Kazumasa Sakai

Kazumasa Sakai (坂井一将, Sakai Kazumasa, born 13 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist.[1][2]

Kazumasa Sakai
Sakai won a silver medal at the 2017 Indonesia Open
Personal information
Birth nameKazumasa Sakai
CountryJapan
Born (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking15 (8 March 2018)
Current ranking88 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Men's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

East Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China China Wang Zhengming 11–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[4]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 13–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Superseries

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Indonesia Open India Srikanth Kidambi 11–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Russian Open Russia Vladimir Malkov 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Osaka International Japan Kazushi Yamada Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Scottish International India Anand Pawar 21–10, 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 China International China Qiao Bin 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Portugal International Norway Marius Myhre 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Osaka International South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin 21–15, 17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "選手・スタッフ紹介: 坂井 一将 Kazumasa Sakai". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. "Players: Kazumasa Sakai". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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