Sho Sasaki

Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, Sasaki Shō, born 30 June 1982) is a Japanese 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]

This article is about the Japanese former badminton player. For the Japanese footballer, see Sho Sasaki (footballer).
Sho Sasaki
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1982-06-30) 30 June 1982
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
2015 DongguanMixed team
Thomas Cup
2014 New DelhiMen's team
2012 WuhanMen's team
2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Asia Championships
2014 GimcheonMen's singles
2009 SuwonMen's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 HyderabadMen's team
East Asian Games
2009 Hong KongMen's team
BWF profile

Career

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

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

Asia Championships

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

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

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
  1. "Sho Sasaki". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. "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. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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