Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, Sasaki Shō, born 30 June 1982) is a Japanese retired badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. He competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] He also competed in four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014.[2]
Sho Sasaki
Personal information
Country
Japan
Born
(1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 41) Hokkaido, Japan
In 2007 he won the Japanese National Championships in men's singles, and 7 international tournaments: the Bahrain Satellite Badminton Tournament, the Banuinvest International Championships, the Osaka International Challenge, the Israel International, the Mauritius International, the Victorian International and the Italian International.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles, losing to Lin Dan.[4] In 2016, he did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing second in the group stage. He beat Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic, but was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain.[5][6]
In 2017, he announced his retirement from the international badminton event. He ranked as high as No.6 in his career.[7]
AwardsEdit
In May 2012 he received the People's Honour Award from Hokuto City, and in 2013, received a Sports Award at the Toyama Shinbun Culture, Performing Arts and Sports Awards Ceremony.[2]
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This article is about the Japanese former badminton player For the Japanese footballer see Sho Sasaki footballer The native form of this personal name is Sasaki Sho This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Sho Sasaki 佐々木 翔 Sasaki Shō born 30 June 1982 is a Japanese retired badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team He competed at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics 1 He also competed in four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014 2 Sho SasakiPersonal informationCountryJapanBorn 1982 06 30 30 June 1982 age 41 Hokkaido JapanHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Weight75 kg 165 lb HandednessLeftCoachKeita MasudaMen s singlesHighest ranking6 3 November 2011 Medal record Men s badmintonRepresenting JapanSudirman Cup2015 Dongguan Mixed teamThomas Cup2014 New Delhi Men s team2012 Wuhan Men s team2010 Kuala Lumpur Men s teamAsia Championships2014 Gimcheon Men s singles2009 Suwon Men s singlesAsia Team Championships2016 Hyderabad Men s teamEast Asian Games2009 Hong Kong Men s teamBWF profile Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 3 1 Asia Championships 3 2 BWF Grand Prix 3 3 BWF International Challenge Series 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditIn 2007 he won the Japanese National Championships in men s singles and 7 international tournaments the Bahrain Satellite Badminton Tournament the Banuinvest International Championships the Osaka International Challenge the Israel International the Mauritius International the Victorian International and the Italian International 3 At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the quarter finals of the men s singles losing to Lin Dan 4 In 2016 he did not advance to the knock out stage after placing second in the group stage He beat Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic but was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain 5 6 In 2017 he announced his retirement from the international badminton event He ranked as high as No 6 in his career 7 Awards EditIn May 2012 he received the People s Honour Award from Hokuto City and in 2013 received a Sports Award at the Toyama Shinbun Culture Performing Arts and Sports Awards Ceremony 2 nbsp Sho Sasaki at 2010 Dutch OpenAchievements EditAsia Championships Edit Men s Singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium Gimcheon South Korea nbsp Lin Dan 21 14 9 21 15 21 nbsp Silver2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium Suwon South Korea nbsp Bao Chunlai 20 22 10 21 nbsp BronzeBWF Grand Prix Edit The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation BWF since 2007 Men s Singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2011 Vietnam Open nbsp Nguyen Tien Minh 13 21 17 21 nbsp Runner up2011 U S Open nbsp Nguyen Tien Minh 21 17 21 18 nbsp Winner2011 Australian Open nbsp Wong Choong Hann 21 11 12 21 21 19 nbsp Winner2010 Dutch Open nbsp Ajay Jayaram 21 16 21 19 nbsp Winner2008 German Open nbsp Lee Hyun il 20 22 5 21 nbsp Runner up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournamentBWF International Challenge Series Edit Men s singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2001 Cuba International nbsp Shōji Satō 10 15 5 15 nbsp Runner up2002 Nigeria International nbsp Shōji Satō 15 7 15 10 nbsp Winner2003 Giraldilla International nbsp Richard Vaughan 11 15 15 6 15 12 nbsp Winner2003 Slovak International nbsp Hidetaka Yamada 15 10 15 13 nbsp Winner2007 Bahrain Satellite nbsp Pablo Abian 21 10 21 11 nbsp Winner2007 Banuinvest International nbsp Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21 8 21 12 nbsp Winner2007 Osaka International nbsp Shōji Satō 19 21 21 14 21 19 nbsp Winner2007 Hatzor International nbsp Petr Koukal 21 15 21 16 nbsp Winner2007 Mauritius International nbsp Niels Christian Kaldau 21 10 21 13 nbsp Winner2007 Victorian International nbsp Yousuke Nakanishi 21 10 21 9 nbsp Winner2007 Italian International nbsp Andrew Dabeka 21 6 16 21 21 17 nbsp Winner2010 Osaka International nbsp Kazushi Yamada 21 14 21 17 nbsp WinnerMen s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2001 Ten Days of Dawn nbsp Shōji Satō nbsp Afshin Bozorgzadeh nbsp Ali Shahhoseini 15 9 15 12 nbsp Winner2001 Cuba International nbsp Shōji Satō nbsp Reizel Acosta nbsp Lazaro Jerez nbsp Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournamentReferences Edit Sho Sasaki International Olympic Committee Retrieved 20 June 2017 a b Sasaki Sho Wayback Machine Archived from the original on 11 July 2015 Retrieved 20 June 2017 佐々木 翔 Sho Sasaki in Japanese TMONY Japan Corporation Retrieved 20 June 2017 Olympics badminton Lin Dan reaches singles semi finals BBC Retrieved 20 June 2017 バド五輪代表 ロンドン８強の佐々木と初出場８人 in Japanese Nikkan Sports Retrieved 20 June 2017 バドミントン 賭博 桃田抹消で出場の佐々木 惜しくも敗退 男子シングルス in Japanese Sports Hochi Retrieved 20 June 2017 Sasaki says sayonara Badminton World Federation 12 January 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2017 External links EditSho Sasaki at BWF tournamentsoftware com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sho Sasaki 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