4   Winner
2004 Iran Fajr International   Chien Yu-hsiu 15–11, 15–11   Winner
2004 Peru International   Sho Sasaki Walkover   Runner-up
2007 Osaka International   Sho Sasaki 21–19, 14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2008 Canadian International   Andrew Smith 21–18, 21–16   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Ten Days of Dawn   Sho Sasaki   Afshin Bozorgzadeh
  Ali Shahhoseini
15–9, 15–12   Winner
2001 Cuba International   Sho Sasaki   Reizel Acosta
  Lázaro Jerez
  Winner
2002 Nigeria International   Yuichi Ikeda   Dotun Akinsanya
  Ocholi Edicha
15–3, 15–1   Winner
2003 Iran Fajr International   Yuichi Ikeda   Shuichi Nakao
  Shuichi Sakamoto
4–15, 15–13, 15–5   Winner
2003 Wellington International   Yuichi Ikeda   John Gordon
  Daniel Shirley
5–15, 17–16, 10–15   Runner-up
2003 New Zealand International   Yuichi Ikeda   Ashley Brehaut
  Travis Denney
Walkover   Runner-up
2009 Estonian International   Naoki Kawamae   Andrey Ashmarin
  Anton Ivanov
21–13, 21–9   Winner
2009 Swedish International   Naoki Kawamae   Chris Langridge
  David Lindley
15–21, 21–14, 21–17   Winner
2009 Austrian International   Naoki Kawamae   Yoshiteru Hirobe
  Hajime Komiyama
21–19, 21–17   Winner
2009 Croatian International   Naoki Kawamae   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2009 Canadian International   Naoki Kawamae   Alvin Lau
  Li Chi-Lin
21–15, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shoji Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 佐藤 翔治【シングルスコーチ】". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "佐藤 翔治選手 バドミントン選手(NTT東日本所属)". school.js88.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Shōji Satō". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2006.

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