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]
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]
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
- ^ "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
- Sho Sasaki at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Sho Sasaki at BWFBadminton.com
- Sho Sasaki at Olympedia
- Sho Sasaki at Olympics.com
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