Daiki Kajiwara

Daiki Kajiwara (梶原 大暉, Kajiwara Daiki, born 13 November 2001) is a Japanese para badminton player.[1] He won the gold medal in the men singles WH2 and bronze medal in the men doubles WH1–WH2 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Daiki Kajiwara
梶原 大暉
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 4 July 2022)
1 (MD with Keita Nishimura, 18 July 2022)
1 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama, 22 August 2023)
Current ranking1 (MS)
1 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama) (22 August 2023)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 TokyoMen's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Manama Boys' singles

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–18, 21–19 Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan		 Japan Hiroshi Murayama Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Dumnern Junthong		 21–18, 21–19 Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–11 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–9 Gold Gold

Asian Youth Para Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Alba Club, Riffa, Bahrain South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (19 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[3][4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Chile Jaime Aranguiz 21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–9, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 16–21, 21–5, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–9, 11–6r 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Yu Soo-young 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–15, 21–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–17, 19–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Japan Keita Nishimura Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli		 20–22, 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Keita Nishimura France Thomas Jakobs
France David Toupé		 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Dumnern Junthong		 21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun		 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama India Prem Kumar Ale
India Abu Hubaida		 21–3, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo		 7–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun		 21-11, 17-21, 21-16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun		 18-21, 21-19, 16-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournaments (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann 21–9, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Jeong Jae-gun
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon		 17–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama Germany Young-chin Mi
Germany Thomas Wandschneider		 21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo		 12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 20–22, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References
  1. "KAJIWARA Daiki". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  4. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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