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
CountryJapan
Born (1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 42)
Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachKeita Masuda
Men's singles
Highest ranking6 (3 November 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asia Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gimcheon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Suwon Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
BWF profile

Career

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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]

Awards

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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]

 
Sho Sasaki at 2010 Dutch Open

Achievements

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Asia Championships

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Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea   Lin Dan 21–14, 9–21, 15–21   Silver
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Bao Chunlai 20–22, 10–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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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 Result
2011 Vietnam Open   Nguyen Tien Minh 13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2011 U.S. Open   Nguyen Tien Minh 21–17, 21–18   Winner
2011 Australian Open   Wong Choong Hann 21–11, 12–21. 21–19   Winner
2010 Dutch Open   Ajay Jayaram 21–16, 21–19   Winner
2008 German Open   Lee Hyun-il 20–22, 5–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 Cuba International   Shōji Satō 10–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2002 Nigeria International   Shōji Satō 15–7, 15–10   Winner
2003 Giraldilla International   Richard Vaughan 11–15, 15–6, 15–12   Winner
2003 Slovak International   Hidetaka Yamada 15–10, 15–13   Winner
2007 Bahrain Satellite   Pablo Abián 21–10, 21–11   Winner
2007 Banuinvest International   Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–8, 21–12   Winner
2007 Osaka International   Shōji Satō 19–21, 21–14, 21–19   Winner
2007 Hatzor International   Petr Koukal 21–15, 21–16   Winner
2007 Mauritius International   Niels Christian Kaldau 21–10, 21–13   Winner
2007 Victorian International   Yousuke Nakanishi 21–10, 21–9   Winner
2007 Italian International   Andrew Dabeka 21–6, 16–21, 21–17   Winner
2010 Osaka International   Kazushi Yamada 21–14, 21–17   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Ten Days of Dawn   Shōji Satō   Afshin Bozorgzadeh
  Ali Shahhoseini
15–9, 15–12   Winner
2001 Cuba International   Shōji Satō   Reizel Acosta
  Lázaro Jerez
  Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Sho Sasaki". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sasaki Sho". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ "佐々木 翔/ Sho Sasaki" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Olympics badminton: Lin Dan reaches singles semi-finals". BBC. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "【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.
  7. ^ "Sasaki says sayonara". Badminton World Federation. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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