Kazumasa Sakai
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 Sakai won a silver medal at the 2017 Indonesia Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Kazumasa Sakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1990 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 15 (8 March 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kazumasa Sakai (坂井一将, Sakai Kazumasa, born 13 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist.[1][2]
Achievements
[edit]East Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |  Wang Zhengming | 11–21, 17–21 |  Bronze |
BWF World Tour
[edit]The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[4]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 13–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up |
BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indonesia Open |  Srikanth Kidambi | 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF 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.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Russian Open |  Vladimir Malkov | 21–17, 21–17 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Osaka International |  Kazushi Yamada | Walkover | Winner |
| 2012 | Scottish International | Anand Pawar | 21–10, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | China International | Qiao Bin | 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Portugal International |  Marius Myhre | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2015 | Osaka International |  Jeon Hyeok-jin | 21–15, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 坂井 一将 Kazumasa Sakai". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Players: Kazumasa Sakai". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Kazumasa Sakai at BWFBadminton.com
- Kazumasa Sakai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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