Hiroyuki Saeki

Hiroyuki Saeki
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 37) Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	29 (MD 11 July 2013)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Men's doubles Asian Junior Championships 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	Ryota Taohata	Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin	19–21, 21–15, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hong Ji-hoon	9–15, 12–21	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	Hirokatsu Hashimoto	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	16–21, 6–21	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	Ryota Taohata	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–12, 16–21, 19–21	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	Pablo Abián	12–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2010	Peru International	Yuichi Ikeda	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Peru International	Hajime Komiyama	Adrian Liu Derrick Ng	18–21, 21–10, 20–22	Runner-up
2011	Austrian International	Ryota Taohata	Anthony Clark Chris Langridge	15–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Austrian International	Ryota Taohata	K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas	21–23, 20–22	Runner-up
2012	Scottish International	Ryota Taohata	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–16, 11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Austrian International	Ryota Taohata	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–18, 15–21, 21–18	Winner
2018	Osaka International	Hirokatsu Hashimoto	Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub	21–19, 15–21, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "【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.

External links

• Hiroyuki Saeki at BWFBadminton.com
• Hiroyuki Saeki at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)