Hiroyuki Saeki

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

In this Japanese name, the family name is Saeki.
Hiroyuki Saeki
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987
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
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2005 Jakarta Boys' singles
BWF profile

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 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 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 Peru International Yuichi Ikeda 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2010 Polish International Pablo Abián 12–21, 10–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

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