Hiroyuki Saeki

Hiroyuki Saeki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 37)
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking29 (MD 11 July 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jakarta Boys' singles
BWF profile

Hiroyuki Saeki (佐伯 祐行, Saeki Hiroyuki, born 8 July 1987) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys team.[1]

Career

Saeki was born in Okayama Prefecture, and in 2005 he won the boys' singles bronze at the Asian Junior Championships.[1] In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Austrian International Challenge tournament, and at the same year, he won the men's doubles bronze at the 2013 East Asian Games. He also helps the Japanese men's team to win silver at the 2016 Asia Team Championships.[2] Saeki plays for the Unisys team for seven year, and in March 2017, he announced his retirement.[3]

Achievements

East Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China 		Japan Ryota Taohata Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-pin 		19–21, 21–15, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Hong Ji-hoon 9–15, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour

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 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Indonesia Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 		16–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

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 doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Canada Open Japan Ryota Taohata Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–12, 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Polish International Spain Pablo Abián 12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Peru International Japan Yuichi Ikeda 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Peru International Japan Hajime Komiyama Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng 		18–21, 21–10, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Austrian International Japan Ryota Taohata England Anthony Clark
England Chris Langridge 		15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Austrian International Japan Ryota Taohata India K. T. Rupesh Kumar
India Sanave Thomas 		21–23, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Scottish International Japan Ryota Taohata Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–16, 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Austrian International Japan Ryota Taohata Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–18, 15–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Osaka International Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 		21–19, 15–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "【岡山IH2016】トッププレーヤーに聞く IHの思い出 佐伯祐行＆垰畑亮太" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Players: Saeki Hiroyuki". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "佐伯祐行選手退職のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.


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