Hiroyuki Saeki

Hiroyuki Saeki
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987
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.[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

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

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, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

Men's doubles

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

References

  1. 1 2 "【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. ↑ "佐伯 祐行/ Saeki Hiroyuki" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "佐伯祐行選手退職のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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