Kazumasa Sakai
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 Sakai won a silver medal at the 2017 Indonesia Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Kazumasa Sakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1990 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 15 (8 March 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 38 (26 March 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kazumasa Sakai (坂井一将, Sakai Kazumasa, born 13 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist.[1][2]
Achievements
East Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |  Wang Zhengming
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11–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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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 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.[4]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
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13–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Indonesia Open |  Srikanth Kidambi
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11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
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 singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Russian Open |  Vladimir Malkov
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21–17, 21–17 |  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 |
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| 2015 | Osaka International |  Jeon Hyeok-jin
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21–15, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Portugal International |  Marius Myhre
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21–13, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2015 | China International | Qiao Bin
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14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Scottish International | Anand Pawar
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21–10, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Osaka International | Kazushi Yamada
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Walkover | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Players: Kazumasa Sakai". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Kazumasa Sakai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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