Hiroyuki Endo

Hiroyuki Endo (遠藤 大由, Endō Hiroyuki, born 16 December 1986) is a Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2] In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team.[3]

Hiroyuki Endo
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	16 December 1986 Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	2 (19 June 2014)
Current ranking	5 (17 March 2020)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2015 Jakarta Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team 2019 Nanning Mixed team 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2018 Bangkok Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team Asian Championships 2019 Wuhan Men's doubles 2012 Qingdao Men's doubles 2013 Taipei Men's doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team
BWF profile

Career

Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals with Kenichi Hayakawa beating 2004 World Junior Champion Tan Boon Heong and Hoon Thien How and lead the momentum for the Japanese Team to claim the Thomas Cup for the first time, being the fourth nation to win thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kenichi Hayakawa	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	16–21, 23–21, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China	Kenichi Hayakawa	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	12–21, 16–21	Silver
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Kenichi Hayakawa	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21–19, 13–21, 14–21	Bronze
2019	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Yuta Watanabe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–18, 21–3	Gold

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	8–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Open	Super 500	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Yuta Watanabe	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	9–21, 21–15, 21–10	Winner
2018	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Yuta Watanabe	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2019	German Open	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	15–21, 21–11, 21–12	Winner
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	22–20, 15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Yuta Watanabe	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	22–24, 19–21	Runner-up
2020	All England Open	Super 1000	Yuta Watanabe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–18, 12–21, 21–19	Winner

BWF Superseries (7 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	China Masters	Kenichi Hayakawa	Chai Biao Zhang Nan	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	World Superseries Finals	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2013	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2013	China Masters	Kenichi Hayakawa	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	23–25, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	French Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–18, 9–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2016	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	23–21, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Australian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Kang Woo-kyum Park Tae-sang	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2011	Australian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2011	Russian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	U.S. Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2014	German Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	19–21, 21–14, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Osaka International	Yoshiteru Hirobe	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata	21–16, 21–23, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Hiroyuki Endo". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
2. "Endo/Hayakawa Clinch Thriller: Day 1 Session 1 – Rio 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
3. "選手・スタッフ紹介: 遠藤 大由 Hiroyuki Endo". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Hiroyuki Endo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Hiroyuki Endo at BWFbadminton.com
• Hiroyuki Endo at the International Olympic Committee
• Hiroyuki Endo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)