This article is about the badminton player. For the manga artist otherwise known as Inazuma, see Shōji Satō (manga artist).
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]
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]
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.
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.
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^"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). from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^"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). from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
External linksedit
Shōji Satō at www.joc.or.jp
February 12, 2024
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This article is about the badminton player For the manga artist otherwise known as Inazuma see Shōji Satō manga artist 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 SatōShizuka Matsuo and Shoji SatoPersonal informationBirth name佐藤翔冶CountryJapanBorn 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 Retired2012HandednessRightMen s singles amp doublesHighest ranking9 MD with Naoki Kawamae 22 March 2012 12 XD with Shizuka Matsuo 20 September 2012 Medal record Men s badmintonRepresenting JapanThomas Cup2010 Kuala Lumpur Men s team2012 Wuhan Men s teamBWF profile Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 2 1 BWF Grand Prix 2 2 BWF International Challenge Series 3 References 4 External linksCareer editSato 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 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 editBWF 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 Result2005 Dutch Open nbsp Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21 18 21 17 nbsp Runner upMen s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2011 Australian Open nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Hiroyuki Endo nbsp Kenichi Hayakawa 17 21 18 21 nbsp Runner up2011 Russian Open nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Hiroyuki Endo nbsp Kenichi Hayakawa 21 18 21 17 nbsp Winner2011 India Grand Prix Gold nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Andrei Adistia nbsp Christopher Rusdianto 21 17 12 21 23 21 nbsp Winner2012 Swiss Open nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Fang Chieh min nbsp Lee Sheng mu 21 13 21 14 nbsp Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournamentBWF International Challenge Series edit Men s singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2001 Ten Days of Dawn nbsp Afshin Bozorgzadeh 17 14 15 2 nbsp Winner2001 Cuba International nbsp Sho Sasaki 15 10 15 5 nbsp Winner2001 Nigeria International nbsp Sho Sasaki 7 15 10 15 nbsp Runner up2003 Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis nbsp Arif Rasidi 15 13 15 13 nbsp Winner2003 Iran Fajr International nbsp Yousuke Nakanishi 15 4 17 14 nbsp Winner2003 South Africa International nbsp Hidetaka Yamada 11 15 15 12 15 7 nbsp Winner2003 Wellington International nbsp Sho Sasaki 15 4 17 14 nbsp Winner2003 New Zealand International nbsp Hidetaka Yamada 3 15 15 4 15 1 nbsp Winner2003 Australian International nbsp Yuichi Ikeda 15 13 15 9 nbsp Winner2003 Bulgarian International nbsp Conrad Huckstadt Walkover nbsp Winner2003 Brazil International nbsp Tōru Matsumoto 15 13 15 4 nbsp Winner2003 Slovenian International nbsp Przemyslaw Wacha 15 7 7 15 15 6 nbsp Winner2004 Swedish International nbsp Bjorn Joppien 15 9 15 4 nbsp Winner2004 Iran Fajr International nbsp Chien Yu hsiu 15 11 15 11 nbsp Winner2004 Peru International nbsp Sho Sasaki Walkover nbsp Runner up2007 Osaka International nbsp Sho Sasaki 21 19 14 21 19 21 nbsp Runner up2008 Canadian International nbsp Andrew Smith 21 18 21 16 nbsp WinnerMen s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2001 Ten Days of Dawn nbsp Sho Sasaki nbsp Afshin Bozorgzadeh nbsp Ali Shahhoseini 15 9 15 12 nbsp Winner2001 Cuba International nbsp Sho Sasaki nbsp Reizel Acosta nbsp Lazaro Jerez nbsp Winner2002 Nigeria International nbsp Yuichi Ikeda nbsp Dotun Akinsanya nbsp Ocholi Edicha 15 3 15 1 nbsp Winner2003 Iran Fajr International nbsp Yuichi Ikeda nbsp Shuichi Nakao nbsp Shuichi Sakamoto 4 15 15 13 15 5 nbsp Winner2003 Wellington International nbsp Yuichi Ikeda nbsp John Gordon nbsp Daniel Shirley 5 15 17 16 10 15 nbsp Runner up2003 New Zealand International nbsp Yuichi Ikeda nbsp Ashley Brehaut nbsp Travis Denney Walkover nbsp Runner up2009 Estonian International nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Andrey Ashmarin nbsp Anton Ivanov 21 13 21 9 nbsp Winner2009 Swedish International nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Chris Langridge nbsp David Lindley 15 21 21 14 21 17 nbsp Winner2009 Austrian International nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Yoshiteru Hirobe nbsp Hajime Komiyama 21 19 21 17 nbsp Winner2009 Croatian International nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Mads Conrad Petersen nbsp Mads Pieler Kolding 15 21 19 21 nbsp Runner up2009 Canadian International nbsp Naoki Kawamae nbsp Alvin Lau nbsp Li Chi Lin 21 15 21 12 nbsp Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournamentReferences edit 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 2016 12 04 Retrieved 1 February 2021 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 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 External links editShōji Satō at www joc or jp Retrieved from https en 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