| Shōji Satō | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Shizuka Matsuo and Shoji Sato | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | 佐藤翔冶 | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 42) Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (MD with Naoki Kawamae 22 March 2012) 12 (XD with Shizuka Matsuo 20 September 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji, born 19 September 1982) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He now works as a NTT East singles coach.
Career
Sato started to playing badminton when he was a kid, influenced by his parents who used to playing badminton as a hobby. He then joined Kodaira club when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006.
Sato made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2004 Athens, competed in the men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16.
Sato also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0–2 down to win 3–2 over the hosts.
At the 2012 London Olympics, he competed with Naoki Kawamae in the men's doubles.
Achievements
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Dutch Open |  Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
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21–18, 21–17 |  Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Australian Open |  Naoki Kawamae
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Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Russian Open | Naoki Kawamae
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Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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21–18, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Naoki Kawamae
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 Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto
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21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2012 | Swiss Open | Naoki Kawamae
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 Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn |  Afshin Bozorgzadeh
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17–14, 15–2 | Winner
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| 2001 | Cuba International | Sho Sasaki
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15–10, 15–5 | Winner
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| 2001 | Nigeria International | Sho Sasaki
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7–15, 10–15 | Runner-up
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| 2003 | Luxembourge Memorial Thierry Theis |  Arif Rasidi
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15–13, 15–13 | Winner
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| 2003 | Iran Fajr International | Yousuke Nakanishi
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15–4, 17–14 | Winner
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| 2003 | South Africa International | Hidetaka Yamada
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11–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner
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| 2003 | Wellington International | Sho Sasaki
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15–4, 17–14 | Winner
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| 2003 | New Zealand International | Hidetaka Yamada
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3–15, 15–4, 15–1 | Winner
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| 2003 | Australian International | Yuichi Ikeda
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15–13, 15–9 | Winner
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| 2003 | Bulgarian International |  Conrad Hückstädt
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Walkover | Winner
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| 2003 | Brazil International | Tōru Matsumoto
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15–13, 15–4 | Winner
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| 2003 | Slovenian International |  Przemyslaw Wacha
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15–7, 7–15, 15–6 | Winner
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| 2004 | Swedish International | Bjorn Joppien
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15–9, 15–4 | Winner
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| 2004 | Iran Fajr International | Chien Yu-hsiu
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15–11, 15–11 | Winner
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| 2004 | Peru International | Sho Sasaki
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Osaka International | Sho Sasaki
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21–19, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Canadian International |  Andrew Smith
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21–18, 21–16 | Winner
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Men's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shoji Sato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "選手・スタッフ紹介 佐藤 翔治【シングルスコーチ】". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "佐藤 翔治選手 バドミントン選手（ＮＴＴ東日本所属）". school.js88.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Shōji Satō". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
External links
- Shōji Satō at BWFBadminton.com
- Shōji Satō at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Shōji Satō at Olympedia (archive)
- Shōji Satō at Olympics.com
- Shōji Satō – Rio 2016 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- Shōji Satō – Athens 2004 at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese) (in English)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Japanese male badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton coaches
- People from Higashimurayama, Tokyo
- Sportspeople from Tokyo